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John Woo

Born 1946 · Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer

John Woo Yu-sen is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award, he is regarded as a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema. He is known for his highly chaotic "bullet ballet" action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to wuxia, film noir and Western cinema.

John Woo, in order

  1. 1974 The Young Dragons: directed, acted
  2. 1975 Princess Chang Ping: directed
  3. 1975 The Dragon Tamers: directed, wrote
  4. 1976 Hand of Death: directed, wrote, acted
  5. 1977 Money Crazy: directed, wrote
  6. 1978 Follow the Star: directed, acted
  7. 1979 Last Hurrah for Chivalry: directed, wrote
  8. 1980 From Riches to Rags: directed, wrote, acted
  9. 1980 Laughing Times: directed
  10. 1981 To Hell with the Devil: directed
  11. 1982 Plain Jane to the Rescue: directed, wrote
  12. 1984 Run, Tiger, Run: directed
  13. 1986 A Better Tomorrow: directed, wrote, acted
  14. 1986 Heroes Shed No Tears: directed, wrote
  15. 1987 A Better Tomorrow 2: directed, wrote
  16. 1987 The Thirty Million Dollar Rush: acted · directed by Karl Maka
  17. 1988 Starry is the Night: acted · directed by Ann Hui
  18. 1989 A Better Tomorrow 3: produced · directed by Tsui Hark
  19. 1989 Just Heroes: directed
  20. 1989 The Killer: directed, wrote
  21. 1990 Bullet in the Head: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  22. 1991 Once a Thief: directed, wrote, acted
  23. 1991 The Banquet: acted · directed by Alfred Cheung and Clifton Ko
  24. 1992 Hard Boiled: directed, wrote, acted
  25. 1992 Twin Dragons: acted · directed by Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark
  26. 1993 Hard Target: directed · critics 62%, audiences 50%
  27. 1996 Broken Arrow: directed · critics 55%, audiences 44%
  28. 1996 Once a Thief (TV movie): directed
  29. 1997 Face/Off: directed · critics 93%, audiences 82% · streaming on AMC+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  30. 1998 Blackjack (TV movie): directed
  31. 1998 Jackie Chan : My Story: acted · directed by Jackie Chan
  32. 1998 The Big Hit: produced · directed by Kirk Wong
  33. 1998 The Replacement Killers: produced · directed by Antoine Fuqua
  34. 2000 Mission: Impossible 2: directed
  35. 2002 Hostage (short film): directed
  36. 2002 Windtalkers: directed · critics 33%, audiences 50% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  37. 2003 Bulletproof Monk: produced · directed by Paul Hunter
  38. 2003 Paycheck: directed
  39. 2005 All the Invisible Children: directed
  40. 2005 Ark: produced · directed by Kwak Jae-yong
  41. 2007 Appleseed Ex Machina: produced · directed by Shinji Aramaki
  42. 2007 Blood Brothers: produced · directed by Alexi Tan
  43. 2008 Red Cliff: directed, wrote
  44. 2009 Red Cliff II: directed
  45. 2009 The Founding of a Republic: acted · directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin
  46. 2010 Reign of Assassins: directed, produced
  47. 2011 The Founding of a Party: acted · directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin
  48. 2011 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale: produced · directed by Wei Te-sheng
  49. 2014 The Crossing: directed
  50. 2018 Manhunt: directed
  51. 2023 Silent Night: directed
  52. 2024 The Killer: directed, produced
  53. The Time You Need a Friend: directed