Direction: John Woo
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Woo. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 43
All the Invisible Children
2005 · Movie · 116 min. · Italy
Direction Mehdi Charef · Emir Kusturica · Spike Lee · Kátia Lund
Cast María Grazia Cucinotta · Jiang Wenli · Francisco Anawake · David Thewlis
Synopsis Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. This film is a very special initiative. Three years ago, the project’s producers sought to create a cinematic project that would raise awareness about the...
7.3
1K votes
7.3
1K votes
The Killer
1989 · Movie · 111 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Chow Yun-Fat · Danny Lee · Sally Yeh · Paul Chu
Synopsis In this bloody tale of loyalty and friendship, Chow Yun-Fat is Jeffrey, an assassin who wishes to leave the business so he can take care of Jennie, the beautiful lounge singer who he inadvertently blinded during a previous assignment. Danny...
7.0
5K votes
7.0
5K votes
Red Cliff: Part II
2009 · Movie · 142 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Chang Chen · Shido Nakamura
Synopsis In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd PRIME MINISTER CAO CAO convinced the fickle EMPEROR HAN the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the...
7.0
910 votes
7.0
910 votes
Hard Boiled
1992 · Movie · 127 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Chow Yun-Fat · Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Teresa Mo · Philip Kwok
Synopsis Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where the ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territoriality, and a young new gun is...
6.9
3K votes
6.9
3K votes
The Battle of Red Cliff
2008 · Movie · 140 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Zhao Wei · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Chang Chen
Synopsis Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs.
6.8
1K votes
6.8
1K votes
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie · 95 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Ti Lung · Chow Yun-Fat · Leslie Cheung · Emily Chu
Synopsis A death-hardened cop battles the Hong Kong underworld, including his own brother who joins the bad guys. This progenitor of Woos "heroic violence" films introduces the theme of loyalties between men shattered by a violent world that forces them apart....
6.6
2K votes
6.6
2K votes
Bullet in the Head
1990 · Movie · 136 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Jacky Cheung · Waise Lee · Simon Yam
Synopsis In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave...
6.5
994 votes
6.5
994 votes
The Battle of Red Cliff (International Cut)
2009 · Movie · 148 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Zhang Fengyi · Hu Jun
Synopsis The Battle of Red Cliff (International Cut) (2009) is an epic historical war film set during the Three Kingdoms period in China. The story follows the alliance of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan as they unite to...
6.5
7K votes
6.5
7K votes
A Better Tomorrow II
1988 · Movie · 105 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Ti Lung · Chow Yun-Fat · Leslie Cheung · Dean Shek
Synopsis Several years after the events of 'A Better Tomorrow'. Sung Tse Ho (Ti Lung) and his brother Tse Kit (Leslie Cheung) are undercover police agents collecting evidence of the counterfeit activities of Lung's (Dean Shek) ship building company. Actually, Lung's...
6.4
968 votes
6.4
968 votes
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979 · Movie · 106 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Damian Lau · Wai Pak · Lau Kong · Bonnie Ngai
Synopsis A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.
6.3
50 votes
6.3
50 votes
Just Heroes
1989 · Movie · 97 min. · Hong Kong
Cast Ti Lung · Danny Lee · Chen Kuan-Tai · Stephen Chow
Synopsis A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.
6.2
33 votes
6.2
33 votes
Face/Off
1997 · Movie · 139 min. · United States
Direction John Woo
Cast John Travolta · Nicolas Cage · Joan Allen · Gina Gershon
Synopsis In Face/Off (1997), an FBI agent and a ruthless terrorist undergo a radical face-swapping surgery to infiltrate each other's lives. The agent seeks to prevent a catastrophic attack, while the criminal seizes the opportunity to dismantle his enemy's world. As...
6.1
93K votes
6.1
93K votes
The Hire: Hostage (S)
2002 · Movie · 9 min. · United States
Direction John Woo
Cast Clive Owen · Maury Chaykin · Kathryn Morris · Darius McCrary
Synopsis The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by...
5.9
620 votes
5.9
620 votes
Windtalkers
2002 · Movie · 133 min. · United States
Direction John Woo
Cast Nicolas Cage · Adam Beach · Christian Slater · Peter Stormare
Synopsis Windtalkers (2002) follows the story of two Navajo Marines, Ben Yahzee and Charlie Whitehorse, who are recruited as code talkers during World War II. Their mission is to use their native language to transmit unbreakable coded messages, vital to Allied...
5.7
26K votes
5.7
26K votes
Once a Thief
1991 · Movie · 108 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Chow Yun-Fat · Leslie Cheung · David Wu · Cherie Chung
Synopsis A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.
5.7
534 votes
5.7
534 votes
Paycheck
2003 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction John Woo
Cast Ben Affleck · Uma Thurman · Aaron Eckhart · Colm Feore
Synopsis Paycheck (2003) follows Michael Jennings, a brilliant engineer who specializes in reverse engineering technology for lucrative contracts. After completing a top-secret project, he undergoes a standard memory wipe to protect corporate secrets. However, instead of receiving his usual hefty paycheck,...
5.7
23K votes
5.7
23K votes
The Crossing: Part 1
2014 · Movie · 129 min. · China
Direction John Woo
Cast Zhang Ziyi · Huang Xiaoming · Song Hye-kyo · Takeshi Kaneshiro
Synopsis The film is based on a real-life tragedy of the sinking of the steamer "Taiping" ferry in January, 1949. The incident led to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew members. With the incident as its backdrop, the film...
5.5
24 votes
5.5
24 votes
The Killer
2024 · Movie · 126 min. · United States
Direction John Woo
Cast Nathalie Emmanuel · Omar Sy · Sam Worthington · Diana Silvers
Synopsis Follows Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler, Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman in...
5.3
225 votes
5.3
225 votes
Hand of Death (Shao Lin men)
1976 · Movie · 95 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Jackie Chan · Kim Yeong-sook · Sammo Hung · Dorian Tan
Synopsis Yun Fei must avenge the name of the Shaolin Temple against rogue student turned Manchu rat Shih. After being defeated by Shih and escaping (barely) with his life, Yun Fei finds allies in the form of Tan, Zorro and Scholar...
5.2
415 votes
5.2
415 votes
Heroes Shed No Tears (Blast Heroes)
1986 · Movie · 93 min. · Hong Kong
Direction John Woo
Cast Eddy Ko · Chin Yuet-Sang · Lam Ching-Ying · Pang Yun-Cheung
Synopsis A group of mercenaries, led by the tough-as-nails Chung, are sent into Thailand to capture a general, who also happens to be one of the Golden Triangle's biggest drug runners. After rescuing Chung's son and sister-in-law, they head to the...
5.0
71 votes
5.0
71 votes