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Jackie Chan

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Golden LotusGolden Lotus (Jin ping shuang yan) (1974)
Dir. Han Hsiang Li
Feat. Yang Chun, Hu Jien, Tien Ni
Now rather obscure erotica from the Shaw Brothers, adapting the classic Chinese novel about a 'Casanova' of the Sung Dynasty and various intertwined…
Shaolin Wooden MenShaolin Wooden Men (1976)
Feat. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan cut his teeth on these cheap fist–and–feet–fests. More intentionally serious than his later star–turns, but…
Hand Of DeathHand Of Death (Shao Lin men) (1976)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Fairly standard HK action fare with a young Shaolin martial–artist given the difficult task of avenging the death of a member of his order.…
Drunken MasterDrunken Master (1978)
Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan
The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
Young Master, TheYoung Master, The (Shi di chu ma) (1980)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen
A fine early action–comedy from the phenomenal Jackie Chan, here trying to lure a wayward fellow student back to the 'right' side of martial…
Battle Creek BrawlBattle Creek Brawl (Big Brawl, The) (1980)
Dir. Robert Clouse
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer
Jackie Chan goes up against a merciless giant man named Kiss when he finds himself caught up in the middle of a giant small town brawl in Battle…
Cannonball RunCannonball Run (1981)
Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett
Packed with an absurd combination of stars, this trans–continental car race yarn is largely a vehicle for Burt Reynolds wisecracks and some…
Dragon LordDragon Lord (Long xiao ye) (1982)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Wai-Man Chan
Chiefly of interest to Chan–completists, this wraps a threadbare plot about stolen Chinese artifacts around some admittedly spectacular…
Project AProject A ('A' gai waak) (1983) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…
Wheels on MealsWheels on Meals (1984)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
The kung–fu trio of Chan, Hung and Biao travel, to Spain for this rambunctious minor classic, in a tale about food–vendors helping out a…
Police StoryPolice Story (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung
The incomparable Jackie Chan – a mix of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton – is in prime form here, weaving his brand of sly Asian humour into a series…
Heart of the DragonHeart of the Dragon (Long de xin) (1985)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu
Uncharacteristically serious Chan–Hung drama follows police detective Chan's difficulties in caring for his mentally disabled, child–like…
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky StarsTwinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen
Action comedy from prolific Hong Kong actor–director–producer Sammo Hung about a group of petty crims who are employed to assist the…
Armour of GodArmour of God (1986)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan blows a bigger budget than usual for this crazy quest for some relics of a Crusader's armour in Eastern Europe. Drab stretches are…
Police Story 2Police Story 2 (1988)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Jackie Chan directs this follow–up to his landmark hit, playing a demoted detective who must use his wiles to track down bomb–scare…
Dragons ForeverDragons Forever (1988)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Canton Godfather, TheCanton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Police Story 3Police Story 3 (Supercop) (1992)
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh
Jackie Chan returns as death–defying maverick cop Ka Kui, while Michelle Yeoh offers some savvy sidekick. From the director of Jackie's first…
Crime StoryCrime Story (1993)
Dir. Kirk Wong
Feat. Jackie Chan
A serious Jackie Chan movie for which he even nabbed a HK oscar! Based on a true story involving police corruption and a kidnapping ring, the…
Drunken Master IIDrunken Master II (Legend of Drunken Master) (1994)
Dir. Lau Kar Leung
Feat. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan gets comic mileage with the dubious idea that he can only tap into his martial art prowess while pissed as a newt. Jackie continues to…
City HunterCity Hunter (1994)
Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong
Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…
Rumble in the BronxRumble in the Bronx (1996) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough combines unrelenting Chan–style martial arts with big–budget stuntwork. Unabashedly cheesy yet…
First StrikeFirst Strike (1996)
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu
Jackie Chan is back to further embarrass the Yankee action–pretenders. Some mumbo–jumbo about stolen Ukrainian warheads provides an…
Top FighterTop Fighter (1996)
Dir. Toby Russell
Feat. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme
An extensive, action–packed look at martial art stars 'exploring the psychology of the combatant and how each has perfected his craft'.
Jackie Chan - My StoryJackie Chan - My Story (1996)
Feat. Jackie Chan
An authorised biography of the incomparable one–man movie–machine from Hong Kong. Banal presentation is compensated by clips from all his…
Rush HourRush Hour (1998) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Crackerjack no–brainer puts an East–West spin on the odd–couple–buddy–cop formula with Chinaman Jackie Chan (modest,…
Who Am I?Who Am I? (1998)
Dir. Jackie Chan, Bennie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan
A standard opening soon flowers into one of Jackie Chan's crazier flights of action–ballet, playing an amnesiac commando who can't work out why…
Mr Nice GuyMr Nice Guy (1998)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan
Another comic hodgepodge starring the overworked Jackie Chan, filmed and set in Melbourne, Australia (as a budget consideration?) An incriminating…
GorgeousGorgeous (1999)
Dir. Vincent Kok
Feat. Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai)
After his Hollywood junket, Jackie Chan returns to post–handover Hong Kong to play a dashing, embattled millionaire who falls…
Shanghai NoonShanghai Noon (2000)
Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu
Jackie Chan pilots for this lightweight, crowd–pleasing throwback to the Wild West that adds his brand of naïve Eastern exotism to the ol'…
Rush Hour 2Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Tuxedo, TheTuxedo, The (2002)
Dir. Kevin Donovan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Novelty Hollywood vehicle for Jackie Chan outfits the star as a chauffeur–turned–secret agent with an Inspector Gadget–type tuxedo…
Flix Mix Ultimate FightsFlix Mix Ultimate Fights (2002)
Feat. Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes
An intense compilation of the most memorable and ambitious fight scenes from Hollywood and abroad.
Shanghai KnightsShanghai Knights (2003)
Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen
The successful teaming of Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson returns in a hyperreal 19th century world of Victorian threads, kung fu moves and offbeat, if…
Accidental Spy, TheAccidental Spy, The (2003)
Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Jackie Chan
One of Jackie Chan's 'Off–Hollywood' productions, an international action adventure filmed on the cheap in Hong Kong. Contains lashings of…
Medallion, TheMedallion, The (2003)
Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani
Jackie Chan's Hollywood serenade continues, here he plays a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical medallion that gives its…
Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in 80 Days (2004)
Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent
Colourfully energetic version of Jules Verne's classic adventure, in which a casual bet sets three unusual companions on a race around the…
New Police StoryNew Police Story (2004)
Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu
A groundbreaking fourth (or possibly fifth) entry in Jackie Chan's martial arts series about the life of a reckless Hong Kong policeman, here…
Myth, TheMyth, The (San Wa) (2005)
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan
Alternating between past and present, Jackie Chan plays a warrior general during the Qing Dynasty and a modern day archaeologist respectively in this…
Robin-B-HoodRobin-B-Hood (Bo bui gai wak) (2006)
Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Michael Hui
Chan hams it up in this big–budget action caper as a compulsive gambler who inadvertently ends up with a kidnapped baby as a means to pay off…
Rush Hour 3Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan
Action pals Tucker and Chan are back for all–new buddy–cop Asian fusion antics – and are transplanted to gay Paris to fight the Triads.…
Kung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda (2008) Recommended
Dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Feat. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie
Spot–on animation featuring a daydreaming panda called Po (Jack Black) that finds his portly middle and lazy ways getting in the way of his…
Forbidden Kingdom, The Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008)
Dir. Rob Minkoff
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano
Hokey martial arts vehicle for Hong Kong’s two biggest action stars, which finds an American teen transported back to ancient China in the throws…
Shinjuku IncidentShinjuku Incident (San suk si gin) (2009)
Dir. Derek Yee
Feat. Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
Jackie Chan turns serious for this gritty, nocturnal gangland drama centered around a Chinese immigrant who is unintentionally drawn into Tokyo’s…
Founding of a Republic, TheFounding of a Republic, The (Jian guo da ye) (2009)
Dir. Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
Feat. Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu
The People’s Republic of China rolls out the big guns for this 60th anniversary epic, chronicling in big, sweeping gestures, the uprising of Mao…
Little Big SoldierLittle Big Soldier (2010)
Dir. Sheng Ding
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee-Hom Wang
Charismatic anti–war comedy stars Jackie Chan as a lowly foot soldier who strikes it lucky when he captures a wanted enemy General (Wang).…
Spy Next Door, TheSpy Next Door, The (2010)
Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll
Cheesy chop–socky for the kids with Jackie Chan as an international spy who gets more than he bargained for while looking after three…
Karate Kid, TheKarate Kid, The (2010)
Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
Solid remake of the '80s classic with Jaden Smith as the bullied teen learning to fight back with the help of Jackie Chan.
ShaolinShaolin (2011)
Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan
Feuding warlords threaten to tear China apart and only a group of Shaolin monks stand in the way of annihilation.
Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of DoomKung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom (2011)
Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Feat. Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan
The portliest martial–arts panda is back in this beautifully rendered – if entirely unnecessary – sequel. This time around Po finds…
Kung Fu Panda 3Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Dir. Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Feat. Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman
Charming third outing in the animated franchise has Po and the gang fighting off against a supernatural being intent on destroying the Kung Fu…
Foreigner, TheForeigner, The (2017)
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan
Jackie Chan plays a businessman with a mysterious past who seeks to avenge the murder of his daughter by an Irish paramilitary group. An…
Nut Job 2: Nutty by NatureNut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
Dir. Cal Brunker
Feat. Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Jackie Chan
Further adventures for Surly Squirrel and the gang, with an interesting subtext about the dangers of personal and governmental greed. When an evil…

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