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John Woo

Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer

2.08body-of-work score · ranked #506 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
September 22, 1946 · Guangzhou
Nationality
British Hong Kong
Work
film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor
Movement
Hong Kong New Wave
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
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Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Killer喋血双雄

    1989 · Hong Kong, China · action, crime

    Kehr's annual top 10 1991 #4 · Empire 500 (2008) #202 · Criterion Collection spine #8

    0.835 citations
  2. 2
    Hard Boiled辣手神探

    1992 · Hong Kong, China · action, thriller, crime

    Criterion Collection spine #9 · Kehr's annual top 10 1993 #10 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.423 citations
  3. 3
    Face/Off

    1997 · United States · action, thriller, crime

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1997 #9

    0.301 citation
  4. 4
    Last Hurrah for Chivalry豪侠

    1979 · Hong Kong, China · action

    Criterion Collection spine #1174

    0.161 citation
  5. 5
    Windtalkers

    2002 · United States · action, war, drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 2002 #9

    0.151 citation
  6. 6
    A Better Tomorrow英雄本色

    1986 · British Hong Kong / Hong Kong, China / United States · crime, action, drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation
  7. 7
    A Better Tomorrow 2

    1987 · Hong Kong, China · crime, action, drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 39 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1974The Young Dragons
  • 1975Princess Chang Ping
  • 1975The Dragon Tamers
  • 1976Hand of Death
  • 1977Money Crazy
  • 1977忠烈道
  • 1978Follow the Star
  • 1979Last Hurrah for Chivalry
  • 1980From Riches to Rags
  • 1980Laughing Times
  • 1981To Hell with the Devil
  • 1982Plain Jane to the Rescue
  • 1984Run, Tiger, Run
  • 1986A Better Tomorrow
  • 1986Heroes Shed No Tears
  • 1987A Better Tomorrow 2
  • 1989Just Heroes
  • 1989The Killer
  • 1990Bullet in the Head
  • 1991Once a Thief
  • 1992Hard Boiled
  • 1993Hard Target
  • 1996Broken Arrow
  • 1996Once a Thief
  • 1997Face/Off
  • 1998Blackjack
  • 2000Mission: Impossible 2
  • 2002Hostage
  • 2002Windtalkers
  • 2003Paycheck
  • 2005All the Invisible Children
  • 2008Red Cliff
  • 2009Red Cliff II
  • 2010Reign of Assassins
  • 2014The Crossing
  • 2018Manhunt
  • 2023Silent Night
  • 2024The Killer
  • —The Time You Need a Friend