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Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002): Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang; Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Running Out of Time (1999): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan; A crackingly–paced, plot–bending Yin–Yang heist drama, with terminally–ill master jewel thief Andy Lau playing against the…
Hitman (1998): Dir. Tung Wai
Feat. Jet Li; Would–be assassin Jet Li joins in the race to avenge the murder of an evil Japanese businessman for the tune of $100 million, but is encumbered…
Blade, The (1996): Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu; Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
D'Artagnan's Daughter (Revenge of the Musketeers) (1995): Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret; This gleefully French swashbuckler checks in as a loose sequel to the Three Muskeeters. The magnetic Sophie Marceau stars as the feisty titular…
High Risk (1995): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Jacky Cheung; A Hong Kong actioner worth singling out from the glut, Jet Li is charisma–on–legs as an unflappable stunt double/bodyguard who is forced…
Peace Hotel (1995): Dir. Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat stars in his last Hong Kong opus before taking the Hollywood leap. A 1920s Chinatown Western, he runs the 'Peace Hotel', a refuge…
Bodyguard from Beijing (1994): Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li; Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Burning Paradise (1994): Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. John Ching, Willi Chi; Dir. Ringo Lam hits prime form in this Kung Fu excursion into the distant Chinese past. Previous hero Fong Sai Yuk and friends must quickstep…
Fist of Legend (1994): Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jet Li; Jet Li stars in an infinitely superior remake of Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY. A showcase of the highest calibre martial arts choreography, but firmly…
God of Gamblers Return (1994): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat returns as a charming poker player who enjoys the quiet life until a challenger kills his wife and begins to target his friends. …
Heroic Trio 2 - Executioners (1994): Dir. Johnnie To, Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung…; Downbeat sequel returns the trio of feisty femmes to combat the evil mega–corporation that taken a stranglehold on the world's…
Treasure Hunt (1994): Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; CIA operative Chow Yun–Fat falls in love while on secret assignment at mainland Shaolin monastery. Bubble–headed romance with some action…
Barefoot Kid, The (1993): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Aaron Kwok; Rites–of–passage, chop–socky style with lithe HK supernova Aaron Kwok as the eponymous hero whose inititation into manhood is…
Fencing Master, The (1993): Dir. Pedro Olea
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, Joaquim De Almeida; Opulent tale of lust and betrayal in politically turbulent turn–of–the–century Spain. A middle–aged celibate fencing teacher…
Heroic Trio (1993): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh; An invisible criminal is stealing babies for a sewer–dwelling villain and it's up to three dazzling super–chicks. Hugely entertaining…
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Chingmy Yau; Extraordinarily over–the–top martial arts epic in which Jet Li procures invincible powers while negotiating the restless hordes from…
Full Contact (1992): Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat rescues his friend from a loan shark, but the friend leaves him for dead in a botched robbery and takes off with his girlfriend. A…
Saviour of the Soul (1992): Dir. David Lai
Feat. Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok; Breathtaking camerawork and special effects combine with hallucinatory plotting as two city–dwelling mercenaries do battle with the silver fox,…
Black Cat (1991): Dir. Dickson Poon
Feat. Jade Leung; The Hong Kong industry could not resist a crack at French action fave Nikita, the foxy misfit trained as an assassin for the secret service. A…
Chinese Ghost Story 3 (1991): Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Joey Wong, Jacky Cheung; Spirited retread of the first movie, in which the evil Tree Spirit is back with yet another ghost played by Joey Wong. It takes place 100 years…
Chinese Ghost Story 2 (1990): Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Jacky Cheung; The original cast return for another surreal, big–budget fantasy that delivers as much as the first one, with more of a comedic slant. This…
God of Gamblers (1990): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat plays a gambling king who is de–throned by amnesia, then embraced by a petty hustler who discovers he can trigger his memory…
Kid from Tibet, A (1990): Dir. Yuen Biao
Feat. Biao Yuen, Michelle Reis, Wah Yuen; Amiable, energetic actioner stars the director as a young monk who must avenge a friend's death using Tibetan magic, pyrotechnics and a host of…
Swordsman (1990): Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Jacky Cheung, Man Cheung, Sam Hui; A good–natured swordsman from Ming Dynasty China, gets involved in a scramble for a priceless book. Excellent special effects but confusing…
Canton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989): 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…
Killer, The (1989): Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…
Pathfinder (Ofelas) (1988): Dir. Nils Gaup
Feat. Mikkel Gaup; Over icy, unforgiving terrain, a 16–year–old boy diverts a group of marauders who have raided his village. Powerful adventure film…
Better Tomorrow II, A (1987): Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Emily Chu; Sequel to Woo's breakout genre classic finds Chow Yun–Fat shoehorned (as the twin brother of his original role, no less) into another fire…
Chinese Ghost Story, A (1987): Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung; The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…
City On Fire (1987): Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee; Undercover cop Chow Yun Fat is wounded in the aftermath of a bloody heist gone horribly wrong, and trapped in the thieves' hideout as they determine…
Better Tomorrow, A (1986): Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat stars in the high–octane gangster flick that literally changed the face of the genre. A cop becomes ostracized by the force…
Shaolin 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…

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