Directing
John Woo
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2024, busiest in 1989 and 1996 with 3 main titles each.
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Bullet in the Head85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.5, average 3.0
- Wholesome1.9, average 3.4
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Heroic Bloodshed 4
- Fast-Paced 4
- Crime Thriller 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Action-Packed 4
- Action Thriller 4
- Hong Kong Action 3
- Gang Warfare 3
- Martial Arts 3
- Revenge 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Hong Kong Cinema 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPeter Cheung Yiu-ChungEditorHand of Death, Heroes Shed No Tears, Last Hurrah for Chivalry, The Dragon Tamers, Princess Chang-Ping, +2 more
David WuActorHard Boiled, Red Cliff II, Once a Thief, A Better Tomorrow II, Once a Thief, +1 more- HHorace Wong Wing-HangCinematographerHard Boiled, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow, Bullet in the Head, A Better Tomorrow II, +1 more
Chow Yun-FatActorHard Boiled, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow, Once a Thief, A Better Tomorrow II
Joseph KooComposerA Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, Hand of Death, The Dragon Tamers, Princess Chang-Ping
Taro IwashiroComposerRed Cliff, Red Cliff II, Manhunt, The Crossing II, The Crossing I
Ricky Hui Koon-YingActorMoney Crazy, To Hell with the Devil, Plain Jane to the Rescue, From Riches to Rags
Shing Fui-OnActorThe Killer, A Better Tomorrow II, Just Heroes, The Young Dragons
Kenneth TsangActorThe Killer, A Better Tomorrow, Once a Thief, A Better Tomorrow II
Lee Hoi-SangActorLast Hurrah for Chivalry, Money Crazy, Laughing Times, Follow the Star
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wingActorA Better Tomorrow, Once a Thief, A Better Tomorrow II, Sunset in Paris
Angeles WooActorThe Killer, Silent Night, Manhunt, The Crossing II
Movies and TV shows
99Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
2 titles · average score 54
GoodWatch score 56Producer, Original Film Writer
GoodWatch score 52Director, Producer
2010s
13 titles · average score 55
GoodWatch score 35Original Story
GoodWatch score 60Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 48Director
GoodWatch score 58Director
TV show
GoodWatch score 68Producer
GoodWatch score 78Producer
GoodWatch score 26as Lin Sen
GoodWatch score 67Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 58Original Story, Executive Producer
Producer
2000s
19 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 76Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 77Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Producer
GoodWatch score 63Producer
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 53Director
GoodWatch score 46Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 40Producer
GoodWatch score 50Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 56Director
GoodWatch score 76as John Woo
1990s
17 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch score 42Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 51Executive Producer, Choreographer
GoodWatch score 48Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 81Director, Storyboard
GoodWatch score 57Director
GoodWatch score 50Director
GoodWatch score 50Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 85as Mr. Woo
GoodWatch score 60as Stanley Wu
GoodWatch score 85as Policeman
as Kwong
1980s
22 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 84Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 61Director
GoodWatch score 56Producer
GoodWatch score 68Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 82as Inspector Wu
Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 64Director, Writer
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
as [cameo]
1970s
21 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 69Director, Writer
as Miss Chen's Father
Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59as Zhang Yi
Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 69Producer
Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 61as Message Deliverer
GoodWatch score 55Assistant Director
GoodWatch score 74Assistant Director
GoodWatch score 66Assistant Director
1960s
2 titles
as Boy
as Young Man