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Portrait of Johnnie To

Directing

Johnnie To

Career

Active from 1980 to 2022, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnnie To Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 20
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Romantic Comedy 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Hong Kong Action 7
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Martial Arts 5
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Hong Kong Crime Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Two-Gun Cohen
Two-Gun Cohen

Director

Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film

Director

In the Qing Dynasty
In the Qing Dynasty

Producer

2020s

2 titles · average score 69
Mad Fate
Mad Fate (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer, Producer

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

2010s

14 titles · average score 62
Chasing Dream
Chasing Dream (2019)

Director, Producer

Three
Three (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

as Wong Superintendent (voice)

Trivisa
Trivisa (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Office
Office (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

Co-Executive Producer, Producer

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer, Director

Blind Detective
Blind Detective (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Drug War
Drug War (2012)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Producer

Romancing in Thin Air
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

Motorway
Motorway (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Life Without Principle
Life Without Principle (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Director

Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Punished
Punished (2011)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

2000s

43 titles · average score 62
Vengeance
Vengeance (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

Sparrow
Sparrow (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Producer

Mad Detective
Mad Detective (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

Exiled
Exiled (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Election 2
Election 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

Election
Election (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Breaking News
Breaking News (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Throw Down
Throw Down (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

PTU
PTU (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

Running on Karma
Running on Karma (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Fat Choi Spirit
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Fulltime Killer
Fulltime Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

1990s

35 titles · average score 66
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

The Mission
The Mission (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Where a Good Man Goes
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

A Hero Never Dies
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

Lifeline
Lifeline (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Heroic Trio
The Heroic Trio (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Mad Monk
The Mad Monk (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Bare-Footed Kid
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Justice, My Foot!
Justice, My Foot! (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Casino Raiders II
Casino Raiders II (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Production Design

1980s

13 titles · average score 68
All About Ah-Long
All About Ah-Long (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Iron Butterfly
The Iron Butterfly (1989)

Director, Producer

Story of Nam
Story of Nam (1989)

Producer, Director

The Big Heat
The Big Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

It's No Heaven
It's No Heaven (1988)

as Club Patron

Seven Years Itch
Seven Years Itch (1987)

Director

Magnificent Warriors
Magnificent Warriors (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Second Unit Director

Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost III (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Royal Warriors
Royal Warriors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Second Unit Director

It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! (1985)

Assistant Director

The Enigmatic Case
The Enigmatic Case (1980)

Director

1970s

1 title
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties (1978)

Assistant Director