Directing
Johnnie To
- Titles
- 119movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2022, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 73titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Adrenaline6.3average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.6, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Biographical0.3, average 0.9
- Pop Culture1.6, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Hong Kong Cinema 20
- Romantic Comedy 9
- Moral Ambiguity 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Hong Kong Action 8
- Martial Arts 6
- Political Intrigue 6
- Fast-Paced 6
- Crime Thriller 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Hong Kong Crime Thriller 5
- Situational Humor 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Cheng Siu-KeungCinematographerElection 2, Running Out of Time, Election, Drug War, Vengeance, +32 more
Yau Nai-HoiWriterElection 2, Running Out of Time, Election, Drug War, Throw Down, +26 more
Lam SuetActorElection 2, Running Out of Time, Election, Vengeance, The Mission, +24 more
Wai Ka-FaiWriterDrug War, Vengeance, Mad Detective, Blind Detective, Running on Karma, +17 more
David M. RichardsonEditorDrug War, Vengeance, Throw Down, Three, Exiled, +12 more
Law Wing-CheongActorElection 2, Running Out of Time 2, PTU, Running on Karma, My Left Eye Sees Ghosts, +11 more
Lau Ching-WanActorRunning Out of Time, Running Out of Time 2, Mad Detective, A Hero Never Dies, Heroic Trio 2: Executioners, +8 more
Au Kin-YeeWriterThrow Down, Running Out of Time 2, Mad Detective, PTU, Septet: The Story of Hong Kong, +8 more
Louis KooActorElection 2, Election, Drug War, Throw Down, Three, +6 more
Andy LauActorRunning Out of Time, Casino Raiders II, Blind Detective, Running on Karma, A Moment of Romance III, +6 more
Simon YamActorElection 2, Election, Vengeance, The Mission, Exiled, +6 more
Anthony Wong Chau-SangActorVengeance, The Mission, Exiled, The Heroic Trio, Casino Raiders II, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
52020s
1 title · average score 66
66
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Director, Producer
2000s
1 title · average score 46
46
Newsmakers (2009)
Original Film Writer
1990s
3 titles
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
Producer, Story
The Story of My Son (1990)
Director, Writer
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
Screenplay, Director