John Woo Movies

A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in the 60's and 70's and Ang Lee's epic "Crouching...

Hong Kong movie

Dr. Tao, who has supernatural power, misses his wife a lot, whom disappeared on the day of their marriage. One day, an eagle flies into Dr. Tao's...

Homeless lads Teddy and Benny befriend a rich boy, heir to his grandfather's massive fortune. His uncle mistakes all of them for his nephews and,...

A German documentary on Hong Kong cinema.

John Woo's melodramatic tragicomedy The Time You Need a Friend (1985) stands at the crucial crossroads in the director's career. Woo had been...

Begging features Paul Su, the activist known for protesting the fare increase of the Star Ferry, in a striking portrayal of a homeless man. His...

A journalist investigates Carlo Gambino's legacy after his death, exploring how this Sicilian butcher's son became NYC's quiet but ruthless crime...

Crossings: John Woo starts with Woo's emotional homecoming to Hong Kong in 2004 to promote his latest blockbuster Paycheck. It leads you through his...

One of the greatest, prolific and most influential action directors in history Chang Cheh! Documentary about the Shaw Brother's most prolific...

A young man from the country comes to Taipei to search for his sister from whom he has heard nothing during the past year. Beginning in a tenement...

Wu Jia-qian (played by Kelly Lin) opened a marketing company which is struggling to survive in Shanghai. Once she had deals with a upstart...

A detective and wanderer called Man Tshu comes to town and challenges the crime family that owns it, burning their opium and taking away one of their...

Short focusing on the collaboration between John Woo and Shinji Aramaki in Appleseed Ex Machina.

Student rebels, labor organizers, Trotskyites, anarchists, sojourners in Paris, and human rights activists are the cast of real-life characters...

Hong Kong movie

John Woo's experimental short film, made during his time in college. The line between genuine love and violent obsession is blurred when a man falls...