Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With John Woo

1. Face/Off (1997)

R | 138 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 402,030 | Gross: $112.23M

2. Mission: Impossible II (2000)

PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".

Director: John Woo | Stars: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Ving Rhames

Votes: 378,676 | Gross: $215.41M

3. Silent Night (2023)

R | 104 min | Action, Thriller

A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno

Votes: 19,296

4. The Big Hit (1998)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Socially anxious hitman Melvin Smiley, an expert in his lucrative field, goes on a job and falls in love with his kidnapping victim, turning his world upside down.

Director: Kirk Wong | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks

Votes: 31,601 | Gross: $27.05M

5. Broken Arrow (1996)

R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.

Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 105,508 | Gross: $70.77M

6. Hard Target (1993)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Chuck Pfarrer

Votes: 56,470 | Gross: $32.59M

7. Paycheck (2003)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

What seemed like a breezy idea that would net an engineer millions of dollars ends up leaving him on the run for his life and trying to piece together why he's being chased.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Michael C. Hall

Votes: 113,443 | Gross: $53.79M

8. Psycho (1998)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen

Votes: 50,780 | Gross: $21.46M

9. Windtalkers (2002)

R | 134 min | Action, Drama, War

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich

Votes: 73,804 | Gross: $40.91M

10. Hard Boiled (1992)

R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan

Votes: 54,159

11. Red Cliff (2008)

R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).

Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen

Votes: 48,566 | Gross: $0.63M

12. The Replacement Killers (1998)

R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang

Votes: 30,592 | Gross: $18.97M

13. The Killer (1989)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu

Votes: 51,193

14. Bulletproof Monk (2003)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Based on the very underground comic book of the same name, a Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a young street punk and tries teaching him how to protect the scroll of ultimate power from a secret Nazi organization bent on world domination.

Director: Paul Hunter | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden

Votes: 52,266 | Gross: $23.02M

15. A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu

Votes: 25,553

16. The Killer (II)

R | Action | Completed

Ah Jong trying to make amends and pay for a cornea transplant to restore the sight of a beautiful young singer Jennie. He has to face several challenges in this endeavor but he is a man of principle and morals.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Sam Worthington, Omar Sy, Diana Silvers

17. Biography (1987– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson

Votes: 2,095

18. Blackjack (1998 TV Movie)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Dolph Lundgren plays Jack Devlin, a U.S Marshal who protects high-profile clients when it comes to a matter of security.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon, Phillip MacKenzie, Kam Heskin

Votes: 4,536

19. Red Cliff II (2009)

142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen

Votes: 25,388 | Gross: $0.63M

20. The Hire (2003)

64 min | Short, Action

Recompilation of the all short films of from the series of short films produced by BMW The Hire, starring Clive Owen as the Driver.

Directors: Joe Carnahan, John Frankenheimer, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Ang Lee, Guy Ritchie, Tony Scott, Kar-Wai Wong, John Woo | Star: Clive Owen

Votes: 548

21. Twin Dragons (1992)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Comedy

Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they each become mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's world.

Directors: Ringo Lam, Hark Tsui | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Teddy Robin Kwan, James Wong

Votes: 12,802 | Gross: $8.33M

22. Reign of Assassins (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure

Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.

Directors: Chao-Bin Su, John Woo | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Xueqi Wang, Barbie Hsu

Votes: 9,015

23. Manhunt (2017)

18+ | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Masaharu Fukuyama, Stephy Qi, Ha Ji-Won

Votes: 3,662

24. Bullet in the Head (1990)

Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam

Votes: 11,694

25. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Lung Ti, Dean Shek

Votes: 11,354

26. The Founding of a Republic (2009)

138 min | Drama, History, War

Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu, Jin Liu

Votes: 3,876

27. The Crossing (I) (2014)

129 min | Drama, History, Romance

In the midst of the Chinese Revolution during the late 1940s, couples flee to the island of Taiwan.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Song Hye-kyo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Masami Nagasawa

Votes: 2,096

28. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Stars: Martin Scorsese, Michel Piccoli, Nagisa Ôshima, Allison Anders

Votes: 97

29. All the Invisible Children (2005)

124 min | Drama

Through the plights of seven different children, seven cruel destinies unfold, as the unknown innocents who share the same sensitivities and desires struggle for survival, understanding--and above all--love, in an apathetic grown-up world.

Directors: Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John Woo | Stars: Adama Bila, Elysée Rouamba, Rodrigue Ouattara, Uros Milovanovic

Votes: 4,290

30. The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004 TV Movie)

43 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Fifteen years after his daring raid turned the tide of an extraterrestrial invasion of the Earth, Col. John Robinson is retired from active service with grand ceremony. Hoping to repair ... See full summary »

Director: John Woo | Stars: Jayne Brook, Mike Erwin, Brad Johnson, Ryan Malgarini

Votes: 263

31. Once a Thief (1991)

R | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Kong Chu

Votes: 7,320

32. Made in Hollywood (2005– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

"Made In Hollywood" provides an inside look at the new movie and DVD releases, bringing superstar talent and Hollywood magic to you.

Stars: Kylie Erica Mar, Julie L. Harkness, Patrick Stinson, Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay

Votes: 452

33. The Hand of Death (1976)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama

A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Tao-Liang Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Ching Chu

Votes: 1,960

34. Stranglehold (2007 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Thriller

A third-person video game set in Hong Kong and Chicago where a tough cop battles the mob.

Directors: Brian Eddy, John Woo, Martin Stoltz | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Rio Ahn, Henry Milton Chu, Jeremy Dunn

Votes: 2,027

35. Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)

Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, History

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat, Bingbing Fan, Andy Lau

Votes: 6,407 | Gross: $0.15M

36. Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.

Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Ai Kobayashi, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûji Kishi, Kong Kuwata

Votes: 9,846

37. The Crossing 2 (2015)

131 min | Drama, History, Romance

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xiaoming Huang, Song Hye-kyo

Votes: 1,449

38. Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)

82 min | Action, Drama, War

The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves ... See full summary »

Director: John Woo | Stars: Eddy Ko, Ching-Ying Lam, Philippe Loffredo, Cécile Le Bailly

Votes: 1,409

39. Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)

Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Drama

A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Pai Wei, Damian Lau, Kong Lau, Chau-Wah Yim

Votes: 1,890

40. The Boxer from Shantung (1972)

Unrated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

Directors: Cheh Chang, Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Li Ching, David Chiang, Mario Milano

Votes: 1,500

41. A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, War

A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Anita Mui, Kien Shih

Votes: 3,674

42. Once a Thief (1996–1998)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The misadventures of a gang of Canadian spies, agents, criminals and mobsters, including three spies, an enigmatic director and two grim-faced assassins.

Stars: Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea, Jennifer Dale

Votes: 739

43. The Water Margin (1972)

R | 81 min | Action, Drama

Tells the story of the 108 Heroes who stood up against a corrupt government. Each hero has his own unique fighting skill, but they are all willing to die to uphold justice.

Directors: Cheh Chang, Hsueh-Li Pao, Wu Ma | Stars: David Chiang, Lung Ti, Kuan Tai Chen, Chung Wang

Votes: 855

44. Once a Thief (1996 TV Movie)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A couple working for the triad boss Tang decides to leave/flee the triad and Hong Kong. They meet again in Vancouver 1.5 years later fighting crime. She now has a fiance. The Tang triad comes to Vancouver to do weapons "business".

Director: John Woo | Stars: Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea, Robert Ito

Votes: 1,802

45. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)

60 min | News, Talk-Show

Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.

Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman

Votes: 1,170

46. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I (2011)

Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Drama, History

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.

Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Jun'ichi Haruta, Sabu Kawahara, Shiang-Chu Tang

Votes: 7,340 | Gross: $0.14M

47. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011)

132 min | Action, Drama, History

After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."

Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Andô, Sabu Kawahara

Votes: 1,858

48. Paycheck: Alternate Ending (2004 Video)

Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Action, Mystery

An alternate ending from 'Paycheck'.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Ben Affleck, Paul Giamatti, Joe Morton, Uma Thurman

Votes: 26

49. Hollywood Insider (2018– )

Talk-Show

A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.

Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie

Votes: 1,423

50. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )

News

A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.

Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas, Chiara Mastroianni

Votes: 122