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1. My Wacky, Wacky World (1975)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
In the late Qing Dynasty, due to overseas invasion, the internal chaos of the Qing government became even more chaotic. Corruption and bribery among officials have also become common, and ... See full summary »
Director: Shan-Hsi Ting | Stars: Deborah Dik, James Wong, Lan Law, Helen Poon
Votes: 30
2. Chuo tou zhuang yuan (1974)
109 min | Comedy
Wu Te-Chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and will being thrown out of his Macau hotel. The hotel maid Hsiao Yen is the only one to help him in the world.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Samuel Hui, Nora Miao, Angela Mao, Betty Ting Pei
Votes: 24
3. The Shanghai Killers (1971)
R | 82 min | Action, Drama
Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate Sect were responsible. He had killed two Heavenly Dragon Association gangsters creating a ... See full summary »
Director: Tian-Lin Wang | Stars: Maria Yi, James Tien, Hsi Chang, Peter Chen Lau
Votes: 49
4. The Prodigal Son (1981)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy
A young man discovers that his reputation as a fearsome martial artist is manufactured by his rich father, after meeting a real martial arts master, who's also a master thespian, and is determined to apprentice under him to learn kung fu.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Frankie Chan
Votes: 3,534
5. Fist of Fury (1972)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi
Votes: 33,859 | Gross: $1.29M
6. Dragons Forever (1988)
TV-14 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Three successful Hong Kong lawyers are hired by a chemical company of questionable ethics and must eventually make a difficult decision when their employer's motives become clear.
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Corey Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Pauline Yeung
Votes: 9,333
7. Righting Wrongs (1986)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan, a lawyer angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys. He decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Biao Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong, Roy Chiao
Votes: 2,010
8. Eastern Condors (1987)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, War
A group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Haing S. Ngor, Ching-Ying Lam
Votes: 2,881
9. Lee Rock (1991)
128 min | Crime, Drama
The first part of the Lee Rock trilogy which chronicles the rise and fall of the corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. Rock enters Hong Kong as an immigrant from the ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Ah-Mon | Stars: Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Man-Tat Ng, Chingmy Yau
Votes: 864
10. Duel for Gold (1971)
100 min | Action
6 swordsmen, among them 2 sisters and their husbands, a lone ranger and a security guard, plot, betray and outwit each other for a load of gold.
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Ivy Ling Po, Han Chin, Lieh Lo, Chun Chen
Votes: 126
11. Si wu shi (1969)
92 min | Action, Adventure
Director: Shih-Ling Wen | Stars: Manling Chen, Paul Chang Chung, Mu Chu, Lien-Kuei Chi
Votes: 9
12. The Big Boss (1971)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Directors: Wei Lo, Chia-Hsiang Wu | Stars: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Marilyn Bautista
Votes: 29,447 | Gross: $0.04M
13. Millionaires' Express (1986)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Western
In early twentieth century China, various criminals with different goals are connected to a Shanghai train, with many rich people on-board.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Olivia Cheng, Rosamund Kwan
Votes: 2,188
14. A Man Called Tiger (1973)
Not Rated | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young man, Chin Fu, suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. With his expertise in martial arts, Chin Fu is hired as a strong arm man by a rival gang of... See full summary »
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Kawai Okada, Yôko Minakaze, Reiko Kasahara
Votes: 98
15. Deaf Mute Heroine (1971)
84 min | Action, Drama
A bounty hunter who makes her living hunting outlaws finds herself the one being hunted when a psychopathic princess wants her dead.
Director: Wu Ma | Stars: Helen Ma, Ching Tang, Chok-Chow Cheung, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Votes: 103
16. The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)
90 min | Action, Drama
During the war precipitated by a Tartar invasion, patriotic swordsman Miao Lung sets about eliminating a series of messengers carrying twelve imperial decrees fashioned in the form of golden medallions.
Director: Kang Cheng | Stars: Ping Chin, Hua Yueh, Chiao Chiao, Miao Ching
Votes: 297
17. Yes, Madam! (1985)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, John Sham, Hoi Mang
Votes: 2,929
18. The Shaolin Plot (1977)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama
A brutal Manchurian prince is determined to collect every Chinese martial arts manual. After obtaining all but two, the prince devises a daring scheme to get his hands on the heavily guarded manuals located at the Shaolin temple.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Sing Chen, Ho Wang, James Tien, Shan Kwan
Votes: 232
19. Blade of Fury (1993)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A young martial arts teacher is drawn into a plan to reform Imperial China.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Fan Yang, Cynthia Khan, Rosamund Kwan, Lung Ti
Votes: 459
20. Seven Magnificent Fights (1973)
R | 100 min | Action
When a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law by hiding himself in a freighter heading for Japan only to find himself in the middle of a massive drug war.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, James Tien, Maria Yi, Masumi Jun
Votes: 26
21. Vengeance of a Snowgirl (1971)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure
A crippled woman seeks vengeance against the four men who killed her parents.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Ching Lee, Hua Yueh, Chiao Chiao, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 125
22. The Invincible Eight (1971)
95 min | Action, Drama
The 8 children of 8 different slain Generals who want to avenge the death of their father by killing General Hsiao.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Nora Miao, Ching Tang, Angela Mao, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 94
23. Winners & Sinners (1983)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fresh from prison, five friends try to stay crime free but inadvertently find themselves caught in a Triad war.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jackie Chan, John Sham, Richard Ng
Votes: 5,645
24. The Fearless Hyena (1979)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Action
A young man whose sickly grandfather has taught him a secret form of Kung Fu, starts to make a living off of his unique fighting style, only to attract the attention of his grandfather's mortal enemy.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek, Hui-Lou Chen
Votes: 5,390
25. Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
A lowly restaurant worker aims to take revenge on the Manchurian thugs who killed his boss by joining a Shaolin temple under the advise from a monk who rescued him from certain death.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Sing Chen, Hoi-Pang Lo, James Tien
Votes: 1,042
26. Encounter of the Spooky Kind II (1989)
100 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive... See full summary »
Director: Ricky Lau | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ching-Ying Lam, Hoi Mang, Ha Huang
Votes: 465
27. Lee Rock II (1991)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The second part of the trilogy chronicling the rise and fall of Hong Kong's top corrupt official. During this time period, Lee Rock enjoys his success and has found a new love. But jealousy... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Ah-Mon | Stars: Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 563
28. Carry on Pickpocket (1982)
102 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Hung Tai-Kong aka "Rice Pot" and Chan Yin-Tung aka "Chimney" are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Frankie Chan, Deannie Ip, Billy Chan
Votes: 227
29. Gui tai jian (1971)
105 min | Action, Drama
Eunuch Gui Dehai avoids assassination and extracts a most bloody revenge on the royal family. This revenge extends to the absent Prince and the Eunuch sends out men to find and kill him. ... See full summary »
Director: Wing-Cho Yip | Stars: Hua Tsung, Chiao Chiao, Ying Bai, Billy Chan
Votes: 68
30. Hu dan (1969)
108 min | Action
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Feng Wu, Shao-Hung Chan
Votes: 61
31. Hong la jiao (1968)
92 min | Adventure
The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map.
Director: Chun Yen | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Liang Chen, Hsin-Yen Chao, Lily Li
Votes: 78
32. Brothers Five (1970)
109 min | Action, Drama
A young woman sets out to reunite feuding brothers to take out a gang of killers who have murdered their father.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Han Chin, Yi Chang, Yuen Kao
Votes: 247
33. Last Eunuch in China (1987)
90 min | Drama
Affected by traditional values, young Lai Shi had himself castrated in order to become a eunuch to the Manchu Emperor. But the Dynasty collapsed promtly after, and Lai Shi was forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Siu Chung Mok, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Irene Wan
Votes: 213
34. Thunderbolt (1973)
83 min | Action, Adventure
The chief of the Black Tiger School, Hung Wei joins the rival Dragon Fort school as a blood brother with some evil intentions.
Director: Chi Lo | Stars: Angela Mao, James Tien, Ying Bai, Lau Chan
Votes: 49
35. Tie luo han (1970)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure
After a notorious rapist kills his master and entire clan, the Iron Buddha sets out for revenge.
Director: Chun Yen | Stars: Yun Ling, Yin Fang, Jeanette Yu Wei, Hung-Lieh Chen
Votes: 80
36. Pantyhose Hero (1990)
99 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Two policemen must pretend to be a gay couple in order to investigate the murders of homosexuals in Hong Kong.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Philip Chan, Billy Sau Yat Ching, Kam Kong Chow, Jaclyn Chu
Votes: 225
37. Xue fu men (1971)
100 min | Action, Drama
The tale of a noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman who find themselves up against the evil Crimson Charm gang of thieves and thugs.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Ivy Ling Po, Yi Chang, Szu Shih, Seok-hoon Nam
Votes: 113
38. The Last Message (1975)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man and Li (Samuel Hui) is a nurse in the Hang Seng Sanitarium. Together thez engage in dubious plots and exploits.
Director: Michael Hui | Stars: Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Roy Chiao, Eileen Humphreys
Votes: 226
39. Feng lin du (1969)
84 min | Action, Adventure
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the bandit Zhang Xianzhong, fearing that his treasures may be seized by the Manchurians, entrusts his henchman Yun to escort it to Mount Mei for safekeeping.... See full summary »
Director: Ping Wang | Stars: Paul Chang Chung, Manling Chen, Hai Chiang, Nan Chiang
Votes: 13
40. My Lucky Stars (1985)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Muscles, cop from Hong Kong, is in Japan chasing a bad HK cop. His cop partner gets taken by the ninja gang. Muscles gets his 5 old no-good friends from the orphanage to help find the bad cop. Lots of comedy and kung-fu fighting follows.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Charlie Chin, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Richard Ng
Votes: 5,976
41. Heart of Dragon (1985)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tat, ex SWAT turned CID cop in HK, has a 29 y.o. Disabled brother, behaving like the small boys, he plays with, always getting into trouble. Tat struggles to care for him - at the expense of his cute girlfriend and dreams.
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fruit Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Emily Chu, Hoi Mang
Votes: 5,197
42. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973)
85 min | Documentary
A documentary that examines the life and the untimely death of superstar Bruce Lee.
Director: Shih Wu | Stars: Mei Wang, Bruce Lee, Linda Lee Cadwell, George Lazenby
Votes: 366
43. The Golden Sword (1969)
100 min | Action, Drama
Bai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in vain. Finally, he decides to head to the far northern part of the country with the hope that he can find a clue in that region.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Yuen Kao, Lai Wang, Pao-Shu Kao
Votes: 112
44. Spooky, Spooky (1988)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by drowning him in the ocean. His mistress, in attempts to flee the village, dies when she ... See full summary »
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wei Don Lo | Stars: Alfred Cheung, Wu Ma, Joyce Godenzi, Fat Chung
Votes: 132
45. The Blade Spares None (1971)
101 min | Action, Adventure
Ho Li-Chun, an attractive but powerful swordswoman, fights at a tournament at Prince Kuei's Palace.
Director: Wing-Cho Yip | Stars: Nora Miao, Yin Tse, James Tien, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 140
46. Slickers vs. Killers (1991)
97 min | Action, Comedy
Success Hung, a Hong Kong phone salesman, witnesses a murder of a triad gang leader and escapes from the two masked killers who, unfortunately, recognize him. Hung consults a psychiatrist ... See full summary »
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Li Yu, Collin Chou
Votes: 98
47. Wu lin feng yun (1970)
78 min | Action, Adventure
Three sisters unite with a cousin to avenge their father who was killed by a group of noblemen with ties to a criminal gang.
Director: Feng Yueh | Stars: Pei-Pei Shu, Yi Chang, Chia Essie Lin, Hung-Lieh Chen
Votes: 66
48. Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
TV-14 | 105 min | Action, Comedy
5 HK cops (4 horny males) on vacation in Pattaya, Thailand, are told to contact an informant there but he gets murdered. They return to Hong Kong to contact his girlfriend and protect her. 3 other colleagues are busy fighting criminals.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Richard Ng, Eric Tsang, Michael Kiu Wai Miu
Votes: 4,444
49. Yan niang (1969)
76 min | Action, Drama
Ming dynasty traitors have sent a secret message in a jade goddess statuette, containing their plans of treason to help tribal warlords usurp power from the Ming government.
Directors: Ying Cheung, Fan Pan | Stars: Ping Chin, Hua Tsung, Chung-Hsin Huang, Chih-Ching Yang
Votes: 64
50. Dragon Fist (1979)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Drama
Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master's death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, James Tien, Eun-joo Im
Votes: 2,682