John Woo
b. 1946 (age 80)
Guangzhou, China
Director
Writer
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.7
The Killer
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
Silent Night
2023 Director
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★ 7.7
The King of Wuxia
2022 Self
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Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021 Actor
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★ 5.3
Manhunt
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
In the Mood for Melville
2017 Self
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★ 6.1
The Crossing 2
2015 Director
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★ 6.1
The Crossing
2014 Director
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★ 3.1
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011 Actor
Lin Sen
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★ 6.8
Reign of Assassins
2010 Director
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★ 5.7
A Better Tomorrow
2010 Writer
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★ 7.5
Red Cliff II
2009 Director
Writer
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★ 7.3
Red Cliff
2008 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
All the Invisible Children
2005 Director
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★ 5.2
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004 Director
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★ 4.3
From Hong Kong to Hollywood: The Making of John Woo
2004 Self
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★ 4.3
Remembering the Future: Paycheck & the Worlds of Philip K. Dick
2004 Self
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★ 6.3
Paycheck
2003 Director
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★ 7.4
The Hire
2003 Director
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★ 7.4
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003 Self
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★ 6.1
Windtalkers
2002 Director
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★ 7.2
Hostage
2002 Director
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John Woo: Bullet in the Plate
2002 Self
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★ 6.1
Mission: Impossible II
2000 Director
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★ 7.7
Mission: Improbable
2000 Self
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★ 4.8
Blackjack
1998 Director
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★ 5.8
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998 Writer
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★ 7.3
Face/Off
1997 Director
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★ 6.2
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997 Writer
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★ 6.1
Broken Arrow
1996 Director
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★ 5.2
Once a Thief
1996 Director
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★ 6.6
Cinema of Vengeance
1994 Self
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★ 6.2
Hard Target
1993 Director
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★ 7.7
Hard Boiled
1992 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
Once a Thief
1991 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Bullet in the Head
1990 Actor
Director
Writer
Policeman
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★ 5.1
Rebel from China
1990 Actor
Kwong
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★ 7.7
The Killer
1989 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
Just Heroes
1989 Director
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★ 7.1
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986 Actor
Director
Writer
Inspector Wu
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★ 5.4
The Time You Need a Friend
1985 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984 Director
Writer
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★ 4.9
Run Tiger, Run
1984 Director
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★ 5.2
To Hell with the Devil
1982 Director
Writer
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★ 5.9
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Laughing Times
1981 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
From Riches to Rags
1980 Director
Writer
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★ 7.0
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979 Director
Writer
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★ 5.6
Follow the Star
1978 Actor
Director
Writer
Miss Chen's father
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★ 5.1
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 Director
Writer
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★ 5.7
Money Crazy
1977 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
The Hand of Death
1976 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
Princess Chang Ping
1976 Director
Writer
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★ 5.5
The Dragon Tamers
1975 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
The Young Dragons
1974 Director
Writer
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★ 5.2
Sijie
1968 Actor
Writer
Director
Young Artist
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★ 4.4
Accidentaly
1968 Actor
Director
Young Man
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X-Crucior
Director
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Twist & Shoot Mister Suzuki
Self
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Day of the Beast
Director
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Dean Lung
Director
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Gambino
Director
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Flying Tigers
Director