John Woo

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John Woo

Directing 79 September 22, 1946

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican stand…

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Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

6.1 2000 Movie
Face/Off

Face/Off

7.1 1997 Movie
Paycheck

Paycheck

6.2 2003 Movie
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

6.1 1996 Movie
Windtalkers

Windtalkers

6.4 2002 Movie
Hard Target

Hard Target

6.5 1993 Movie
Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk

5.5 2003 Movie
Silent Night

Silent Night

6.1 2023 Movie
Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

7.5 1992 Movie
The Killer

The Killer

7.6 1989 Movie
Red Cliff

Red Cliff

7.1 2008 Movie
A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

7.4 1986 Movie

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John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) 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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    The Killer

    Movie Director

  3. 2023
    Silent Night

    Movie Producer

  4. 2022
    The King of Wuxia Part 2

    Movie Self

  5. 2022
    The King of Wuxia Part 1

    Movie Self

  6. 2022
    大侠胡金铨

    TV show self

  7. 2021
    Life in 24 Frames a Second

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    A Better Tomorrow

    Movie Original Story

  9. 2017
    Manhunt

    Movie Director

  10. 2017
    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

  11. 2016
    Ken San

    Movie Self

  12. 2015
    The Crossing II

    Movie Director

  13. 2014
    The Crossing I

    Movie Director

  14. 2014
    Breaking the Waves

    Movie Executive Producer

  15. 2012
    Voice

    TV show

  16. 2012
    Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

    Movie Producer

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  1. 2011
    Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge

    Movie Producer

  2. 2011
    Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag

    Movie Producer

  3. 2011
    Beginning of the Great Revival

    Movie Lin Sen

  4. 2011
    Kurosawa's Way

    Movie Self

  5. 2010
    Color Me Love

    Movie Producer

  6. 2010
    A Better Tomorrow

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2010
    Reign of Assassins

    Movie Producer

  8. 2010
    Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible

    Movie Self

  9. 2009
    My Fair Gentleman

    Movie Producer

  10. 2009
    The Founding of a Republic

    Movie Liu Wenhui

  11. 2009
    How Bruce Lee Changed the World

    Movie Self

  12. 2009
    Red Cliff II

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 2008
    Red Cliff

    Movie Director

  14. 2008
    Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

    Movie

  15. 2007
    Appleseed: Ex Machina

    Movie Producer

  16. 2007
    The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off

    Movie Self

  17. 2007
    Blood Brothers

    Movie Producer

  18. 2007
    The Making of Hard Boiled

    Movie

  19. 2007
    The Making of Stranglehold

    Movie

  20. 2007
    Bokura no Jidai

    TV show

  21. 2006
    Be My Guest

    TV show

  22. 2006
    All the Invisible Children

    Movie Director

  23. 2005
    A Century of Light and Shadow

    TV show Self

  24. 2004
    Crossings: John Woo

    Movie Self