John Woo

Biography

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) established his reputation as a master stylist specializing in ultra-violent gangster films and thrillers, with hugely elaborate action scenes shot with breathtaking panache. After gaining a cult reputation in the US with The Killer (1989), Woo was offered a Hollywood contract. He now works in the US.

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 35 years1976 to 2011

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Action50%, 3 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Comedy17%, 1 film
Documentary17%, 1 film

First and latest

John Woo movies on Netflix

Beginning of the Great Revival2011IMDb rating 3.1as Lin Sen
Jackie Chan: My Story1998IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
Bullet in the Head1990IMDb rating 7.5as Policeman
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya1988IMDb rating 6.1
A Better Tomorrow1986IMDb rating 7.4as Inspector Wu
Hand of Death1976IMDb rating 6.0as Zhang Yi

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Top

A Better Tomorrow1986 Action, Crime, Dramaas Inspector Wu
IMDb rating 7.430K votes
Bullet in the Head1990 Action, Crime, Dramaas Policeman
IMDb rating 7.514K votes
Hand of Death1976as Zhang Yi
IMDb rating 6.02.3K votes
Beginning of the Great Revival2011as Lin Sen
IMDb rating 3.16.5K votes
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya1988
IMDb rating 6.1792 votes
Jackie Chan: My Story1998as Himself
IMDb rating 6.8863 votes

Most often with

Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Top

Jackie Chan

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Simon Yam

Yun-Fat Chow

Tony Chiu Wai Leung

Waise Lee

Films together

Jackie Chan2 films together, 1976 to 1998
Jackie Chan's page
- Jackie Chan: My Story1998IMDb rating 6.8Woo as HimselfChan as Himself
- Hand of Death1976IMDb rating 6.0Woo as Zhang YiChan as Little Tan
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung2 films together, 1976 to 1998
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung's page
- Jackie Chan: My Story1998IMDb rating 6.8Woo as HimselfHung as Himself
- Hand of Death1976IMDb rating 6.0Woo as Zhang YiHung as Du Qing
Simon Yam2 films together, 1990 to 2011
Simon Yam's page
- Beginning of the Great Revival2011IMDb rating 3.1Woo as Lin SenYam as Zhang Jian
- Bullet in the Head1990IMDb rating 7.5Woo as PolicemanYam as Luke
Yun-Fat Chow2 films together, 1986 to 2011
Yun-Fat Chow's page
- Beginning of the Great Revival2011IMDb rating 3.1Woo as Lin SenChow as Yuan Shikai
- A Better Tomorrow1986IMDb rating 7.4Woo as Inspector WuChow as Mark
Tony Chiu Wai Leung2 films together, 1988 to 1990
Tony Chiu Wai Leung's page
- Bullet in the Head1990IMDb rating 7.5Woo as PolicemanLeung as Ben
- Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya1988IMDb rating 6.1Leung as T.Q. Zhuang (Guest star)
Waise Lee2 films together, 1986 to 1990
Waise Lee's page
- Bullet in the Head1990IMDb rating 7.5Woo as PolicemanLee as Paul
- A Better Tomorrow1986IMDb rating 7.4Woo as Inspector WuLee as Shing
Also two films together1 more actor
- Waise Lee Chi-HungBullet in the Head (1990) and A Better Tomorrow (1986)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

Top

IMDbFilmography (opens another site)