John Woo

John Woo
Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1946
Country: China
Biography: The first Asian filmmaker to helm a major Hollywood feature, John Woo initially emerged as the leading light of the Hong Kong action renaissance of the late '80s. Celebrated for his unique, much-imitated style, Woo brought a new depth of emotion and visual beauty to the action genre (All Movie Guide)
Total Credits at Criticker: 15 (Actor), 42 (Director), 21 (Writer)
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Face/Off
FBI agent Sean Archer knows how to stop elusive terrorist Castor Troy. He'll become him. Archer undergoes a futuristic surgery and has Troy's face mapped onto his, then infiltrates the terrorist's world to discover his deadly secrets.
Mission: Impossible 2
IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
Paycheck
What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased. (imdb)
Windtalkers
In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were recruited as Marines and trained to use their language as code. In John Woo's Windtalkers, Marine Joe Enders (Cage) is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee (Beach) -- a Navajo Code Talker, the Marines' new secret weapon. (MGM)
The Killer
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.
Hard Boiled
A tough as nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
A Better Tomorrow
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break. (imdb)
A Better Tomorrow II
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter. (imdb)
Bullet in the Head
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.
Once a Thief
Stylish caper thriller stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cheri Chung as a trio of international art thieves... (imdb)
Hard Target
A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her father, who has gone missing. They discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance in the process. (imdb)
Broken Arrow
Nuclear warheads are stolen from the US military and a pilot and park ranger are forced to work together to try to recover them.
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him. (imdb)
All the Invisible Children
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. (imdb)
Hostage
Hostage (2002) - Short Film
The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide. (imdb)
Dinü hua
Princess Chang Peng is a tragic tale performed Cantonese Opera style. (IMDB Comments)
Blackjack
Blackjack (1998) - TV Movie
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem (imdb)
Hand of Death
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. (IMDB)
Red Cliff
In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly. (imdb)
Red Cliff II
In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly. (imdb)
Heroes Shed No Tears
The Thai government hires group of Chinese mercenaries to capture powerful drug lord from Golden Triangle. In the process, their leader must not only keep his men from being killed, but also his only son.
Mo deng tian shi
A shmo makes a deal with the devil so he can become a great Pop star just to impress his dream girl. After he makes the deal, a catholic priest hangs around him to try and convince him that he screwed up and he needs to get his soul back or he'll be damned for eternity. Well, everything goes bad for the shmo and he wants his soul back. But, the devil's lacky doesn't want to give it back. (imdb)
Just Heroes
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor. (imdb)
Reign of Assassins
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.
The Young Dragons
The powerful mobster Leung, who is protected by the dangerous and wicked Huan Fai, sells two hundred Japanese weapons and ammunition to a Chinese gang. He uses the smuggler Luy Fu to bring the weapons but the smalltime thief Kim and his gang heist the shipment on the road and dump the cargo into the sea. However, he lures Luy Fu and asks a large amount to return the weapons with the intention of traveling abroad with his brother. (imdb)
Once a Thief
Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong Kong, Mac is forcefully recruited into a clandestine international crime-fighting unit by a hard-nosed, menacing Director. (imdb)
The Dragon Tamers
Tien and Wong begin as friends yet are torn apart by the enemy and the heart of a girl. (imdb)
Laughing Times
Dean Shek, a wanderer, lived his life in poverty and hunger, ran into the chase of the police and Wong Wai, a poor orphan who was used by the villain Karl Maka in committing crimes. They turned out to be good friends. Meanwhile, Dean fell in love with a singer. Later on, he met Wu Ma, who drank his days away because of Karl Maka's abuses. Evil Carl Mak was dealing in slave trading and had captured the singer and the orphan. Dean and Wu Ma ventured their lives to rescue them... (hkcinemagic.com)
Money Crazy
Ducky is hired by Rich Chen to transport the "diamonds" he stole from Uncle Pai Mary. Uncles Tough Guy and Mary would like to get the diamond from Ducky, so volunteering to relieve Ducky of his responsibility. Somehow Tough Guy subdues the gunman and finds out the diamonds are just paste. Tough Guy and Ducky are now partners and promise Uncle Pai to recover the real diamonds. Many times they try but they get nothing more than trouble. (hkcinemagic.com)
Once a Thief: Family Business
The Director assigns Mac to uncover why the Janczyk crime family has been venturing into uncharted hoodlum territory. While investigating, he discovers that the family is now being run by ... (imdb)
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Josephine Siao is hired by a C.E.O. to teach his father manners and how to act like a "gentleman" in public. (imdb)
Run Tiger Run
Two inexplicably identical boys--one a spoiled but unwanted heir, the other a spunky working-class tyke--cause trouble when they decide to exchange places. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Time You Need a Friend
Ku Ren and Shem Bien are retired comedians. On stage, they were complementary to each other in bringing joy and laugher to lots of audience. However a misunderstanding has broken off their friendship. The comedians are both invited to participate in a charity show organized by a television corporation to raise funds for the handicapped children. At the press conference, both Ku Ren and Shem Bien refuse to play against each other on stage. (hkcinemagic.com)
From Riches To Rags
A doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he's going to die. So, the doofus goes to the doctor and after a mix-up his fears come true so he hires a money hungry hitman. The fun begins!! (imdb)
Hello, Late Homecomers
An omnibus of tales from the three directors, Sit, Maka and Woo. Each dealing with true love and romance. The third and the best one of the tales deals with a hen-pecked husband trying to kill his wife. An action packed tale written and directed by John Woo who lets the fireworks fly! (imdb)
The Crossing
In the midst of the Chinese Revolution during the late 1940s, couples flee to the island of Taiwan. (imdb)
The Crossing 2
A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping. (imdb)
Manhunt
Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name. (imdb)
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
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 damaged relationships with his estranged family, he volunteers them to take part in a multi-family colonization project bound for a newly-discovered star system. En route, the massive mothership is attacked by the same aliens he defeated so many years before... (imdb)
Silent Night
A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve. (imdb)
The Killer
An assassin tries to make amends in an effort to restore the sight of a beautiful young singer.
Follow the Star
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing’s garage for repairs.