John Woo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1946
- Place of birth
- Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Biography
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.
Movies with John Woo
- Hard Boiled 1992 · ★ 7.5
- A Better Tomorrow 1986 · ★ 7.4
- Twin Dragons 1992 · ★ 6.9
- Bullet in the Head 1990 · ★ 7.6
- Once a Thief 1991 · ★ 6.9
- Hand of Death 1976 · ★ 6.6
- The Founding of a Republic 2009 · ★ 5.4
- Beginning of the Great Revival 2011 · ★ 4.7
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World 2009 · ★ 7.9
- Mission: Improbable 2000 · ★ 7.5
- I Love Maria 1988 · ★ 6.4
- The Banquet 1991 · ★ 5.8
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002 · ★ 5.8
- Kurosawa's Way 2011 · ★ 5.8
- Dead Knot 1969 · ★ 6.0
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998 · ★ 5.5
- The Thirty Million Dollar Rush 1987 · ★ 7.2
- Plain Jane to the Rescue 1982 · ★ 6.3
- Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu 2003 · ★ 7.1
- From Riches to Rags 1980 · ★ 5.0
- John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood 2017 · ★ 7.1
- Accidentally 1968 · ★ 5.1
- The Young Dragons 1974 · ★ 6.8
- Kurosawa: The Last Emperor 1999 · ★ 6.2
- Cinema of Vengeance 1994 · ★ 6.2
- Itchy Fingers 1979 · ★ 7.2
- Starry Is the Night 1988 · ★ 6.5
- Task Force 1997 · ★ 7.5
- Follow the Star 1978 · ★ 7.6
- The King of Wuxia Part 1 2022 · ★ 8.7
- Ken San 2016 · ★ 6.7
- Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino 1993 · ★ 7.3
- Young Lovers on Flying Wheels 1974 · ★ 6.5
- Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia 2003 · ★ 6.0
- Sunset in Paris 1989 · ★ 7.0
- The Mandarin 1973 · ★ 7.0
- The Making of Stranglehold 2007 · ★ 8.0
- Rebel from China 1990 · ★ 10.0
- Love, Lone Flower 1985 · ★ 8.0
- Happy Union 2 1985 · ★ 10.0
Movies directed by John Woo
- Mission: Impossible II 2000 · ★ 6.1
- Face/Off 1997 · ★ 7.1
- Paycheck 2003 · ★ 6.2
- Broken Arrow 1996 · ★ 6.1
- Windtalkers 2002 · ★ 6.4
- Hard Target 1993 · ★ 6.5
- Hard Boiled 1992 · ★ 7.5
- Silent Night 2023 · ★ 6.1
- The Killer 1989 · ★ 7.6
- Red Cliff 2008 · ★ 7.1
- A Better Tomorrow 1986 · ★ 7.4
- The Killer 2024 · ★ 6.3
- Red Cliff II 2009 · ★ 7.3
- Bullet in the Head 1990 · ★ 7.6
- A Better Tomorrow II 1987 · ★ 7.1
- Reign of Assassins 2010 · ★ 6.9
- Once a Thief 1991 · ★ 6.9
- Manhunt 2017 · ★ 5.6
- Hand of Death 1976 · ★ 6.6
- Blackjack 1998 · ★ 5.2
- Hostage 2002 · ★ 6.6
- Heroes Shed No Tears 1984 · ★ 6.5
- All the Invisible Children 2006 · ★ 7.0
- Last Hurrah for Chivalry 1979 · ★ 7.1
- The Crossing I 2014 · ★ 5.5
- The Crossing II 2015 · ★ 5.3
- Just Heroes 1989 · ★ 6.6
- Once a Thief 1996 · ★ 4.9
- Money Crazy 1977 · ★ 6.5
- Dead Knot 1969 · ★ 6.0
- The Robinsons: Lost in Space 2004 · ★ 5.5
- Laughing Times 1980 · ★ 4.8
- Plain Jane to the Rescue 1982 · ★ 6.3
- From Riches to Rags 1980 · ★ 5.0
- The Young Dragons 1974 · ★ 6.8
- Accidentally 1968 · ★ 5.1
- The Dragon Tamers 1975 · ★ 6.9
- To Hell with the Devil 1982 · ★ 5.6
- Run Tiger Run 1985 · ★ 7.7
- Follow the Star 1978 · ★ 7.6