Best Yuen Wah movies
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TOP 15:
Looking for Jackie
Original Title: Xun zhao Cheng Long
Character: Himself
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Release: 2009
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way.
Character: Himself
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Release: 2009
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way.
TOP 14:
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Original Title: 葉問外傳：張天志
Character: Agent
Genre: Action
Release: 2018
Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi (Zhang) tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it s not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Patrick Tam movies?
Character: Agent
Genre: Action
Release: 2018
Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi (Zhang) tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it s not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Patrick Tam movies?
TOP 13:
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Original Title: 道士下山
Character: Peng Qianwu
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 2015
When a young monk is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of the Book of Secrets, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jaycee Chan movies?
Character: Peng Qianwu
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 2015
When a young monk is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of the Book of Secrets, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jaycee Chan movies?
TOP 12:
The Master
Original Title: 黃飛鴻'92之龍行天下
Character: Uncle Tak
Genre: Action
Release: 1992
Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United States. To accomplish this, he tries to kill Uncle Tak. Chuck, Uncle Tak's best student from Hong Kong, comes to Los Angeles to find his master. Chuck is willing to let Johnny have his way, and tries to take Uncle Tak back to Hong Kong. But Johnny and his men will not leave Chuck alone. Chuck, on his way back to Hong Kong, returns for the showdown.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Melora Walters movies?
Character: Uncle Tak
Genre: Action
Release: 1992
Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United States. To accomplish this, he tries to kill Uncle Tak. Chuck, Uncle Tak's best student from Hong Kong, comes to Los Angeles to find his master. Chuck is willing to let Johnny have his way, and tries to take Uncle Tak back to Hong Kong. But Johnny and his men will not leave Chuck alone. Chuck, on his way back to Hong Kong, returns for the showdown.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Melora Walters movies?
TOP 11:
The Bodyguard
Original Title: 我的特工爷爷
Character: Mailman
Genre: Action, Drama
Release: 2016
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, .the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Deng Chao movies?
Character: Mailman
Genre: Action, Drama
Release: 2016
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, .the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Deng Chao movies?
TOP 10:
My Lucky Stars
Original Title: 福星高照
Character: Gangster with Kidstuff
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 1985
Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Eric Tsang movies?
Character: Gangster with Kidstuff
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 1985
Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Eric Tsang movies?
TOP 9:
Australia
Character: Sing Song
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Release: 2008
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Bryan Brown movies?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Release: 2008
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Bryan Brown movies?
TOP 8:
Dragon Tiger Gate
Original Title: 龍虎門
Character: Dragon gate master
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 2006
Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular Hong Kong manhua, Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese name as the movie.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chen Kuan-Tai movies?
Character: Dragon gate master
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 2006
Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular Hong Kong manhua, Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese name as the movie.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chen Kuan-Tai movies?
TOP 7:
Heart of the Dragon
Original Title: 龍的心
Character: Ah Tad's SWAT buddy
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1985
Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in a gangland fight, the brother is kidnapped to force the cop to turn over a police informant.
Character: Ah Tad's SWAT buddy
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1985
Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in a gangland fight, the brother is kidnapped to force the cop to turn over a police informant.
TOP 6:
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Original Title: 警察故事 III：超級警察
Character: Panther
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1992
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lo Lieh movies?
Character: Panther
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1992
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lo Lieh movies?
TOP 5:
Mr. Vampire
Original Title: 殭屍先生
Character: The Vampire
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Release: 1985
The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
Character: The Vampire
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Release: 1985
The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
TOP 4:
Swordsman
Original Title: 笑傲江湖
Character: Zhor
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release: 1990
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
Character: Zhor
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release: 1990
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
TOP 3:
Dragons Forever
Original Title: 飛龍猛將
Character: Hua Hsien-Wu
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Release: 1988
Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Character: Hua Hsien-Wu
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Release: 1988
Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
TOP 2:
Kung Fu Hustle
Original Title: 功夫
Character: Landlord
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Release: 2004
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.
Character: Landlord
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Release: 2004
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.
TOP 1:
Enter the Dragon
Character: Tournament fighter
Genre: Action
Release: 1973
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Genre: Action
Release: 1973
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
If you like the best Yuen Wah movies, then you will also like the best Wu Ma movies, where many of their films coincide.
