"John Woo" Filmography
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Paycheck
2002, USA, Canada
- Actors: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Milicevic, Christopher Kennedy, Fulvio Cecere, John Cassini, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Harrison, Claudette Mink, Ryan Zwick, Dee Jay Jackson, Serge Houde, Calvin Finlayson, Kendall Cross, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Darryl Scheelar, Mark Brandon, Roger Haskett, Steve Wright, Craig Hosking, Emily Holmes, Krista Allen, Barclay Hope
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action, Mystery
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
Michael Jennings is a reverse engineer and what he does is technical jobs for certain companies and as soon as he is done, his memory of the work he has done is wiped out. Now the longest he has been contracted is 2 months. But now billionaire, James Rethrick offers him a job that would last 2 years, maybe 3, and he promises that he will probably earn 8 figures. Michael agrees. Before beginning he turns in all of his personal effects. And when the job is done, his memory is erased and he learns he made over 90 million dollars over the three years. When he goes to claim it and his personal effects, he discovers that prior to the erasure of his memory he waived his rights to the money he earned and that the items that were given to him were not the ones he gave when he began. Later he is arrested by the FBI who say that he committed some act of treason and murder. It's while he is in custody that he escapes using some the items that he was given. He later meets with a friend who gives him some information that helps him understand what is going on. And at the same time Rethrick for some reason wants him so he is being pursued by Rethrick's people.
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Windtalkers
2001, USA
- Actors: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger Willie, Frances O'Connor, Christian Slater, Jason Isaacs, Billy Morts, Cameron Thor, Kevin Cooney, Holmes Osborne, Keith Campbell, Clayton J. Barber, Scott Atkinson, Jeremy Davidson, Brian Maynard, Albert Smith, James D. Dever, Vincent Whipple, Jim Morse, Chris Devlin, Jeff Davis, Glen Begay, Ross Lasi Tanoai, Brian Kasai, Hiroshi Mori
- Genre: Action, History, Romance, War
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
WWII. Joe Enders, a decorated Marine who is by-the-book to a fault, is just coming back on duty (by cheating on his medical tests). "Ox" Anderson, much greener, is also getting the same new task: Protect the Navajo codetalkers (Ben Yahzee and Charles Whitehorse, respectively). While Enders is initially frustrated with his assignment, his respect grows as the codetalkers prove their worth in the brutal battle to take Saipan.
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Mission: Impossible II
1999, USA, Germany
- Actors: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Serbedzija, William Mapother, Dominic Purcell, Mathew Wilkinson, Nicholas Bell, Cristina Brogers, Kee Chan, Kim Fleming, Alan Lovell, Dan Luxton, Christian Manon, Karl McMillan, Lester Morris, Kelly Ons, Nicholas Papademetriou, Brett Partridge, Candice Partridge, Natalie Reis, Daniel Roberts, Adriana Rodríguez, Sandra Rodríguez, Nada Rogic, Antonio Vargas
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
IMF agent Ethan Hunt has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure called 'Bellerophon' and now need 'Chimera' to complete their grand plan of infecting the whole world. In order to infiltrate and locate the terrorist group he relies on the help of an international thief Nyah of whom he quickly develops a love interest. Time is not only running out for Agent Hunt to find and destroy 'Chimera' before the terrorists get their hands on it, but he must also find 'Bellerophon' so as to save his love interest who has already become infected by the disease from a terrible and rapid death.
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Face/Off
1996, USA
- Actors: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, CCH Pounder, Robert Wisdom, Margaret Cho, James Denton, Matt Ross, Chris Bauer, Myles Jeffrey, David McCurley, Thomas Jane, Tommy Flanagan, Dana Smith, Romy Windsor, Paul Hipp, Kirk Baltz, Lauren Sinclair, Ben Reed, Lisa Boyle, Linda Hoffman, Danny Masterson, Father Michael Rocha
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent. Who is still grieving for the dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy, a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal.
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Broken Arrow
1995, USA
- Actors: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Vyto Ruginis, Ousaun Elam, Shaun Toub, Casey Biggs, Jeffrey J. Stephen, Joey Box, Jon W. Kishi, Myke Schwartz, Jim Palmer, Vince Deadrick Sr., Charlie Brewer, Gary Epper, Mario Roberts, J.N. Roberts, Kurtwood Smith, Daniel von Bargen, Bruce Holman, Carmen Argenziano, James MacDonald, French Stewart, Jim Moyle
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
"Broken Arrow" is the term used to describe a nuclear device that has been lost. In this movie, two nuclear missiles are stolen by rogue US pilot Deakins, but hot on his trail is his co-pilot Hale and a Park Ranger, Terry. The action takes place in Utah's canyon country; a high stakes game of cat and mouse.
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Hard Target
1993, USA
- Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley, Kasi Lemmons, Arnold Vosloo, Robert Apisa, Chuck Pfarrer, Douglas Forsythe Rye, Mike Leinert, Lenore Banks, Willie C. Carpenter, Barbara Tasker, Randy Cheramie, Eliott Keener, Robert Pavlovich, Marco St. John, Joe Warfield, Jeanette Kontomitras, Ted Raimi, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Tom Lupo, Jules Sylvester, David Efron, Codie Scott
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
Natasha Binder comes to New Orleans looking for her father, who has gone missing. In doing so, she meets a very hard man called Chance. He helps her find out that her father was killed by an organisation who sell the opportunity to hunt human prey. They are taking advantage of a police strike in New Orleans. Will the Muscles from Brussels win through?
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Lat sau san taam
1992, Hong Kong
- Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Hoi-Shan Kwan, Wei Tung, Bowie Lam, Meng Lo, Bobbie Au-Yeung, Shui Ting Ng, Kong Lau, Wai-Sun Lam, Benny Lam, Kenny Lam, Michael Dingo, Hoi-Shan Lai, Jun Kunimura, John Woo
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- Chinese Chinese.
Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where an ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territory, and a young new gun is enlisted to wipe out informants and overcome barriers to growth. The detective, acting from inside sources, gets closer to the ring leaders and eventually must work with the inside man directly.
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Dip huet seung hung
1989,
- Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing, Wing-Cho Yip, Fan Wei Yee, Barry Wong, Parkman Wong, Siu-Hung Ng, Sing Yeung, Siu Hung Ngan, Kwong Leung Wong, Chung Lin, Hsiang Lin Yin
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Together, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them.
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Ying hung boon sik
1986, Hong Kong
- Actors: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Fui-On Shing, Kenneth Tsang, Hark Tsui, John Woo, Chi Fai Chan, Kwok Leung Cheung, San Nam Hung, Hing Ying Kam, Shung Fung Lau, Ming Leung, Patrick Leung, Yangzi Shi, Feng Tien, Wei Ho Tu, Hsieh Wang, Sai Gwan Yeung, Stephen Chow, Gregory Snegoff
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director(s): John Woo
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Available languages:
- English English.
This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, double-crosses, and shoot outs.