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John Woo
🎂 Sep 22, 1946 (79)
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
John Woo, born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, is an director. Made their debut in 1968 with Accidentally. Best known for Hard Boiled, playing Mr. Woo. Also starred in A Better Tomorrow and Twin Dragons. Their filmography spans 49 movies and 6 TV shows over 58 years, across genres including action, crime, thriller.
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Mission: Impossible II
2000
Face/Off
1997
The Killer
1989
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Hard Boiled
1992
Hard Target
1993
The Killer
2024
Bullet in the Head
1990
Red Cliff II
2009
Red Cliff
2008
Paycheck
2003
Windtalkers
2002
Broken Arrow
1996
Silent Night
2023
Reign of Assassins
2010
Once a Thief
1991
Hand of Death
1976
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
Manhunt
2017
The Young Dragons
1974
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984
The Crossing I
2014
Just Heroes
1989
The Crossing II
2015
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979
Money Crazy
1977
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
To Hell with the Devil
1982
The Dragon Tamers
1975
Once a Thief
1996
From Riches to Rags
1980
Hostage
2002
Laughing Times
1980
All the Invisible Children
2006
Run Tiger Run
1985
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004
Dead Knot
1969
Accidentally
1968
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John Woo
1946-09-22 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.