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Chow Yun-Fat has 25 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 5 rank in the Top 10%, led by Let the Bullets Fly.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Prime Video · Included

Hard Boiled
1992 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 20%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Once a Thief
1991 · Movie · Actor
Top 23%Tubi · Free w/ ads

City on Fire
1987 · Movie · Actor
Top 23%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Cold War II
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 49%Tubi · Free w/ ads

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.
Dir. Jiang Wen · With Jiang Wen, Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Dir. John Woo · With Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
Dir. John Woo · With Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Sally Yip Sin-Man

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Dir. Ang Lee · With Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Dir. John Woo · With Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung

Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter and realizes that he has a penchant for gambling.
Dir. Wong Jing · With Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Dir. John Woo · With Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek Tin

The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.
Dir. Felix Chong Man-Keung · With Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Zhang Jingchu

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Dir. Zhang Yimou · With Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
Dir. John Woo · With Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.
Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · With Chow Yun-Fat, Sun Yueh, Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.
Dir. Wong Jing · With Chow Yun-Fat, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Tony Leung Ka-fai

A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · With Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-Fat, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he can follow through with his plan.
Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · With Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam, Ann Bridgewater

Before the events of A Better Tomorrow (1986), Mark 'Gor' Lee heads to Saigon during the Vietnam War to bring home his uncle and cousin, but his task becomes complicated when a well-known criminal tries to help him.
Dir. Tsui Hark · With Chow Yun-Fat, Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Tony Leung Ka-fai

A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chiefs are forced to take their fight to the streets of Hong Kong with deadly consequences.
Dir. Leung Lok-Man, Sunny Luk Kim-Ching · With Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-Fat

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
Dir. Andy Tennant · With Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
Dir. Antoine Fuqua · With Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
Dir. James Foley · With Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat, Byron Mann
Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.
Dir. Soi Cheang · With Donnie Yen, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Joe Chen

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
Dir. Mikael Håfström · With John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.
Dir. Hu Mei · With Chow Yun-Fat, Zhou Xun, Wang Ban
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
Dir. Paul Hunter · With Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King
On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and legend has it that whoever possesses all seven will be granted one perfect wish. When the arrival of a dark force triggers a tragedy, Goku and his companions are propelled into an epic quest to collect the seven Dragonballs and save the Earth from destruction.
Dir. James Wong · With Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Joon Park
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