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Simon Yam has 25 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Ip Man 2.
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Ip Man 2
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Hulu · Included

Ip Man
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%Hulu · Included

Bullet in the Head
1990 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Prime Video · Included

Cold Eyes
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Raging Fire
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 15%Prime Video · Included

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 20%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
Dir. Wilson Yip · With Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Huang Xiaoming

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Dir. Wilson Yip · With Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.
Dir. John Woo · With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Jackie Lui Chung-Yin

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.
Dir. Kim Byung-seo, Cho Ui-seok · With Sul Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.
Dir. Benny Chan · With Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Qin Lan
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Dir. Stephen Tung Wai · With Jet Li, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Little Q is an aspiring guide dog, training to be a guide for the blind. Soon Little Q is partnered with Bo-ting, a renowned pastry chef who’s losing his sight. But Bo-ting is irritable and reluctant, constantly losing his temper at those around him and rejecting Little Q. Eventually, dog and owner bond as Little Q wins Bo-ting over with its unwavering loyalty. However, as Little Q gets older and Bo-ting’s health suffers, the two of them face an unwilling separation...
Dir. Law Wing-Cheong · With Simon Yam, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Lo Chung-Him

While undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.
Dir. Soi Cheang · With Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Simon Yam, Louis Koo, Wong Tin-Lam

Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
Dir. Wilson Yip · With Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Kelly Chen Hui-Lin, Richie Jen, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo

Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's life with a mission to unveil O's identity and usurp his place as the number one sharp-shooting assassin in the game.
Dir. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai · With Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam

A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Dir. Choi Dong-hoon · With Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae

A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei, Lam Suet
The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later pass and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.
Dir. Raymond Yip Wai-Man · With Donnie Yen, Eva Huang Shengyi, Wang Baoqiang

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
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.
Dir. Philippe Martinez · With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian

In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
Dir. Keanu Reeves · With Tiger Chen Hu, Keanu Reeves, Karen Mok Man-Wai
An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later, they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.
Dir. Law Wing-Cheong · With Donnie Yen, Eva Huang Shengyi, Wang Baoqiang

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursuit of the precious item in a race against time; she must beat the unscrupulous Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist, Jonathan Reiss, to it.
Dir. Jan de Bont · With Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds
A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.
Dir. Charles Martin · With Orlando Bloom, Leo Wu, Simon Yam
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