John Woo

John Woo is known for directing, with films including Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Hard Target. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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.

Filmography

• Face/Off (1997)
• Mission: Impossible II (2000)
• Hard Target (1993)
• A Better Tomorrow (1986)
• Paycheck (2003)
• The Killer (2024)
• Hard Boiled (1992)
• The Killer (1989)
• Broken Arrow (1996)
• Windtalkers (2002)
• Twin Dragons (1992)
• Red Cliff (2008)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Bullet in the Head (1990)
• The Replacement Killers (1998)
• Silent Night (2023)
• Once a Thief (1991)
• A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
• Red Cliff II (2009)
• The Big Hit (1998)
• A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
• Reign of Assassins (2010)
• Manhunt (2017)
• Hand of Death (1976)
• The Founding of a Republic (2009)
• Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
• Blackjack (1998)
• Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
• Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
• The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
• Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge (2011)
• Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag (2011)
• All the Invisible Children (2006)
• A Better Tomorrow (2010)
• Hostage (2002)