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John Woo

John Woo is known for Mission: Impossible II (2000), Face/Off (1997), Paycheck (2003).

Biography

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.

Questions about John Woo

How many John Woo films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 71 films with John Woo, from 1969 to 2026.

What is the best rated John Woo film?

The best rated John Woo film in the catalogue is Bullet in the Head (1990), rated 7.6.

What was the first John Woo film?

The first John Woo film in the catalogue is Hand of Death, from 1976.

Who has John Woo worked with the most?

In the catalogue, John Woo shares the most credits with Terence Chang (15 films), Chow Yun-Fat (7 films) and 黃永恆 (7 films).

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Trivia

Also works as
film director · film producer · screenwriter · film editor
Studied at
Concordia Lutheran School

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Full filmography

86 films — 71 in the catalogue

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