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John Woo

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn September 22, 1946 (78 years)
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Red Cliff
  • Twin Dragons
  • Reign of Assassins
  • The Hand of Death

Known For

  • Face/Off
  • Mission: Impossible II
  • Paycheck
  • Broken Arrow
  • Windtalkers
  • Hard Target
  • Hard Boiled
  • The Killer
  • Red Cliff
  • A Better Tomorrow
  • Red Cliff II
  • Bulletproof Monk
  • Bullet in the Head
  • The Killer
  • A Better Tomorrow II
  • Reign of Assassins
  • The Big Hit
  • Once a Thief
  • Hostage
  • Silent Night
  • Blackjack
  • Manhunt
  • Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I
  • The Crossing

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