Saviour of the Soul (1991)
Nov 17, 2010Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy
Another wackily improbable entry in Hong Kong's Wu Xia cycle featuring all the wildly fantastical and way over-the-top moves that the genre is renowned for
Andy Lau
Saviour of the Soul 2 (1992)
May 20, 1999Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy
Sequel to their earlier Wu Xia film, although having nothing in common with it. All the moves are pushed to a level of cartoonish absurdity that proves amazingly silly
Future Cops (1993)
Oct 28, 2012Time-Travelling Superheroic Battle
Manically paced Hong Kong action comedy about a time-travelling action team purportedly inspired by the Street Fighter videogame. Imagine The Terminator as a manic slapstick comedy with martial arts sequences.
The Duel (2000)
Mar 15, 2023Wu Xia Film
A Wu Xia film from Andrew Lau, the director of the Infernal Affairs films, in which the two top martial artists in the world issue a challenge to a duel on the roof of the imperial palace
Running on Karma (2003)
Nov 19, 2025Man Who Can See Past Lives
The collaboration of Hong Kong directors Wai Ka Fai and Johnnie To have resulted in some utterly deranged films. This is a madcap one with Andy Lau as a bodybuilding Buddhist monk who can see people’s past lives
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Feb 22, 2005Flying Swordsmen/Wu Xia Film
Building on the international success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dagger, Zhang Yimou made the lush, exquisitely dreamy Wu Xia film Hero and then immediately after made this equally visually dazzling follow-up
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Aug 7, 2011Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy
Tsui Hark returns to form in this lush Chinese-backed historical drama where his wildly fantastical martial arts combine with the story of the true-life detective De Renjie/Detective Dee
What Women Want (2011)
Jul 27, 2012Man Can Read Womens' Minds/Romantic Comedy
Chinese remake of the romcom where Mel Gibson was suddenly able to hear women's thoughts. A second time over, the premise seems slight while the film crucially fails to create much passion between its two stars
The Great Wall (2016)
Mar 26, 2017Historical Fantasy Epic
Matt Damon helps defend the Great Wall of China against invading monsters. Directed by Zhang Yimou, this should be seen for its breathtaking visuals – vast battle scenes, lavish costumes – but you wish there had been more than that
The Wandering Earth II (2023)
Dec 9, 2023Moving the Earth/Mass Destruction Spectacle
Prequel to the Chinese spectacular about the construction of an engineering project to move the Earth, this comes with some epic-sized effects sequences