From Beijing with Love (1994)
Jun 15, 2004James Bond Parody
Way before Austin Powers, Hong Kong director/star Stephen Chow made the funniest of all James Bond parodies with this deliriously madcap comedy
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Forbidden City Cop (1996)
May 12, 2004Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Film
Hilarious Stephen Chow directed/starring film where he plays an agent of the emperor in a series of gonzo exploits that go crazily over-the-top, including breaking the fourth wall
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Apr 1, 2003Flying Martial Arts and Soccer
Hilarious Stephen Chow directed/starring film where he parodies The Matrix et al with Buddhist monks using flying martial arts moves to aid a failing soccer team
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Jul 24, 2005Martial Arts Spoof
Stephen Chow excels himself in this comic take on the martial arts film. Sensational over-the-top fight sequences sit alongside Chow's frequently sidesplitting comic hand.
CJ7 (2008)
Jul 27, 2008Cute Alien Comedy
Hong Kong director/writer Stephen Chow is the star of his own highly creative comedy films. Here in one of his quieter films, Chow conducts a comedy take on E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
Apr 7, 2014Epic Chinese Legend/Comedy Prequel
Director/actor Stephen Chow is one of the undisputed comedy geniuses of Hong Kong cinema. Alas, he comes astray with this version of the classic Chinese legend, which is sorely lacking in the madcap comic creativity of Chow's earlier works
The Mermaid (2016)
Sep 4, 2016Mermaid Comedy
Stephen Chow has proven himself a comic genius in his directorial works of the 90s/00s. Unfortunately, as he has gained mainstream acclaim, his films have started to disappear under their big-budgets. This is sort of a version of Splash! by way of the fad for madcap Hong Kong slapstick