With 50+ years of industry presence, Chang Kong sang the dynamic hunk Jackie Chan is a known name all over the world. Hong Kong fame Jackie Chan is a charming persona & a believer in serene simplicity. If you haven’t seen Jackie Chan in the movies, that means you haven’t seen action because he undoubtedly ruled the industry with his enthusiastic Kung Fu Fighting patterns & he could be called the second name of an action in the entertainment industry.
Starting a career as a child artist Jackie Chan has entertained the audience for decades. Since his performance in Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow, Jackie Chan has gained recognition on a global scale and established himself as the face of the genre, maybe realizing his potential to be the next Bruce Lee. Jackie Chan has traveled a big journey to be to the place where he is right now.
Whether it was comedy, action, or emotion, whatever genre he played, he conquered it. Since the time he stepped into the industry, he has been the king of Comedic timing, incredible action, and heart-melting emotion & he has done justice with every role he has played to date. We brought to you some of his highly refined movies since beginning in ascending chronological order.
1. Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
- Director: Stanley Tong
- Writer: Stanley Tong
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Yixing Zhang, Miya Muqi, Disha Patani, Sonu Sood, Amyra Dastur
- IMDb: 5.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 48%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Comedy
Action-packed adventure Kung Fu yoga is a multi-star hit with several other industry talents in the year 2017. Magadh’s treasure was lost years ago. Professor of archaeology jack of warriors’ museum in Xian is on the exploration of the lost treasure in collaboration with Indian professor Ashmita from the national museum institute.
To find the treasure, the team digs up the frozen lake, where the antagonist of the story, Randall, shows up, who is after the treasure himself. Who will find and who will take the treasure? Chan’s character is done really well by him in this one.
2. Bleeding Steel (2017)
- Director: Leo Zhang
- Writer: Erica Xia Hou, Siwei Cui
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Show Lu, Erica Xia Hou, Na Na Ouyang, Callan Mulvey
- IMDb: 5.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: NA
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Sci-fi Thriller
With the awesome tagline, “One man must unravel the past to save the future,” Bleeding steel is the journey of fascinating scientific exploration. Lin dong is the special force agent assigned to protect a young woman involved in an experiment related to longevity from an evil mastermind who wants to steal the experiment for his filthy desires.
Lin dong is the protector and ready to face him, but the real question is how? Bleeding steel won the favorite science fiction film title at the Guangzhou student film festival in 2018.
3. The Foreigner (2017)
- Director: Martin Campbell
- Writer: David Marconi
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Katie Leung, Mark Tandy, Rufus Jones
- IMDb: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Thriller
Based on the novel The China man by Stephen leather, the foreigner is an action thriller directed by Martin Campbell. Quan is a very polite and humble businessman in London. The story seeks justice for Quan’s daughter, who was killed in a bomb blast. Government has no specific answer, and Quan wants justice for his daughter, but Quan’s past has all the answers, but the real question is, what are they? Jackie plays Quan in this one.
4. The Karate Kid (2010)
- Director: Harald Zwart Writer: Christopher murphy
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji Henson, Wenwen Han
- IMDb: 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Drama Family
The Karate kid is the children-friendly project of the Jackie Chan journey, released in 2010. The story starts when a single mother with his son moves to a new city because of her work scenario. Because the boy is new in the area, he gets bullied by some arrogant kung fu learning students, which leads him to learn and master the technique from a kung fu master Han.
5. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- Director: Rob Minkoff
- Writer: John Fusco
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Juana Collignon, Michael Angarano
- IMDb: 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Fantasy
Entertainment fantasy the forbidden Kingdom is another spectacular hit of Jackie Chan’s journey, which depicts the journey of the die-hard kung fu fan Jason back in time journey in the realms of China. The despotic immortal jade warlord takes over the realm. Jason is on a mission to help the monkey king, but will he succeed?
6. Around the World In 80 Days (2004)
- Director: Frank Coraci
- Writer: Jules Verne (novel), David N Titcher
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent
- IMDb: 5.9
- Rotten Tomatoes: NA
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Comedy
Based on the novel by Jules Verne of the same name, around the world in 80 days is a feature film loaded with multi fascinating scenic beauties and acrobat fighting techniques. On a bet with his fellow members, protagonist Phillis Fogg starts a journey of traveling the world in 80 days. In this journey of the world in 80 days, he encounters various fascinating events and scenic beauties of the world. But the movie is worth watching as it has multiple twists and turns during the journey.
7. Shanghai Knights (2003)
- Director: David Dobkin
- Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Miller
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong
- IMDb: 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 54%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Comedy
Shanghai Knights is the sequel to shanghai noon, officially released in 2003. Chinese rebel escaped to London after killing Chon’s Father. Chon decided that he wanted to catch the killer. After accompanying Roy, he heads to London to seek revenge, but the real question here is how is he going to succeed?
8. The Tuxedo (2002)
- Director: Kevin Donovan
- Writer: Phil hay, Matt Manfredi
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Peter Stormare
- IMDb: 5.4
- Rotten Tomatoes: 30%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Sci-Fi
The Tuxedo is a scientific fiction action comedy with heart-throbbing special effects. If you love special effects or want to see Jackie Chan more fascinatingly, then this movie is worth watching. James is the taxi driver known for his impeccable speed and his fast-driving style, and because of that, he gets the job for wealthy Clark Devlin.
However, things change when an accident leads him to a coma & after waking up, magic sparks when he finds a watch controlling a tuxedo which gives him extraordinary power and pre-programmed skills.
9. Shanghai Noon (2000)
- Director: Tom Dey
- Writer: Miles Miller, Alfred Gough
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Owen Wilson
- IMDb: 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: NA
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Comedy
Ultimate comedy with a blend of action, Shanghai noon is an old-time hit of the millennia. Chon Wang has been given the duty of finding the kidnapped princess. During the chase, he meets up with the robber, who helps him find the kidnapped princess. During their mission, they find out other missing pieces of the story, but the journey is worth watching.
10. Rush Hour (1998)
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Writer: Ross La Manna
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Ken Leung, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson
- IMDb: 7.0
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Crime
American action-comedy Rush hour is the first part of the rush hour franchise directed by Brett Ratner, which is another spectacular hit of Jackie Chan, which added fascinating glory to his name. To find the missing daughter of a Chinese consultant, an ideal Hong Kong police inspector instructed to team up with a detective. The story showcases the journey of the duo to chase the incident and save the girl.
11. Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
- Director: Stanley Tong
- Writer: Edward Tang, Fibe Ma
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Bill Tung, Francois Yip
- IMDb: 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 65%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Crime
Action entertainer Rumble in the Bronx is an underrated movie by Jackie Chan but still is a worth it movie to watch because of the simple storyline and comedic action techniques. Keong comes to his uncle’s wedding to Newyork, who runs a business in the Bronx. During his time in the Bronx, he looks after the well-being of his uncle’s business, who is out on his honeymoon. His life was going normally.
Things change when he beats up some nuisance, creating thugs in the market. Unfortunately, the police department also fails to control the situation. Then the protagonist takes the matter into his hand, but the real question is how will he control the situation?
12. The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
- Director: Chia Liang Liu, Jackie Chan
- Writer: See Yuen Ng, Lung, Hsiao
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Ho Sung Pak, Anita Mui, Lung Ti
- IMDb: 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Comedy
The Legend of Drunken Master is an antique masterpiece & undoubtedly one of the best movies of Jackie Chan’s career. The story depicts a situation in front of Wong Fei Hong when he finds himself in the middle of a fight. As he knows drunken boxing techniques, he wants to go, but his father stops him because he does not want to indulge him in any kind of fight; what is he going to do?
13. Operation Condor (1991)
- Director: Jackie Chan
- Writer: Edward Tang, Jackie Chan
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Eva Cobo, Carol Cheng, Shoko Ikeda
- IMDb: 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes: 66%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Adventure
Action-comedy operation condor is the sequel to the movie Armour of God, released in 1986. Treasure hunter Jackie is approached by the Spain king Baron Bannon to dig out gold buried in the Sahara Desert of Africa. Jackie is on a mission to find the gold treasure with the help of three beautiful women. The journey will be exciting as there are other groups trying to find the buried gold as well, but who will find the treasure?
14. Dragons Forever (1988)
- Director: Sammo Kam Hung, Corey Yuen
- Writer: Gordon Chan, Cheuk Hon Szeto, Yiu Ming Leung
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam Bo Hung, Pauline Yeung, Biao Yuen
- IMDb: 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: NA
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Romance
Dragon forever is a law pursuit action comedy released in the year 1988. The story begins when Jackie Lung and three other professional lawyers are hired to defend the chemical company. However, the real twist sparks in the story when the motive of the chemical company becomes clear in front of Jackie Lung & what he is going to do next?
15. Armour of God (1986)
- Director: Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang
- Writer: Edward Tang, John Shepard, Barry Wong, Ken Lowe
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Rosamund Kwan, Lola Forner
- IMDb: 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Comedy
Armour Of God is another heart-thrilling, action-packed adventure of Jackie Chan with heart-throbbing action scenes. The organization of monks holds a mysterious treasure, and the responsibility to find the precious treasure is given to the Asian hawk.
The duo Jackie and Alan is on a mission impossible throughout the European realms, but the real fun is how will Asian hawk finds the treasure? According to the facts, the movie could have cost Jackie Chan his life during a stunt, but luckily, he was saved.
16. Police Story (1985)
- Director: Chi Hwa Chen, Jackie Chan
- Writer: Jackie Chan, Edward Tang
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Magi Cheung, Yuen Chor, Brigitte Lin
- IMDb: 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Crime
An amazing action-comedy, the police story is a perfect movie for Jackie Chan, who surprised the audience with his acting, directing, and comedic timing with the blend of the perfect action. The story begins with Chan Ka Kui, who is an honest police officer in Hong Kong, but a drug lord falsely frames him for a murder not committed by him.
So, Chan Ka Kui has to clear his name and reveal the truth to prove his innocence.
17. The Protector (1985)
- Director: James Glickenhaus
- Writer: James Glickenhaus, King Sang Tang
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Sandy Alexander, Danny Aiello
- IMDb: 5.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Crime Thriller
Hong Kong action film The Protector is the second attempt to enter the American market. Billy Wong is the Newyork city cop demoted after an incident. At the fashion party, he meets his new partner Danny Garoni who was also demoted.
A surprising kidnap of Laura Shapiro, daughter of a prominent personality, takes place at the party. The NYC police commissioner commands two officers to investigate the case. Billy & Danny are on a mission to find the kidnapper.
18. Wheels of Meals (1984)
- Director: Samo Hung
- Writer: Edward Tang, Johnny Lee
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Samo Hung, Lola Forner, Yuen Biao, Benny Urquidez IMDb: 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action-Comedy Crime
Huge hit wheels of meals, a traditional Chinese film, achieved multiple box office records and titles at that time. Thomas and David are two cousins who own a restaurant. During his visit to the mentally ill David’s father, they met gorgeous Sylvia. Soon after multiple meetings, they allowed Sylvia, who was originally a pickpocket, to stay at his house.
Another day after her stay, they notice all the money and Sylvia is gone. The real thrill begins when they accompany private detective Moby who is also tracking Sylvia & during their journey, some real twists and turns come up, which is so surprising. Yuen Biao did amazing. This is one of the best Jackie Chan movies.
19. Project A (1983)
- Director: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam Bo Hung
- Writer: Jackie Chan, Jack Maeby
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam Bo Hung, Isabella Wong, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei, Mars
- IMDb: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes: NA
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Comedy
This Jackie Chan movie, marine adventure Project A is a fascinating thrilling package starring Jackie chan. Marine sergeant Dragon (Jackie Chan) is after the clever pirates who blew up the ships of the Marine police department and took some hostile.
Marine police officer Dragon, apart from the strong professional hatred forced to work with the Royal Hong Kong police force on a rescue mission, but will they succeed? The film won the best action choreography by Hong Kong film award in 1985.
20. Snake in the Eagles Shadow (1978)
- Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
- Writer: See Yuen Ng, Chi Yuan Hsi, Lung Hsiao, Huo An Hsi, Chi Kuang Tsai
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Siu Tin Yuen, Dean Shek, Jang Lee Hwang
- IMDb: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Comedy
Snake in the eagle’s shadow is a spectacular action-comedy of the year 1978. The protagonist is an orphan who lives in a kung fu school. His life is full of melancholy and misery as he is the pawn and considered as the practice target of various students at the school.
However, things change when he accidentally saves a beggar who is the kung fu master of his time but living life in the barren lands & who brings an upliftment in his life by teaching him various kung fu techniques. The final fight scene was mind-blowing as he fought the bad guys. This is one of the best Jackie Chan movies.
21. Rush Hour (1998)
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Writer: Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung
- IMDb: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Comedy
Hong Kong Detective Investigator Lee and Carter, a loud-mouthed LA detective, are forced to work together when a Chinese consul’s young daughter is abducted. Cultural and distinctive work styles present challenges. But detective Carter is the funniest! This is one of the Jack Chan movies that you can watch anytime.
22. Police Story III: Supercop
- Director: Stanley Tong
- Writer: Edward Tang(characters), Fibe MaLee Wai Yee
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung
- IMDb: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Genre: Action Comedy
Chan Ka-Kui, a police officer from Hong Kong, and an Interpol agent bust a drug smuggling ring and a criminal gang in China. The gang’s kidnapping of his girlfriend, meanwhile, complicates the issue further. Chan reprises his part from the first two Police Story movies, and Cheung makes a cameo as his lover, but Yeoh played this character for the very first time, and she did an outstanding job.
Together, in the police force, Yeoh and Chan performed their stunts in a potent combination. Police Story iii is that Jackie Chan movie that you can watch anytime. The fight choreography, without a doubt, was perfect in this Jackie Chan film.
23. Drunken Master II (1994)
- Director: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar-Leung
- Writer:
- Cast: Edward Tang, Man-Ming Tong
- IMDb: 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes: 84%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- Genre: Action Comedy
Unknowingly involved in a conflict between loyalists fighting to prevent the exodus of priceless ancient Chinese artifacts and smugglers who wish to take them, Wong Fei-Hung is ready to fight them like Bruce Lee in Drunken Master ii! The fight scenes in this Jackie Chan movie are amazing.
24. Armour of God II (1991)
- Director: Jackie Chan
- Writer: Jackie Chan; Edward Tang
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Carol ‘Do Do’ Cheng, Eva Cobo
- IMDb: 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 74%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- Genre: Action Comedy
Before the end of World War II, a German general named Hans von Katterling and his army hid 240 tonnes of gold in the Sahara Desert. Jackie plays ‘Jackie,’ and he is recruited to retrieve the riches. The second installment, titled Operation Condor, was released in the United States in 1997.
The Armour of God series is comparable to Jackie Chan’s Indiana Jones series. In this movie, Chan is searching for gold that the Germans took during World War II. The action sequences and physical comedy scenes are really good in this one.
25. Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
- Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
- Writer: Edward Tang, Ma Fibe
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Miki Lee, Richard Norton
- IMDb: 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix
- Genre: Action-Adventure Crime Comedy
The plot revolves around a Chinese chef who gets involved with a television journalist. Jackie Chan plays the role of the Chinese chef. The television journalist films a video of a drug bust that went wrong, and the gangs start chasing the journalist to get the videotape from her.
The chef accidentally gets involved with the journalist and tries to save her from the clutches of the inhumane drug dealers.
26. Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996)
- Director: Stanley Tong
- Writer: Jackie Chan; Edward Tang
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Carol ‘Do Do’ Cheng, Eva Cobo
- IMDb: 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- Genre: Action Comedy
A police officer decides to reveal a bunch of foreign spies. He must journey around the world, beginning with the man’s sister in Australia, in order to capture one of them once he escapes.
This is the fourth installment of Chan’s popular Police Story franchise, which was rebranded as Jackie Chan’s First Strike in the mid-1990s when American distributors actually brought his Hong Kong movies over to the U.S. However, given that Chan’s cop has evolved into James Bond by this point, First Strike differs significantly from Police Story.
27. Fearless Hyena
- Director: Jackie Chan
- Writer: Jackie Chan
- Cast: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Streaming Platform: N/A
Chan plays Ching Hing Lung in Fearless Hyena, a teenage martial artist who lives in a secluded village with his grandfather.
Ching embarks on a quest for vengeance after learning that a rival kung fu school killed his grandfather. In order to complete this journey, he must learn a brand-new martial art form and face his anxieties in a series of difficult and entertaining duels.
The climactic combat scene, which displays Chan’s excellent martial arts prowess and his talent for adding humor to fight situations, is the film’s high point.
28. Crime Story
- Director: Kirk Wong
- Writer: Tin-suen Chan, Man-Ming Tong
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Kar-Ying Law
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Streaming Platform: N/A
One of the few occasions where Jackie Chan departs from his humorous character to play a serious role is in the television series Crime Story as Eddie Chan, a committed and traumatized investigator tasked with freeing a kidnapped businessman.
Chan fights internal corruption, faces his personal demons, and risks everything to bring the businessman home safely as he navigates Hong Kong’s murky underworld.
One of the standout sequences involves an intense foot chase and fight scene in a construction site, providing a darker, more dramatic showcase of Chan’s acting and his knack of choosing epic fight backgrounds.
29. Wheels on Meals
- Director: Sammo Hung
- Writer: Edward Tang
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Streaming Platform: N/A
In the film Wheels on Meals, Chan teams up with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, two more legendary actors of the martial arts, to play mobile caterers in Barcelona who come into contact with a pickpocket and the individuals pursuing her.
The fight scene between Chan and Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, which serves as the film’s climax and showcases a masterful fusion of speed, accuracy, and the spectacle of physical combat, is one of Jackie Chan’s best performances and a fan favorite.
30. The Tuxed
- Director: Kevin Donovan
- Writer: Michael J. Wilson, Michael Leeson
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs
- IMDb: 5.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 20%
- Streaming Platform: Available on various platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and more.
Jackie Chan plays Jimmy Tong in the movie The Tuxedo, a regular taxi driver who becomes an international spy after inheriting a high-tech, gadget-filled tuxedo from his employer, who is out of commission due to a serious injury.
Jimmy uses the tuxedo’s abilities along with his inexperienced espionage partner (Jennifer Love Hewitt) to stop a powerful businessman from contaminating the world’s water supply.
The most memorable scene is a dance battle in which Chan uses the tuxedo to blend dancing motions with his martial arts, producing an original and thrilling action scenario unmatched by any other.
Jackie Chan has begun his career with the movie Big and Little Wong tin bar. His personality has always been so simple and down to earth. During his entire filming career till date, he has done his stunts himself. From 1982 he began experimenting by introducing a pyramid fighting style in his films. He became a popular celebrity in America after his film Rumble in the Bronx. From the year 2000 to 2005, he did live-action cameos in the scripted series Jackie Chan’s adventures. He is a unique talent—a superb martial artist with the sense of humor of the clowns of the silent age.
He can speak without saying a word through facial expression and pure physique. As funny as Buster Keaton, he is. His action scenes are as deft and daring as anything Tom Cruise ever executed in the Mission: Impossible movies and they are as complicated as ballet.
