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Chow Yun-fat

05/18/1955 (69 years old) | Hong Kong, China | Actor | Male

Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.

Chow Yun-fat Top Movies and TV Shows in 2024

Chart List

1.	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	58
2.	Bulletproof Monk	26
3.	Dragonball Evolution	25
4.	Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End	23
5.	The Monkey King	23
6.	Shanghai	10
7.	A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon	7
8.	God of Gamblers II	7
9.	The Corruptor	6
10.	Project Gutenberg	1
11.	The Replacement Killers	0
12.	A Better Tomorrow	0
13.	Anna and the King	0
14.	Let the Bullets Fly	0
15.	Cold War II	0
16.	A Better Tomorrow II	0
17.	God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage	0
18.	The Romancing Star II	0
19.	The Romancing Star III	0
20.	Dream Lovers	0
21.	Witch from Nepal	0
22.	Why Me?	0
23.	One More Chance	0
24.	The Occupant	0

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Movie | China | 10/01/2000 | Action | Kung-fu

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

7.9/10

98%

964

Bulletproof Monk

Movie | United States | 03/28/2003 | Action | Buddies

A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.

5.5/10

23%

Dragonball Evolution

Movie | United States | 04/01/2009 | Adventure | Fantasy Adventure

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

2.5/10

15%

428

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

Movie | United States | 05/19/2007 | Adventure | Pirates

Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with brave Will Turner and feisty Elizabeth Swann. And what of Jack Sparrow? Nothing is as it seems.

7.1/10

44%

1,624

The Monkey King

Movie | China | 01/09/2014 | Action

Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India.

4.9/10

26%

Shanghai

Movie | China | 10/02/2010 | Romance

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

6.6/10

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

Movie | Hong-Kong | 10/20/1989 | Action

The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark (Chow Yun-Fat), travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely Kit. As he becomes more involved in her various underworld deals, a tragic romance develops. On the eve of the outbreak of war, Kit's past returns to endanger her, and Mark must risk everything for the one true love of his life...

5.9/10

God of Gamblers II

Movie | Hong-Kong | 12/13/1990 | Action

Wong Jing's sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers finds Chow Sing Cho looking up to Michael Dagger Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a gang boss is bent on ruining the God of Gamblers' name.

6.8/10

The Corruptor

Movie | United States | 03/12/1999 | Action

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

6.1/10

48%

Project Gutenberg

Movie | China | 09/30/2018 | Action

The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named Painter . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of Painter, the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.

6.8/10

245

The Replacement Killers

Movie | United States | 02/06/1998 | Action | Heroic Bloodshed

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the childs life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

6.1/10

37%

102

A Better Tomorrow

Movie | Hong-Kong | 08/02/1986 | Action | Heroic Bloodshed

Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life. A science fiction thriller from the early 1990's with a star studded cast.

7.4/10

Anna and the King

Movie | United States | 12/16/1999 | Romance | Forbidden Love

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860's. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

6.7/10

Let the Bullets Fly

Movie | China | 12/16/2010 | Comedy | Buddies

Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.

7.3/10

307

Cold War II

Movie | Hong-Kong | 09/08/2016 | Action

A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chiefs are forced to take their fight to the streets of Hong Kong with deadly consequences.

6.5/10

301

A Better Tomorrow II

Movie | Hong-Kong | 12/17/1987 | Action

A restaurant owner his ex-con brother and a policeman team up to avenge the murder of his old friends daughter by the Triad.

7.2/10

God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage

Movie | Hong-Kong | 12/13/1996 | Action

Following Ko Chun's earlier years as he battles for the position he was destined for: The God of Gamblers.

6.2/10

The Romancing Star II

Movie | Hong-Kong | 01/21/1988 | Comedy

Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken hostage in a bank robbery! The trio makes it onto TV, which equals instant celebrity, but the big station in town won't give them a job. Enter Andy Lau, who gives the guys their own talk show on a rival station, where they beat up their guests for being annoying. Meanwhile, a trio of comely females (including Elizabeth Lee and Carina Lau) move in next door, and the chase is on!

5.6/10

The Romancing Star III

Movie | Hong-Kong | 12/21/1989 | Comedy

This third franchise installment carries on the wacky romantic spirit of cheese auteur Wong Jing's earlier efforts, as four mismatched and contentious Hong Kong couples consider swapping partners but realize they're happier as they are.

4.7/10

Dream Lovers

Movie | 04/25/1986

Chow Yun-Fat and Brigitte Lin have their incredible talents used to the hilt in this romantic mystery about a pair of tragic lovers from 2100 years before now reincarnated in modern Hong Kong.

43%

Witch from Nepal

Movie | 02/27/1986

A Hong Kong man goes on vacation to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.

Why Me?

Movie | 10/29/1985

The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who tries to give him a better life. Koko's battle against ignorance and apathy on Fat Cat's behalf takes its toll on them both.

One More Chance

Movie | 06/21/2023

Water Ng, a typical loser who likes to gamble and takes no responsibility is asked to take care of his ex-girlfriend Jik’s son, Yeung. With Jik tells him that Yeung is his son, and promised 100 thousand dollars, Water Ng agrees to be a father for one month. Soon he notices his son has Autism. He gets to understand the difficulties of raising a child along with special needs. With Jik's absence on the agreed date, Water Ng realizes why she brought him his blood. He finds his life goal while discovering Yeung’s talent on the racing field, then decides to get rid of the dissipated life and accompany his son spreading wings for the dream.

The Occupant

Movie | Hong-Kong | 09/30/1984 | Comedy

When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a cheap apartment there, which she soon discovers is haunted by the spirit of a deceased singer.

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