 Black Mask 1996  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Daniel Lee
Cast: Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, Karen Mok, Francoise Yip, Kong Lung, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, King-fai Chung, Ken Lok, Lawrence Ah Mon, Sze Mei Yee, Roy Szeto
Michael (Jet Li) was once a member of a test project for a government experiment to create superhuman men and women. The project was abandoned, and Michael now works as a Hong Kong librarian and uses the name, Simon. When gang murders take place that have the markings of his former comrades in the experiment, Michael dons a Black Mask and fights the villains. The action scenes are superb.
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The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Defender
Director: Corey Yuen
Cast: Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng, Ngai Sing, Leung Wing-chung, Ng Wai-kwok, William Chu, Corey Yuen, Collin Chou
In this Cantonese version of "The Bodyguard," Beijing bodyguard Hui Ching-yeung (Jet Li) is sent to protect Michelle Yeung (Christy Chung) who has witnessed a murder by a corrupt businessman. As Hui fights off hit men while saving Michelle's life, he begins to fall in love with her. Now, complications really arise. Also dubbed in English.
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Cradle 2 the Grave 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cast: Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold, Mark Decascos, Gabrielle Union, Drag-On, Paolo Seganti, Paige Hurd, Michael Jace, Richard Trapp
Jet Li and DMX star in this nonstop action-filled story that begins with a diamond heist and continues through–among other things–a kidnapping, motorcycle and car races, speeding subway trains, and an exploding helicopter.
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Danny the Dog 2005 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Musical / Romance
aka: Unleashed
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Kerry Condon, Vincent Regan, Dylan Brown, Tamer Hassan, Michael Jenn, Phyllida Law, Carole Ann Wilson, Scott Adkins, Mike Lambert, Jaclyn Tze Wey, Puthirith Chou, Tony Theng
Danny (Jet Li) lives in a cage, wears a collar and leash, and works like a dog for his owner, Bart (Bob Hoskins), who commands him to make money for him by fighting in illegal clubs. When Bart falls into a coma following a car crash, Danny escapes and meets blind, piano teacher Sam (Morgan Freeman) and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon). Through music, they teach Danny the kinder side of life. But watch out! It won't be long before Bart comes hunting for his "dog."
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Deadly China Hero 1993 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama
aka: Last Hero in China
Director: Wong Jing, Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Chia Hui Liu, Chung Fat, Leung Ka-Yan, Dicky Cheung, Nat Chan, Yuen King Tan, Anita Yuen, Alan Chui Chung San, Tiet Wo Chu, Isabel Leung
After Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) relocates his martial arts school, he discovers a brothel next door. A short time later, Wong enters a martial arts contest, looses, and is forced out of Canton. But all is not lost; the brothel owner joins forces with Wong's students when a plot to kill Wong is revealed. It isn't long before Wong is back to his rightful place in Canton–even preventing a political kidnapping on his triumphal return.
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 Fearless 2006  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Jet Li's Fearless
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: Jet Li, Shido Nakamura, Betty Sun, Dong Yong, Paw Hee Ching, Ting Leung, Qu Yun, Nathan Jones, Brandon Rhea, Anthony De Longis, Jon T. Benn
Jet Li takes on the role of real-life martial-arts master Huo Yuanjia who gained fame in China during the early 1900s and–despite personal tragedies–redeemed himself through sportsmanship and founded the Jingwu School of fighting.
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Fist of Legend 1994 R, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Gordon Chan
Cast: Jet Li, Chin Siu-hou, Ada Choi, Yasuaki Kurata, Billy Chow, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Nakayama Shinobu, Paul Chun, Takahashi Toshimichi, Carol Tam, Jackson Liu, Wong Sun
Jet Li, the martial arts phenomenon, stars as Chen Zhen who returns home before Japan invades China in the 1930s. He learns that the Japanese have killed his martial arts teacher, and he seeks revenge. This remake of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" has big doses of action and incredible fight scenes. The film has been dubbed in English.
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Fong Sai-Yuk 1993 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
Director: Corey Yuen
Cast: Jet Li, Michelle Reis, Josephine Siao, Chu Kong, Chan Sung-yun, Sibelle Hu, Adam Cheng, Chiu Man Cheuk, Li Jia Xing
Father Fong (Chu Kong) is a member of The Red Lotus Flower Society, which is dedicated to overthrowing the evil Manchu emperor. Fong's son Fong Sai-Yuk (Jet Li) is a martial arts expert who wins the beautiful Ting Ting (Michelle Ries) in a contest. During the prenuptial dinner, the governor makes a surprise appearance and recognizes he is in a room filled with his enemies. Fighting ensues, and Father Fong is arrested. Now it is up to Sai-Yuk to save his father.
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The Forbidden Kingdom 2008 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Rob Minkoff
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Morgan Benoit, Bin Jiang, Shaohua Yang, Deshun Wang, Collin Chou, Yifei Liu, Xiao Dong Mei, Mathew Tang, Alan Ng
Jackie Chan and Jet Li take on dual roles in this first film in which they work together. The story is about nerdy, South Boston teenager Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) who finds the Monkey King's (Jet Li) magic stick in a pawn shop owned by Old Hop (Jackie Chan) and is transported back in time to ancient China. In China, Jason is trained by martial artists Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and Silent Monk (Jet Li) and then sets out with a band of warriors to free the Monkey King who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou).
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 Hero 2002 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Adventure
aka: Ying xiong
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen, Liu Zhong Yuan, Zheng Tia Yong, Yan Qin, Chang Xiao Yang, Yakun Zhang, Ma Wen Hua, Jin Ming, Xu Kuarng Hua, Wang Shou Xin
Set in ancient China, this story relates the exploits of a warrior who defeats three would-be assassins of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Chen Daoming) and prevents them from killing him. Ten years later, a man called Nameless (Jet Li) appears at the Emperor's palace and claims to be the warrior who defeated the would-be assassins. The Emperor listens to the story Nameless tells, but he notices a few flaws in the story, and Nameless finds himself in a very complicated situation.
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High Risk 1995 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Corey Yuen, Wong Jing
Cast: Jet Li, Jacky Cheung, Yau Chingmy, Wu Ma, Charlie Yeung, Valerie Chow, Billy Chau, Kelvin Wong
Two years ago, big-time criminal "The Doctor" (Kelvin Wong) killed Kit Li's (Jet Li) wife and son. Li now works for an inept martial arts movie star, Frankie Lane (Jacky Cheung), as his stunt double. When Li accompanies Lane to a party, he runs into "The Doctor" once again. "The Doctor" is engineering a jewel heist; violence ensues, including Li getting hold of a police helicopter and crashing into the penthouse where the robbery is in progress.
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Jet Li's The Enforcer 1995 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: My Father is a Hero
Director: Corey Yuen
Cast: Jet Li, Anita Mui, Tse Miu, Rongguang Yu, Corey Yuen, Ken Lo, Damian Lau, Hen-Chow Lo, Bonnie Fu, Henry Fong, Collin Chou, Mary Ellen Dunbar, Victoria Hoffman, Martin Spanjers, Fred Tatasciore
One last mission awaits the veteran undercover agent Kung Wei (Jet Li). While in Hong Kong on his assignment, his wife dies back in China. A tough Hong Kong cop, Inspector Fong (Anita Mui), is in China checking on Kung Wei's identity, and, when she brings Kung Wei's young son (Tse Miu) to Hong Kong, the game of deception gets rougher.
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Kiss of the Dragon 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Chris Nahon
Cast: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo, Laurence Ashley, Burt Kwouk, Cyril Raffaelli, Didier Azoulay, John Forgeham, Max Ryan, Colin Prince
A deadly conspiracy confronts Liu Jian (Jet Li) when he goes on temporary assignment in Paris and finds himself framed for murder. As is expected in a Jet Li film, the action scenes are top-notch, taking advantage of Jet Li's martial arts prowess.
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 Lethal Weapon 4 1998 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li, Steve Kahan, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Richard Libertini, Kim Chan, Jack Kehler, Eddy Ko, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith
The group is back for another go-around. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) were joined by Leo (Joe Pesci) in the second film and by Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) in the third, and now Lee Butters (Chris Rock) joins them. He adds additional humor to the scenes. This time, Chinese gangsters deal in slave labor and counterfeiting, while our group is the target for The Triad. Action and explosions reach a new high, as the heroes banter their way through to another successful conclusion.
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The Master 1989  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Yuen Wah, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble, Mark Williams, Anne Rickets, Rueben Gonzales, Guy Fadollone, Derek Annunciation, Corey Yuen, Henry Penzi
Yes, Jet Li is always fun to watch, but this is one of his weakest films. He arrives in San Francisco to help an uncle, but it isn't long before he takes on the entire criminal element of the city.
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, David Calder, Jessey Meng, Tian Liang, Albert Kwan, Jacky Wu
Adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) are enjoying retirement in England when they are asked to return the fabled jewel, Eye of Shangri-la, to China. They agree, and when they reach China, they encounter their son Alex (Luke Ford) who is now an archaeologist searching for the tomb of the Dragon Emperor Han (Jet Li). Alex finds the tomb and accidentally awakens Emperor Han who sets out to conquer the world. Alex asks his parents for help, and together–along with Evelyn's brother Jonathan (John Hannah) they set out to the Himalayas in search of Shangri-La where Han can make himself immortal by drinking water from the fountain. Now it is up to the O'Connells and the guardian of the fountain, the witch Zi Yuan (Michelle Yeoh), to stop the Emperor from becoming immortal and dominating the world.
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The New Legend of Shaolin 1994 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Legend of the Red Dragon
Director: Wong Jing, Corey Yuen
Cast: Jet Li, Yau Chingmy, Chi Chuen-Hua, Deannie Yip, Tse Miu, Wong Jing, Chen Sung Young, Damian Lau, Wang Lung Wei
While warrior Hung Hei-Kwun (Jet Li) and his young son Chan Kan-Nam (Damian Lau) travel around China, they are hired as bodyguards for a wealthy merchant. Unbeknownst to the merchant, his fiancee Red Bean (Yau Chingmy) and her mother (Deannie Yip) are members of a gang of thieves. Meanwhile, Hung Hei-Kwun and Red Bean become attracted to each other and join forces to protect their children from an evil monster.
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Once Upon a Time in China 1991  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Kent Cheng, Wu Ma, Simon Yam
In 1875, when colonial powers were moving into China, Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) contributed to the effort to save Canton; he began using his healing clinic to train locals in the art of kung fu. When the school is attacked and set afire, Wong and his assistants–Buck Teeth Soh (Jacky Cheung) and Porky Lang (Kent Cheng) first protect the beautiful Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) and then set about righting the wrongs of Westernization.
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Once Upon a Time in China II 1992 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, David Chiang, Max Mok, Xiong Xin Xin, Zhang Tie Lin, Paul Fonoroff, Yan Yee Kwan
In this sequel, the year is now 1895, Westernization is still forcing changes in China, and Wong Fei-hung continues to protect Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan)–all the time dealing with fanatics. In this story, the dangerous White Lotus Cult will stop at nothing to force all Westerners from Chinese soil. Wong ends up right in the middle of this dangerous situation.
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Once Upon a Time in China III 1993 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Lau Shun, Xiong Xin Xin, Max Mok, John Wakefield
In an effort to impress Western diplomats, the Dowager Empress has announced a martial arts contest. At the same time, Wong Fei-hung's (Jet Li) lady friend Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) (they finally announce their engagement in this film) takes a picture of an assassination, which leads to evidence that the Russians will stop at nothing to prevent China from ceding the Liaohung Peninsula to Japan. Wong learns that a Russian assassin plans to kill President Li during the Empress' martial arts contest. Now it rests upon Wong to prevent the murder.
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Once Upon a Time in China VI 1997 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Once Upon a Time in China and America
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xiong Xin Xin, Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe, Joe Sayah, Chrysta Belle Eucht, Jean Wong, Patrick Lung, Richard Ng
Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) and Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) are traveling in the U.S., meeting an assortment of cowboys and Indians, when they come to the aid of martial arts instructor Sol (Chan Kwok-Pong) who alerts them to racial prejudice in his community.
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 The One 2001 PG-13, 80 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: James Wong
Cast: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham, Delroy Lindo, James Morrison, Dylan Bruno, Richard Steinmetz, Steve Rankin, Tucker Smallwood, Harriet Samson Harris, Dean Norris, Mark Borchard, Darin Morgan, David Keats, Ron Zimmerman
An inhabitant of another universe, Yulaw (Jet Li), is determined to kill off all the other 123 universes, but LAPD cop Gabriel (also played by Li) stands in his way, and Gabriel turns out to be a strong adversary.
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 Romeo Must Die 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cast: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo, Jon Kit Lee, D.B. Woodside, Edoardo Ballerini, Henry O
Ex-cop Han Sing (Jet Li) becomes involved with the Chinese Mafia in San Francisco. Problems accelerate when he falls in love with the beautiful Trish O'Day (Aaliyah) who just happens to be the daughter of the rival mob leader. This kung fu film teems with action from beginning to end.
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Shaolin Temple 1982 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Xinyan Zhang
Cast: Jet Li, Ding Lan, Hai Yu, Hu Jian Qiang, Sun Jian Kui, Liu Huai Liang, Wang Jue, Du Chuan Yang, Cui Zhi Qiang, Xun Feng, Lan Ding, Chun Hua Ji
In this, Jet Li's first film, he demonstrates his remarkable martial arts talent that has brought him movie fame. In seventh-century China, a young man, Chieh Yuan (Jet Li) is taken in by monks at the Shaolin Temple and taught martial arts. Then it is time to get revenge on the evil emperor who killed his father. Phenomenal fight scenes abound.
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War 2007 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Rogue Assassin
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Cast: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzman, Saul Rubinek, Ryo Ishibashi, Sung Kang, Mathew St. Patrick, Nadine Velazquez, Andrea Roth, Kane Kosugi, Terry Chen
FBI Special Agent Jack Crawford's (Jason Statham) partner (Terry Chen) and family are brutally killed in their home, and Crawford sets out for revenge. The killer left a clue–a uranium bullet in a titanium shell–that is the trademark of Japanese assassin Rogue (Jet Li). Crawford's investigation continues for three years, and now he is in charge of the Asian Organized Crime Unit. As Crawford's investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Rogue is working on both sides in an age-old feud between the Japanese Yakuza boss, Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi), and the Chinese Triad mob leader, Chang (John Lone). Now, Rogue does not appear to be what he seems, and Crawford must figure why Rogue appears to be playing one side against the other.
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| 1. Black Mask (1996)
2. The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
aka: The Defender
3. Born to Defence (1988)
4. The Contract Killer (1998)
aka: Hitman
5. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
6. Danny the Dog (2005)
aka: Unleashed
7. Deadly China Hero (1993)
aka: Last Hero in China
8. Fearless (2006)
aka: Jet Li's Fearless
9. Fist of Legend (1994)
10. Fong Sai-Yuk (1993)
aka: The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
11. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
12. Hero (2002)
aka: Ying xiong
13. High Risk (1995)
14. Jet Li's The Enforcer (1995)
aka: My Father is a Hero
15. Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
16. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
17. The Master (1989)
18. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
19. The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
aka: Legend of the Red Dragon
20. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
21. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
22. Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
23. Once Upon a Time in China VI (1997)
aka: Once Upon a Time in China and America
24. The One (2001)
25. Romeo Must Die (2000)
26. Shaolin Temple (1982)
27. War (2007)
aka: Rogue Assassin
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