Jet Li Archives

Swordsman II (1992)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 29, 2001Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

Sensational example of the Hong Kong Wu Xia/Flying Swordsman film. Ching Siu-Tung delivers an amazing series of martial arts battles with fantastical moves that are quite out of this world

Director: Ching Siu-Tung

Actors: Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Michelle Reis, Rosamund Kwan

Category: Fantasy

29 March 20013 April 2025 by Roog

The Tai Chi Master (1993)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 20, 1999Hong Kong Martial Arts

Hong Kong action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping directs a masterpiece of martial arts cinema, featuring some of the sensational fight sequences ever put on film

Director: Yuen Wo Ping

Actors: Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chin Siu Ho

Category: Fantasy

20 July 199917 July 2024 by Roog

The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)

Rating: ★★★★

May 9, 2001Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy

Hugely enjoyable entry in Hong Kong's Wu Xia/flying swordsmen genre filled with wildly over-the-top moves

Director: Wong Jing

Actors: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau

Category: Fantasy

9 May 200121 December 2021 by Roog

Black Mask (1996)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 31, 1999Masked Superhero/Hong Kong Action

A Jet Li vehicle that falls into the masked superhero genre where the show has taken a few leaves from the tv series The Green Hornet. Enjoyable fun with some exhilarating action sequences

Director: Daniel Lee

Actors: Jet Li, Francoise Yip, Karen Mok

Category: Science Fiction

31 August 19991 December 2025 by Roog

The One (2001)

Rating: ★★

Nov 2, 2001Alternative Universe Hopping Action

Promising idea of an alternate world-hopping film from James Wong, this spends too much time copying moves from The Matrix and lets most of its possibilities pass by

Director: James Wong

Actors: Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 November 200116 December 2021 by Roog

Hero (2003)

Rating: ★★★★★

Jul 25, 2004Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

Made following the international success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Yimou makes an exquisite Wu Xia fantasy that is an even superior film, filled with visually stunning set-pieces and costuming

Director: Zhang Yimou

Actors: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, …

Category: Fantasy

25 July 200431 October 2025 by Roog

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Rating: ★

Oct 9, 2008Revived Mummy/Chinese Adventure

The third of the Brendan Fraser Mummy films that feels like it has no point other than to steal $10 from your hand and give you a bucket of content free mental popcorn in return

Director: Rob Cohen

Actors: Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Luke Ford, …

Category: Horror

9 October 20085 July 2026 by Roog

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Rating: ★

Oct 9, 2008Martial Arts Adventure

Westernised homage to Wu Xia and the Shaw Brothers film with an American teen transported back to Ancient China, this has all the thrill of junior-grade martial arts tournament

Director: Rob Minkoff

Actors: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, …

Category: Fantasy

9 October 200825 October 2025 by Roog

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)

Rating: ★★★½

May 28, 2013Flying Swordsmen/Wu Xia Film

Tsui Hark, a key figure of the modern Wu Xia cycle, makes a lushly extravagant, Chinese-backed flying swordsman epic. Featuring a wide canvas of characters who come together in a series of very entertaining playoffs

Director: Tsui Hark

Actors: Jet Li

Category: Fantasy

28 May 20138 February 2026 by Roog

The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 1, 2012Wu Xia Film

Hong Kong director Ching Siu-Tung returns with a Wu Xia film made with extravagant Chinese backing. Wu Xia of the 00s have slowly taken to CGI and Ching readily adapts his moves to this with often breathtaking effect

Director: Ching Siu-Tung

Actors: Jet Li, Raymond Lam, Shengyi Huang, Charlene Choi, …

Category: Fantasy

1 September 20124 August 2022 by Roog

League of Gods (2016)

Rating: ★★★

May 22, 2017Epic Chinese Fantasy

A Chinese fantasy film that leaves anything Western fantastic cinema has made recently for dead, including epical battle scenes and a lavish sumptuousness of costuming that leaves your jaw on the floor

Director: Koan Xu

Actors: Jacky Heung, Jet Li, Wen Zhang, Angelababy, Fan Bingbing, …

Category: Fantasy

22 May 201721 June 2026 by Roog

Mulan (2020)

Rating: ★★

Sep 19, 2020Disney Live-Action Remake

The Disney live-action remake of Mulan finally arrives mired in controversy but the film itself proves a solid production for the most part, although never quite soars as a work of fantasy

Director: Niki Caro

Actors: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jason Scott Lee, Jet Li, …

Category: Fantasy

19 September 20203 April 2026 by Roog