From comedic adventures to period pieces to contemporary urban crime sagas, Jackie Chan has adapted his skills as martial artist, stuntman, actor, comedian, musician and director (to name a few) to a variety of film genres. Enjoy some of his most popular movies at SBS On Demand.
The following titles are now streaming at SBS On Demand (you can also see him in 'Focus On Jackie Chan' week on , Monday 23 to Friday 27 January 2023).
Bleeding Steel
R
China, Hong Kong, Australia, 2017
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Language: Chinese, English, Italian
Director: Leo Zhang
Starring: Jackie Chan, Show Lo, Ouyang Nana, Erica Xiahou, Callan Mulvey, Tess Haubrich, Damien Garvey, Kaitlyn Boye, Aaron Scully, Scarlett Koehne, Olga Miller, Temur Mamisashvili, Brahim Achabbakhe, Kim Gyngell, David Torok, Brendan Byrne, John Jumane, Glen Robinson.
What's it about?
Jackie Chan stars as a hardened special forces agent who fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they met in a different life.
1911: The Revolution
MA15+
Hong Kong, China, 2011
Genre: Romance, Action, War
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan, Li Zhang
Starring: Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Joan Chen, Jaycee Chan, Dennis To, Wu Jiang, Wenli Jiang, Jing Ning, Shaoqun Yu, Chun Sun, Ge Hu, Ya'nan Wang, Ming Hu
What's it about?
At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor and his ruthless mother, Empress Dowager Longyu (Joan Chen), is completely out of touch after 250 years of unquestioned power. Huang Xing (Jackie Chan) has recently returned from Japan, where he has studied the art of modern warfare. When he finds his country falling apart, he feels he has no
Source: SBS Movies
Armour of God
M
Hong Kong, 1986
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan, Lola Forner
What's it about?
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God – a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.
Armour of God II (aka Operation Condor)
M
Hong Kong, 1991
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shôko Ikeda, Vincent Lyn
What's it about?
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However, a team of mercenaries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A chase ensues as to who gets there first.
Project A
M
Hong Kong, 1983
Genre: Action, Comedy
Language: Cantonese, English
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dick Wei
What's it about?
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma (Chan), who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Project A Part II
M
Hong Kong, 1987
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Jackie Chan
What's it about?
In the sequel to the hit Hong Kong martial arts action comedy, marine police officer Dragon (Chan) is transferred to the Sai Wan district, and has to contend with gangsters, revolutionaries, pirates, and a corrupt police superintendent.
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Police Story
M
Hong Kong, 1985
Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, Yuen Chor
What's it about?
Ka Kui (Chan), a Special Squad police officer, has arrested the leader of a drug syndicate Chu (Chor). To convict Chu, the prosecutor has to rely on the evidence of Selina (Lin) who is Chu's secretary and has turned witness for the prosecution. Ka Kui is assigned to protect Selina. On the trial day, Selina disappears and Chu is therefore released. As a result, Ka Kui is demoted. However, Chu wants to dishonour Ka Kui so he sets him up, using his gun to kill another cop.
Police Story 2
M
Hong Kong, 1988
Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy
Language: Cantonese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Lam Gwok-Hung, Bill Tung
What's it about?
Having successfully put a mobster behind bars, Detective Chan Ka Kui is blamed for everything from not being a team player to damage to public property. As a result Chan is demoted but is soon reinstated by his former unit when a gang of extortionists threaten to use explosives to destroy a conglomerate's investments. As expected Detective Chan succeeds in putting the extortionists out of action.
Jackie Chan's First Strike (also known as Police Story 4)
M
Hong Kong, 1996
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Language: English, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese,
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Bill Tung, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu, Ailen Sit Chun-Wai, Yuri Petrov, Nonna Grishaeva, John Eaves, Terry Woo, Kristopher Kazmarek, Ken Lo, Elaine George, Rocky Lai Keung-Kun.
What's it about?
Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui (Jackie Chan) works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realises that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.
The Young Master
M
Hong Kong, 1980
Genre: Adventure
Language: Yue Chinese
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Wei Pai, Biao Yuen, Lily-Lee Lee Lee
What's it about?
Chan plays a martial artist who is mistaken for a criminal on the run, while attempting to track down his runaway brother. This 1980 film is the second he directed.
Wheels on Meals
M
Hong Kong, Spain, 1984
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Language: Cantonese
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Sammo Hung
What's it about?
Cousins Thomas (Chan) and David (Yuen Biao), owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby (Hung), a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia (Forner), a pickpocket.
Looking For Jackie Chan
M
China, 2009
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Language: Mandarin
Director: Jiang Ping, Gangliang Fang
Starring: Zhang Yishan, Tang Yan, Zhang Yibai, Jackie Chan, Jiang Hongbo
What's it about?
Jackie Chan is the martial arts superstar who dishes out the action in his own unique style. When a 15-year old boy goes looking for Chan to learn how to fight, he not only witnesses some spectacular bouts, but receives some important life lessons along the way.
Rumble in the Bronx
M
Hong Kong, 1995
Genre: Crime, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Language: , English
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip, Bill Tung, Marc Akerstream, Garvin Cross, Morgan Lam, Kris Lord, Carrie Cain-Sparks, Wakin Chau, Alex To Tak-Wai, Eddy Ko.
What's it about?
A Hong Kong cop on holiday in New York puts his martial arts skills to good use when he helps out a friend whose shop is targeted by a vicious street gang.
