Jet Li filmography
Considering US box office statistics, the most successful Jet Li American film as of August 2010 is Lethal Weapon 4, which grossed over 130 million dollars domestically, while the second is The Expendables with over 103 million dollars.[1] Hero is the third most successful foreign language film in the US,[2] and one of the best critically acclaimed Li movies.[3] Fearless is the sixth most successful foreign language film of all times in the US.[2] From a critical point of view, the best acclaimed Li movie is Fist of Legend (Rotten Tomatoes: 100%) and the worst is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Rotten Tomatoes: 13%).[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Shaolin Temple | 少林寺 | "Jueh Yuan" | |
| 1984 | Kids From Shaolin | 少林小子 | "San Lung" | |
| 1986 | Born to Defence | 中華英雄 | "Jet" Director | Jet Li's directorial debut aka Born to Defend (Australia) aka Born to Defense (USA) |
| Martial Arts of Shaolin | 南北少林 | "Zhi-ming" | aka Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin | |
| 1989 | Dragon Fight | 龍在天涯 | "Jimmy Lee" | |
| The Master | 龍行天下 | "Jet" | ||
| 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China | 黃飛鴻 | "Wong Fei-hung" | |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China II | 黃飛鴻之二男兒當自强 | "Wong Fei-hung" | |
| Swordsman II | 笑傲江湖之東方不敗 | "Ling-wu Chung" | aka The Legend of the Swordsman (USA) | |
| 1993 | Tai Chi Master | 太極張三豐 | "Zhang Sanfeng" Producer | aka Twin Warriors (USA) |
| Fong Sai-yuk | 方世玉 | "Fong Sai-yuk" Producer | aka The Legend | |
| Fong Sai-yuk II | 方世玉續集 | "Fong Sai-yuk" Producer | aka The Legend II | |
| Kung Fu Cult Master | 倚天屠龍記之魔教教主 | "Cheung Mo-kei" Producer | aka The Evil Cult (USA) aka Lord of the Wu Tang aka Kung Fu Master | |
| Last Hero in China | 黃飛鴻之鐵雞斗蜈蚣 | "Wong Fei-hung" Producer | aka Claws of Steel aka Deadly China Hero | |
| Once Upon a Time in China III | 黃飛鴻之三：獅王争霸 | "Wong Fei-hung" | aka The Invincible Shaolin | |
| 1994 | The Bodyguard from Beijing | 中南海保鑣 | "Allan Hui Ching-yeung" / "John Chang" Producer | aka The Defender aka Zhong Nan Hai bao biao |
| Fist of Legend | 精武英雄 | "Chen Zhen" Producer | ||
| The New Legend of Shaolin | 洪熙官之少林五祖 | "Hung Hei-kwun" Producer | aka Legend of the Red Dragon | |
| 1995 | High Risk | 鼠胆龍威 | "Kit Li" | aka Meltdown |
| My Father Is a Hero | 給爸爸的信 | ""Kung Wei" | aka The Enforcer aka Letter to Daddy | |
| 1996 | Black Mask | 黑俠 | "Michael" / "Simon" / "Tsui Chik" / "Black Mask" | Released in 1999 in the United States |
| Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" | 冒險王 | "Chow Si-kit" | aka Adventure King aka The Scripture With No Words | |
| 1997 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | 黃飛鴻之西域雄獅 | "Wong Fei-hung" | aka Once Upon a Time in China IV |
| 1998 | Hitman | 殺手之王 | "Fu" | aka The Hitman aka The Contract Killer |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | 致命武器4 | "Wah Sing-ku" | ||
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | 致命羅密歐 | "Han Sing" | |
| 2001 | The One | 最後一強 | "Gabe Law" / "Gabriel Yulaw" / "Lawless" | |
| Kiss of the Dragon | 龍之吻 | "Liu Jian" Associate Producer | ||
| 2002 | Hero | 英雄 | "Nameless" | Released in 2004 in the United States |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | 同盜一擊 | "Su" | |
| 2005 | Unleashed | 不死狗 | "Danny" Producer | aka Danny the Dog |
| 2006 | Fearless | 霍元甲 | "Huo Yuanjia" Producer Presenter | aka Legend of a Fighter (Hong Kong) |
| 2007 | The Warlords | 投名狀 | "Pang Qingyun" | |
| War | 玩命對戰 | "Rogue" aka "Victor Shaw" | aka Rogue Assassin or Rogue | |
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | 功夫之王 | "Sun Wukong the Monkey King" / "Silent Monk" | |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 盜墓迷城3 | "Emperor Han" | ||
| 2009 | The Founding of a Republic | 建國大業 | "Chen Shaokuan" | aka Jian Guo Da Ye (lit. The Great Cause of China's Foundation) aka Founding of the Nation aka Lofty Ambitions of Nation Building |
| 2010 | Ocean Heaven | 海洋天堂 | "Sam Wong" | |
| The Expendables | 浴血任務 | "Yin Yang" | ||
| 2011 | The Sorcerer and the White Snake | 白蛇傳說之法海 | "Reverend Fahai" | |
| Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | 龍門飛甲 | "Chow Wai-on" | ||
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | 浴血任務2 | "Yin Yang" | |
| 2013 | Badges of Fury | 不二神探 | "Huang Feihong" | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | 浴血任務3 | "Yin Yang" | Fifth time partnered with Jason Statham, second time opposite Mel Gibson since Lethal Weapon 4 |
| 2016 | League of Gods | 封神榜 | "Jiang Ziya" | Filming[4] |
Documentaries
| Year | Documentary title | Chinese title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | This is Kung Fu | 中華武術 | Biographic role |
| 1988 | Dragons of the Orient | 東方巨龍 | Biographic role |
| Abbot Hai Teng | 少林海燈大師 | Biographic role | |
| 1992 | Lucky Way | 大八掛 | |
| 1994 | Shaolin Kung Fu | 少林真功夫 | |
| 1999 | Lee-Thal Weapon | ||
Video game
| Year | Game title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jet Li: Rise to Honor | "Kit Yun" (voice, motion-capture actor) | Released in 2004 in the United States |
References
- ↑ "Jet Li". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- 1 2 "Foreign Language". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- 1 2 "Jet Li". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ "Angelababy Joins Huang Xiaoming in Cast of "Feng Shen Bang"". Retrieved 2015-01-23.
External links
- Jet Li at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Jet Li at the Internet Movie Database
- Jet Li at Hong Kong Cinemagic
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