The Best Chow Yun-Fat Movies, Ranked
64 credits from 1980 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Project Gutenberg (2018) comes out on top with a score of 74. The biggest box office hit is Project Gutenberg (2018) with $188M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Chow Yun-Fat Box Office Hits
Chow Yun-Fat's films have made $894M worldwide in total. Project Gutenberg (2018) is the biggest hit at $188M, ahead of From Vegas to Macau III (2016) ($182M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Project Gutenberg 2018 · Action $188M - 2
From Vegas to Macau III 2016 · Action $182M - 3
From Vegas to Macau II 2015 · Comedy $164M - 4
From Vegas to Macau 2014 · Action $164M - 5
The Last Tycoon 2012 · Drama $25M - 6
A Better Tomorrow II 1987 · Crime $5M - 7
A Better Tomorrow 1986 · Drama $5M - 8
Confucius 2010 · Drama $4.5M - 9
One More Chance 2023 · Drama $1.71M - 10
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2006 · Comedy $901K
The Best Chow Yun-Fat Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chow Yun-Fat has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 16 films, and Project Gutenberg (2018) is the pick of them.
- Action 16 films Project Gutenberg 2018 · as Painter Movie Echo Score: 74
- Drama 13 films The Last Tycoon 2012 · as Cheng Daqi
- Comedy 11 films From Vegas to Macau II 2015 · as Ken / Ko Chun
- Crime 9 films A Better Tomorrow II 1987 · as Ken Lee
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Romance 9 films The Romancing Star II 1988 · as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
The Best Chow Yun-Fat Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chow Yun-Fat's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 1 film One More Chance 2023 · as Water Ng
- 2010s 6 films Project Gutenberg 2018 · as Painter Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2000s 2 films The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2006 · as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
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1990s 10 films Hard Boiled 1992 · as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen - 1980s 44 films A Better Tomorrow II 1987 · as Ken Lee
The Latest Chow Yun-Fat Movies
The most recent films Chow Yun-Fat is credited on, newest first — starting with One More Chance (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- One More Chance 2023 · Water Ng
- Project Gutenberg 2018 · Painter
- From Vegas to Macau III 2016 · Ken Shek / Ko Chun
- From Vegas to Macau II 2015 · Ken / Ko Chun
- From Vegas to Macau 2014 · Ken
- The Last Tycoon 2012 · Cheng Daqi
- Confucius 2010 · Confucius
- The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2006 · Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
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Waiting Alone 2005 · Fa Ge (cameo) -
Peace Hotel 1995 · Wong Ah Ping -
God of Gamblers’ Return 1994 · Ko Chun -
Treasure Hunt 1994 · Jeffrey Chang Ching
The Best Chow Yun-Fat Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chow Yun-Fat films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Chow Yun-Fat movie?
Project Gutenberg (2018) is the best-rated Chow Yun-Fat film, with a Movie Echo Score of 74. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Project Gutenberg: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Chow Yun-Fat movie?
Project Gutenberg (2018) made the most at the box office, with $188M worldwide, followed by From Vegas to Macau III (2016) with $182M. Together, Chow Yun-Fat's films with box office figures have made $894M.
What is the best Chow Yun-Fat action movie?
Project Gutenberg (2018) is the best-rated of Chow Yun-Fat's action films, with a score of 74. In other genres: The Last Tycoon (drama), From Vegas to Macau II (comedy) and A Better Tomorrow II (crime).
What is the newest Chow Yun-Fat movie?
The newest film on Chow Yun-Fat's filmography is One More Chance (2023), with Chow Yun-Fat as Water Ng.
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