The Best Jet Li Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1982 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mulan (2020) comes out on top with a score of 50. The biggest box office hit is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) with $403M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jet Li Box Office Hits
Jet Li's films have made $2.19B worldwide in total. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) is the biggest hit at $403M, ahead of The Expendables 2 (2012) ($315M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008 · Action $403M $102M dom. - 2
The Expendables 2 2012 · Action $315M $85M dom. - 3
The Expendables 2010 · Action $274M $103M dom. - 4
Blades of the Guardians 2026 · Action $215M $1.61M dom. - 5
The Expendables 3 2014 · Action $215M $39.3M dom. - 6
The Forbidden Kingdom 2008 · Action $129M $52.1M dom. - 7
Romeo Must Die 2000 · Action $91M $56M dom. - 8
The One 2001 · Action $79.6M $43.9M dom. - 9
Mulan 2020 · Action $70M - 10
Fearless 2006 · Action $68.1M $24.6M dom.
The Best Jet Li Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jet Li has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 32 films, and Mulan (2020) is the pick of them.
The Best Jet Li Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jet Li's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Jet Li Movies
The most recent films Jet Li is credited on, newest first — starting with Blades of the Guardians (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Blades of the Guardians 2026 · Chang Guiren
- Mulan 2020 · Emperor
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Guardians of Martial Arts 2017 · Old Servant - The Expendables 3 2014 · Action
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Badges of Fury 2013 · Huang Feihong -
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2012 · Action - The Expendables 2 2012 · Action
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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2011 · Chow Wai-on - The Expendables 2010 · Action
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Ocean Heaven 2010 · Wang Xingchang -
Warlords 2010 · Action -
The Founding of a Republic 2009 · Chen Shaokuan
The Best Jet Li Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jet Li films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jet Li movie?
Mulan (2020) is the best-rated Jet Li film, with a Movie Echo Score of 50. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Mulan: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jet Li movie?
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) made the most at the box office, with $403M worldwide, followed by The Expendables 2 (2012) with $315M. Together, Jet Li's films with box office figures have made $2.19B.
Which Jet Li movie won the most awards?
Mulan (2020) is the most decorated Jet Li film, with 2 wins from 14 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jet Li action movie?
Mulan (2020) is the best-rated of Jet Li's action films, with a score of 50. In other genres: The Warlords (drama) and The Founding of a Republic (history).
What is the newest Jet Li movie?
The newest film on Jet Li's filmography is Blades of the Guardians (2026), with Jet Li as Chang Guiren.
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