The Best Tony Jaa Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1994 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) with $686M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tony Jaa Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Tony Jaa is credited on. Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019) leads with 73, followed by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Master Z: Ip Man Legacy 2019 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Detective Chinatown 1900 2025 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Striking Rescue 2024 · Action
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#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Triple Threat 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Monster Hunter 2020 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Expend4bles 2023 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 20 Jiu Jitsu 2020 · Action
Biggest Tony Jaa Box Office Hits
Tony Jaa's films have made $1.33B worldwide in total. Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) is the biggest hit at $686M, ahead of Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) ($500M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Detective Chinatown 3 2021 · Action $686M - 2 Detective Chinatown 1900 2025 · Comedy $500M $2.23M dom.
- 3 Monster Hunter 2020 · Action $42.1M $15.2M dom.
- 4 Expend4bles 2023 · Action $37.9M $16.7M dom.
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The Protector 2006 · Action $27.2M $12M dom. - 6 Master Z: Ip Man Legacy 2019 · Action $21.8M $209K dom.
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Ong Bak 2 2009 · Action $8.94M $102K dom. - 8
The Protector 2 2014 · Action $3.4M $2.46K dom. - 9
Ong Bak 3 2011 · Action $2.34M $14.9K dom. - 10
Skin Trade 2015 · Action $595K $1.24K dom.
The Best Tony Jaa Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tony Jaa's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Tony Jaa Movies
The most recent films Tony Jaa is credited on, newest first — starting with Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Detective Chinatown 1900 2025 · Comedy
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- Expend4bles 2023 · Decha
- Detective Chinatown 3 2021 · Jack Jaa
- Monster Hunter 2020 · Hunter
- Jiu Jitsu 2020 · Kueng
- Master Z: Ip Man Legacy 2019 · Tony
- Triple Threat 2019 · Payu
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Guardians of Martial Arts 2017 · Master Jaa -
Never Back Down: No Surrender 2016 · Tony Jaa -
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences 2015 · Chatchai - Skin Trade 2015 · Action
The Best Tony Jaa Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tony Jaa films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tony Jaa movie?
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019) is the best-rated Tony Jaa film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) (68) and Striking Rescue (2024) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tony Jaa movie?
Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) made the most at the box office, with $686M worldwide, followed by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) with $500M. Together, Tony Jaa's films with box office figures have made $1.33B.
What is the best Tony Jaa action movie?
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019) is the best-rated of Tony Jaa's action films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Detective Chinatown 1900 (comedy).
What is the newest Tony Jaa movie?
The newest film on Tony Jaa's filmography is Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025).
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