I noticed this was not a topic yet, and it also happens to be my favorite type of movie except maybe animated. I can't make lists but I can make suggestions and others can try to make a numbered list if they want.

Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee)
Ip Man (Donnie Yen)
Ong Bak (Tony Jaa)
Flash Point (Donnie Yen)
Ong Bak 2 (Tony Jaa)
Return of the Dragon (Bruce Lee/Master Chuck Norris)
Drunken Master (Jackie Chan)
Fist of Fury (Bruce Lee)
Once Upon a Time in China (Jet Li/Biao Yuen)
Ip Man 2 (Donnie Yen)
Iron Monkey (Donnie Yen/Rongguang Yu)
Dragon Tiger Gate (Donnie Yen)
The Prodigal Son (Biao Yuen/Sammo Hung)
Legend of Drunken Master (Jackie Chan)
Shaolin Soccer (Stephen Chow)
Fist of Legend (Jet Li)
The Protector (Tony Jaa)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chow Yun Fat/Michelle Yeoh)
Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow)
Kill Bill 1 & 2 (barely counts but oh well)
Drunken Monkey (Jacky Yu)
Kill Zone (Donnie Yen/Sammo Hung)
Legend is Born: Ip Man 3
Fearless (Jet Li)
Magnificent Butcher (Sammo Hung)
Wing Chun (Michelle Yeoh/Donnie Yen)
Wheels on Meals (Jackie Chan/Sammo Hung/Biao Yuen)
Black Belt (unknown karate guys)
First Strike (Jackie Chan)
Fatal Contact (Jacky Wu)
Chocolate (JeeJa Yannin)
Invincible Armour (Jang Lee Hwang/John Liu)
Project A (Jackie Chan)

Hmm...that's all i can think of for the moment, all are recommended, please add more.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Also, there needs to be some John Woo, and Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" if it's eligible.

What does Seven Samurai have to do with kung fu?

Yeah I kind of figured that. Plus, considering the Japan-o-phile I am, I should have immediately realized that Kung Fu is Chinese...

Haha... nice, you included Fist of Legend up there. The choreography absolutely blew me away the first time I saw that. What an amazing martial arts flick.

Indeed, that is a classic of the wirework type fight choreography.

Just saw the movie Tai Chi Master (not the Jet Li one) with Jacky Wu (aka Wu Jing). Wow it was an awesome movie despite it's obvious extremely low and budget and low-fi ness or whatever you call it. Deserves a mention among the greats just for the incredible display of skills by so many martial artists and choreography by the great Woo Ping Yuen. Jacky Wu is so awesome, he just keeps getting better. His earliest movie (that I know of), Tai Chi Master 2, is also really great and funny, too.

Any thoughts on Fong Sai Yuk?

Sweet list a few other ones i like

The Victim
Knockabout
Police Story 1-3
Rebellious Reign
The 36th chambers trilogy
Martial Club
Martial Arts of Shaolin - the best fighting jet li has ever done imo
Shaolin Temple
Dragons Forever
Project A 2
Enter the Fat Dragon
Young Master
Eastern Condors
Pedicab Driver
Dreadnaught
Crippled Avengers
5 Shaolin Masters
7 Grand Masters
Shaolin vs Lama
Odd Couple



One of the few kung fu classics i never really got into, i dont mind it but it didnt hit me like once upon a time in china 2 did. I found the fighting to wire based for my liking, But thats me, its usually ranked as one of jet's best movies.

Yeah mrguitar, if you're talking bout the tv movie tai chi master with wu jing i really liked that one. Had tons of great wushu fighting in it, first time i saw jacky wu jing was in SPL when he had that sick fight with donnie in the alleyway. Ive been a fan of his ever since.

Last Hurrah for Chivalry is probably my favourite martial arts film.

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