Jackie Chan Movies In Order __full__ May 2026
| Year | Title (English) | Phase | Key Stunt/Significance | |------|----------------|-------|------------------------| | 1962 | Big and Little Wong Tin Bar | I | Child extra | | 1971 | Fists of Fury | I | Killed by Bruce Lee | | 1976 | New Fist of Fury | I | First lead (flop) | | 1978 | Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow | II | Breakthrough | | 1978 | Drunken Master | II | Signature style born | | 1980 | The Young Master | II | First outtakes reel | | 1982 | Dragon Lord | II | Shuttlecock kick | | 1983 | Project A | III | Clock tower fall | | 1985 | Police Story | III | Mall pole slide | | 1986 | Armour of God | III | Skull fracture | | 1994 | Drunken Master II | III | Coal crawl | | 1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | IV | US breakthrough | | 1998 | Rush Hour | IV | Buddy cop formula | | 2017 | The Foreigner | V | Aged realism | | 2023 | Ride On | V | Meta-elegy |
This paper proposes that future Jackie Chan studies should always present films in order of production , not release, because his healing time between injuries dictates the narrative rhythm. jackie chan movies in order
At age 8, Chan appears as a child actor in Big and Little Wong Tin Bar . But the crucial order is behind the camera: his training at the China Drama Academy (age 7-17) precedes every kick. In Fists of Fury (1971), Chan is a thug who gets his neck snapped by Bruce Lee—a humiliation he will spend 20 years avenging by inverting Lee’s model. The first true “Jackie Chan movie” is New Fist of Fury (1976), but it fails because it copies Lee. Imitation is death. Phase II: The Schlock Years & The Director’s Awakening (1976–1982) Order Key: Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (1978) → Drunken Master (1978) → The Young Master (1980) → Dragon Lord (1982). | Year | Title (English) | Phase |