| 2025 | Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants | Director | Film |
| 2025 | Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants | Writer | Film |
| 2021 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | Director | Film |
| 2018 | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | Director | Film |
| 2017 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | Director | Film |
| 2017 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | Writer | Film |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | Old Man C | Film |
| 2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain | Director | Film |
| 2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain | Writer | Film |
| 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | Director | Film |
| 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | Writer | Film |
| 2012 | A Simple Life | Director Tsui | Film |
| 2011 | The Great Magician | Warlord | Film |
| 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | Director | Film |
| 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | Writer | Film |
| 2010 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | Director | Film |
| 2008 | All About Women | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 2008 | All About Women | Director | Film |
| 2008 | Missing | Director | Film |
| 2008 | All About Women | Writer | Film |
| 2007 | Triangle | Director | Film |
| 2005 | Seven Swords | Director | Film |
| 2004 | Crossings: John Woo | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Stories | Self | Film |
| 2003 | 1:99 Shorts | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Zu Warriors | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Zu Warriors | Writer | Film |
| 2000 | Time and Tide | Director | Film |
| 2000 | Time and Tide | Writer | Film |
| 1998 | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema | Self | Film |
| 1998 | Knock Off | Director | Film |
| 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation | Solid Gold (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | Double Team | Director | Film |
| 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation | Writer | Film |
| 1996 | Tri-Star | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Tri-Star | Writer | Film |
| 1995 | The Blade | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Love in the Time of Twilight | Director | Film |
| 1995 | The Chinese Feast | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Love in the Time of Twilight | Writer | Film |
| 1994 | The Lovers | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Once Upon a Time in China V | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Green Snake | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Time in China III | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Twin Dragons | Card Player | Film |
| 1992 | The Master | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China II | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Twin Dragons | Director | Film |
| 1991 | A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia | Self | Film |
| 1991 | The Banquet | Director | Film |
| 1991 | The Raid | Director | Film |
| 1991 | King of Chess | Director | Film |
| 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Swordsman | Director | Film |
| 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Director | Film |
| 1988 | I Love Maria | Whiskey | Film |
| 1987 | Final Victory | Big Bo | Film |
| 1986 | Happy Ghost III | Godfather | Film |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow | Music Judge | Film |
| 1986 | Peking Opera Blues | Director | Film |
| 1985 | Yes, Madam! | Panadol | Film |
| 1985 | Working Class | Sunny | Film |
| 1985 | Run Tiger Run | Grandpa Steak | Film |
| 1985 | Working Class | Director | Film |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Police Officer in Computer Room | Film |
| 1984 | Shanghai Blues | Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked | Film |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street | Director | Film |
| 1984 | Shanghai Blues | Director | Film |
| 1983 | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Reporter | Film |
| 1983 | All the Wrong Spies | Japanese Ambassador | Film |
| 1983 | Aces Go Places II | Camco | Film |
| 1983 | Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Blue Army Soldier (uncredited) | Film |
| 1983 | Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Director | Film |
| 1982 | Aces Go Places | Ballet Director | Film |
| 1981 | All the Wrong Clues | Director | Film |
| 1980 | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind | Interpol Officer | Film |
| 1980 | We're Going to Eat You | Director | Film |
| 1980 | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind | Director | Film |
| 1979 | The Butterfly Murders | Director | Film |