What is the best Jackie Chan acting performance in a film he directed?

By YPB Team

When Jackie Chan steps behind the camera, the results are some of the most thrilling, personal, and physically extraordinary films ever made. His self-directed roles aren't just performances — they're love letters to cinema. Which is the greatest Jackie Chan performance in a film he directed?

  1. Chan Ka-Kui (Police Story) — ranked #11
    Chan Ka-Kui (Police Story)
    Jackie's career-defining role as a Hong Kong detective with jaw-dropping practical stunt work in Police Story (1985).
  2. Chan Ka-Kui (Police Story 2) — ranked #22
    Chan Ka-Kui (Police Story 2)
    A tense sequel deepening the character while escalating the action sequences in Police Story 2 (1988).
  3. Asian Hawk (Armour of God) — ranked #33
    Asian Hawk (Armour of God)
    A globe-trotting adventurer retrieving sacred relics featuring near-fatal stunts Chan performed himself in Armour of God (1986).
  4. Asian Hawk (Operation Condor) — ranked #44
    Asian Hawk (Operation Condor)
    A Sahara Desert adventure with some of Chan's most physically demanding stunt sequences in Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991).
  5. Ma Yung-Kwan (Project A) — ranked #55
    Ma Yung-Kwan (Project A)
    A period coast guard officer fighting pirates, featuring the legendary clock tower fall in Project A (1983).
  6. Ma Yung-Kwan (Project A Part II) — ranked #66
    Ma Yung-Kwan (Project A Part II)
    A politically richer sequel with complex allegiances and signature Chan stunt choreography in Project A Part II (1987).
  7. Dragon (The Young Master) — ranked #77
    Dragon (The Young Master)
    Chan's directorial debut featuring dazzling martial arts in a story of rival martial arts schools in The Young Master (1980).
  8. Kuo Cheng-wah (Miracles) — ranked #88
    Kuo Cheng-wah (Miracles)
    A stylized 1930s gangster role showcasing Chan's rarely seen dramatic range in Miracles (1989).
  9. Wong Fei-hung (Drunken Master II) — ranked #99
    Wong Fei-hung (Drunken Master II)
    Chan's legendary portrayal of the folk hero using drunken boxing style to spectacular effect in Drunken Master II (1994).
  10. Eddie Chan (Crime Story) — ranked #1010
    Eddie Chan (Crime Story)
    A rare serious dramatic performance as a real-life detective investigating a brutal kidnapping case in Crime Story (1993).
  11. Jackie (Who Am I?) — ranked #1111
    Jackie (Who Am I?)
    An amnesiac special ops soldier trying to piece together his identity while evading multiple enemies in Who Am I? (1998).
  12. JC (Chinese Zodiac) — ranked #1212
    JC (Chinese Zodiac)
    Chan's self-directed swan song as a stunt actor in a globe-spanning adventure in Chinese Zodiac (2012).

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