Police Story - Watch Order: Release Order

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1985 - 20137 Films12h 22m3.8 Average

The Police Story franchise represents Jackie Chan's most acclaimed action series, showcasing his evolution as both a performer and filmmaker. The series began with the groundbreaking 1985 original and continued through the 1990s.

This complete watch order includes the original continuity, a spin-off featuring Michelle Yeoh's character, and two standalone reboots (2004, 2013) that reimagined the concept for different eras. The release order demonstrates the franchise's journey from classic Hong Kong action to modern international productions, offering a comprehensive view of Jackie Chan's Police Story career.

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Police Story poster

Police Story

19851h 39m4.4
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung Biu, Chor Yuen

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

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Police Story 2 poster

Police Story 2

19881h 45m4
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Bill Tung Biu, Maggie Cheung, Lam Kwok-Hung, Mars

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

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Police Story 3: Super Cop poster

Police Story 3: Super Cop

19921h 35m4
Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Cast: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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Supercop 2 poster

Supercop 2

19931h 44m3
Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rongguang, Emil Chau, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Athena Chu Yan

As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang, a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend – recently discharged from the force – is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!

ActionCrimeThrillerComedy
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Police Story 4: First Strike poster

Police Story 4: First Strike

19961h 47m3.6
Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu, Bill Tung Biu, Yuri Petrov

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

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New Police Story poster

New Police Story

20042h 2m4.2
Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Cast: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, Daniel Wu

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Police Story: Lockdown poster

Police Story: Lockdown

20131h 50m3.4
Director: Ding Sheng
Cast: Jackie Chan, Liu Ye, Jing Tian, Yu Rongguang, Yin Tao

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

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