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Jet Li

Jet Li

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born April 26, 1963 (63) · Beijing, China

Li Lianjie (李连杰, born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China, and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. Recently, he appeared in the 2010 film The Expendables.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 26, 1963 (63)
From
Beijing, China
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jet Li's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action45 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
29%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 18 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 23

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 33

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 21

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

46 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 34 of 46 analyzed roles.

Hero
34 of 46
Shadow
6 of 46
Ally
2 of 46
Mentor
2 of 46
Trickster
1 of 46
Herald
1 of 46
Show the 46 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Thrilling
30
Melancholic
13
Absurd
9
Joyful
7
Other
37

How their films linger

Fun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jet Li's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jet Li's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blades of the Guardians(2026)

    as Lord Chang

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mulan(2020)

    as The Emperor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Guardians of Martial Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · as Old Servant

  • One Sword Sweeps All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · as Ren Lan Feng

  • 鲁豫有约一日行 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • League of Gods(2016)

    as Jiang Ziya

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    as Yin Yang

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Badges of Fury(2013)

    as Huang Feihong

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    as Yin Yang

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate(2011)

    as Chow Wai-on

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Sorcerer and the White Snake(2011)

    as Fa Hai

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables(2010)

    as Yin Yang

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ocean Heaven(2010)

    as Wang Xingchang

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Founding of a Republic(2009)

    as Chen Shaokuan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 激荡·1978-2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 31 episodes · Actor

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008)

    as Han

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden Kingdom(2008)

    as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Warlords(2007)

    as General Pang Qingyun

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • War(2007)

    as Rogue

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Be My Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fearless(2006)

    Producer · as Huo Yuanjia

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Unleashed(2005)

    Producer · as Danny

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Cradle 2 the Grave(2003)

    as Su

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hero(2002)

    as Nameless

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The One(2001)

    as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of the Dragon(2001)

    Associate Producer · Original Story · Producer · as Liu Jian

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Romeo Must Die(2000)

    as Han Sing

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon 4(1998)

    as Wah Sing Ku

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hitman(1998)

    as Fu

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China and America(1997)

    as Wong Fei Hung

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Black Mask(1996)

    as Tsui Chik / Black Mask

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words(1996)

    as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • High Risk(1995)

    as Kit Li

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • My Father Is a Hero(1995)

    as Kung Wei

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Oriental Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Top Fighter(1995)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fist of Legend(1994)

    Producer · as Chen Zhen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Bodyguard from Beijing(1994)

    Producer · as John Cheng

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Shaolin Kung Fu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as actor

  • The New Legend of Shaolin(1994)

    Executive Producer · as Hung Hei-Kwun

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Cult Master(1993)

    Producer · as 张无忌

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tai Chi Master(1993)

    Producer · as Zhang Jun Bao

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk 2(1993)

    Producer · as Fong Sai Yuk

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Last Hero in China(1993)

    Producer · as Wong Fei Hung

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Legend(1993)

    Executive Producer · as Fong Sai-Yuk

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China III(1992)

    as Wong Fei Hung

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Swordsman II(1992)

    as Ling Wu Chung

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Master(1992)

    as Kit

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China II(1992)

    as Wong Fei Hung

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China(1991)

    as Wong Fei Hung

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Fight(1989)

    as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Born to Defense(1988)

    Director · as Jet

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Jet Li's Shaolin Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Martial Arts of Shaolin(1986)

    as Lin Zhi Ming

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kids from Shaolin(1984)

    as San Lung

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Shaolin Temple(1982)

    as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Nonstop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

$403M worldwide

Highest rated

Hero (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Film career

19822026

Peak 1993 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 29 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1982Screen debut· Shaolin Temple
  • 1982First top-billed film· Shaolin Temple
  • 2002Career best· Hero

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 58: 44 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting1 of 58: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 58: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 58: 1 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

58 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew1990s22 · 22 acting · 8 crew2000s15 · 14 acting · 4 crew2010s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 75% of 48 roles
8292970212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jet Li's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Founding of a Republic (2009)

86th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hero (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jet Li's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles51–91 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles13–52 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles16–85 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles6–44 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles33–70 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jet Li work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jet Li's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Angie Lam shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Angie Lam12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Angie Lam
  • Moon-Tong Lau8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Moon-Tong Lau
  • Marco Mak6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Marco Mak
  • Arthur Wong5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Arthur Wong

Producers

Mixed roles