Inspired by filmmakers Sam Peckinpah and Jean-Pierre Melville, John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow series showcases strains of brotherhood, bullets flying, and a hero everyone roots for. These Hong Kong-made films follow the path of Sung Tse-Ho, an ex-gangster released from prison attempting to reconcile his relationship with his police graduate brother, Kit, but Ho’s ties to a crime syndicate won’t break so easily. See the films that put the director on the path to Hollywood blockbusters like Face/Off. – Felicity Guajardo
