Welcome to spring on the stream! As per usual, I'm including as many movies as I can per each category as I scour Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Arrow, Peacock, Shudder, Tubi, Midnight Pulp (a "+" will be included wherever subscription fees apply), VUDU’s free selections, The Roku Channel, Popcorn Flix, Crackle, Dark Matter TV, Night Flight, Shout Factory TV (though most of their titles can also be watched via Amazon Prime). I've also started adding Paramount + titles
Again, be warned – all of the free apps have ad breaks (I know, it sucks) and the video quality is inconsistent from app to app. Sometimes it's genuine HD, other times, it's sub-VHS. I've also included links to my own reviews of some of these films.
King Hu Movies
Dragon Inn (1967) – Criterion Channel
Touch of Zen (1971) – Criterion Channel
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) – The Roku Channel
Raining in the Mountain (1979) – Criterion Channel
Liu Chia-Liang Movies
The Spiritual Boxer (1975) – Amazon Prime
Executioners from Shaolin (1977) – Amazon Prime and Pluto TV
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) – Amazon Prime
Shaolin Mantis (1978) – Amazon Prime
Spiritual Boxer II (1979) – Amazon Prime
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) – Netflix
Legendary Weapons of China (1982) – Netflix
The Lady Is the Boss (1983) – Amazon Prime
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) – Amazon Prime
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985) – Netflix
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) – Netflix
Chang Cheh Movies
The Magnificent Trio (1966) – Amazon Prime
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) – Amazon Prime
The Assassin (1967) – Amazon Prime
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) – Amazon Prime
The Invincible Fist (1969) – Amazon Prime
Have Sword Will Travel (1969) – Amazon Prime
The Flying Dagger (1969) – Amazon Prime
The Heroic Ones (1970) – Amazon Prime
Duel of Fists (1971) – Amazon Prime
The Deadly Duo (1971) – Amazon Prime
The Water Margin (co-directed with Pao Hsueh-Li and Wu Ma, 1972) – Amazon Prime
The Delightful Forest (co-directed with Pao Hsueh-Li, 1972) – Amazon Prime
The Boxer from Shantung (co-directed with Pao Hsueh-Li, 1972) – Amazon Prime
The Angry Guest (1972) – Amazon Prime
Man of Iron (co-directed with Pao Hsueh-Li, 1972) – Amazon Prime
The Pirate (co-directed with Wu Ma & Pao Hsueh-Li, 1973) – Amazon Prime
Iron Bodyguard (1973) – Amazon Prime
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) – Amazon Prime
The Savage Five (1974) – Amazon Prime
The Four Assassins (1975) – Amazon Prime
Shaolin Temple (1976) – Amazon Prime
Magnificent Wanderers (1977) – Amazon Prime
The Five Deadly Venoms (aka: The Five Venoms, 1978) – Netflix and Pluto TV
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) – Amazon Prime
Two Champions of Shaolin (1980) – Netflix and Amazon Prime
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) – Amazon Prime
Ode to Gallantry (1982) – Amazon Prime
Five Element Ninjas (1982) – Netflix
The Weird Man (1983) – Amazon Prime
Shanghai 13 (1984) – Tubi
Other Shaw Bros. Classics
There are so many of these available, so I’ve narrowed it down to personal favorites.
Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955) – Criterion (pre-Shaw Bros. Shaw & Sons)
The Twin Swords (Hsu Tseng-Hung, 1965) – Amazon Prime
The Sword and the Lute (Hsu Tseng-Hung, 1967) – Amazon Prime
The 14 Amazons (Cheng Kang, 1972) – Amazon Prime
The Flying Guillotine (Ho Meng-Hua, 1975) – Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Pluto TV
Master of the Flying Guillotine (Jimmy Wang Yu, 1976) – VUDU Free and Pluto TV
The Battle Wizard (Pao Hsueh-Li, 1977) – Amazon Prime
Clan of Amazons (Chor Yuen, 1978) – Amazon Prime
Flying Guillotine II (Hua Shan and Cheng Kang, 1978) – Netflix and Amazon Prime
The One-Armed Boxer (Jimmy Wang Yu, 1972) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Five Fingers of Death (Jeong Chang-hwa, 1972) – Amazon Prime
Black Lizard (Chor Yuen, 1981) – Amazon Prime
Jackie Chan Movies (see more below)
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung (Gam Yam, Ngai Hoi-Fung, and Corey Yuen, 1973) – Amazon Prime and Roku Channel
New Fist of Fury (Lo Wei, 1976) – Amazon Prime and Tubi
Hand of Death (John Woo, 1976) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Shaolin Wooden Men (Chen Chi-Hwa, 1976) – Pluto TV
The 36 Crazy Fists (Chen Chi-Hwa, 1977) – Tubi
To Kill with Intrigue (Lo Wei & Kim Jin-tae, 1977) – Pluto TV
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Chen Chi-Hwa, 1978) – Criterion Channel
Spiritual Kung Fu (Lo Wei, 1978) – Criterion Channel
Fearless Hyena (Jackie Chan and Kenneth Tsang, 1979) – Amazon Prime, Criterion Channel, Pluto TV, and Roku Channel
The Big Brawl (Robert Clouse, 1980) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, Crackle, and Shout Factory TV
The Young Master (Jackie Chan, 1980) – Criterion Channel, and Midnight Pulp
Dragon Lord (Jackie Chan, 1982) – Paramount +
Fearless Hyena II (Lo Wei and Chuan Chen, 1983) – Criterion Channel and Pluto TV
Police Story (Jackie Chan, 1985) – Criterion Channel and HBO Max
The Protector (James Glickenhaus, 1985) – Tubi
Project A: Part II (Jackie Chan, 1987) – Paramount +
Police Story 2 (Jackie Chan, 1988) – Criterion Channel
Island of Fire (Chu Yen-ping, 1990) – Amazon Prime, VUDU Free, Pluto TV, and Tubi
Operation Condor (Jackie Chan, 1991) – Paramount + and Pluto TV (US cut)
Police Story 3: Super Cop (Jackie Chan, 1992) – Paramount +
City Hunter (Wong Jing, 1993) – Amazon Prime, Popcorn Flix, Tubi, Pluto TV, and Shout Factory TV
Crime Story (Kirk Wong, 1993) – VUDU Free, Pluto TV, and Tubi
Rumble in the Bronx (Stanley Tong, 1995) – Tubi
Sammo Hung (directed) Movie
Knockabout (1979) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
The Victim (1980) – Amazon Prime and Tubi
The Prodigal Son (1981) – Midnight Pulp
Project A (co-directed with Jackie Chan, 1983) – Paramount +
Wheels on Meals (starring Jackie Chan, 1984) – Amazon Prime and Paramount +
Heart of Dragon (starring Jackie Chan, 1985) – Midnight Pulp
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (starring Jackie Chan, 1985) – Paramount +
My Lucky Stars (starring Jackie Chan, 1985) – Criterion Channel
Eastern Condors (1987) – Midnight Pulp
Dragons Forever (starring Jackie Chan, 1988) – Paramount +
Painted Faces (1988) – Netflix (drama based on the true childhood Peking Opera training of Hung, Chan, and Yuen Biao)
BONUS: Lucky Stars Go Places (third sequel in the Lucky Stars series, starring and produced by Hung, directed by Eric Tsang) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Yuen Woo-ping Movies
The Bloody Fists (Ng See-Yuen director, Yuen choreographer, 1972) – Tubi
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (starring Jackie Chan, 1978) – Midnight Pulp
Drunken Master (staring Jackie Chan, 1978) – Pluto TV
Born Invincible (Joseph Kuo director, Yuen choreographer, 1978) – Amazon Prime
Magnificent Butcher (co-directed with Sammo Hung, 1979) – Midnight Pulp
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) – VUDU Free and Tubi
Dreadnaught (1981) – Midnight Pulp
Legend of a Fighter (1982) – Tubi
The Miracle Fighters (1982) – YouTube
Shaolin Drunkard (1983) – Amazon Prime
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) – Pluto TV
In the Line of Duty 4 (1989) – Amazon Prime
Iron Monkey (1993) – Paramount + (US cut)
Wing Chun (1994) – YouTube
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (directed by Ang Lee, 2000) – Amazon Prime
Fearless (Ronny Yu director, Yuen choreographer, 2006) – Peacock
The Forbidden Kingdom (Rob Minkoff director, Yuen choreographer, 2008) – HULU and Pluto TV
True Legend (2010) – Tubi and Pluto TV
The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai director, Yuen choreographer, 2013) – Netflix, Roku Channel, and Tubi
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) – Amazon Prime
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (starring Michelle Yeoh, 2018) – Netflix
Michelle Yeoh Action Movies
Royal Warriors (David Chung, 1986) – Midnight Pulp
Magnificent Warriors (David Chung, 1987) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Police Story 3: Super Cop (Jackie Chan, 1992) – Paramount +
Butterfly Sword (Michael Mak, 1993) – YouTube
The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To,1993) – YouTube
Wing Chun (Yuen Woo-ping, 1994) – YouTube
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) – Amazon Prime
Silver Hawk (Jingle Ma, 2004) – Popcorn Flix
Reign of Assassins (John Woo & Chao-Bin Su, 2010) – Pluto TV and Tubi
Tsui Hark Movies (directed, written, and/or produced)
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980) – YouTube
We're Going to Eat You (1980) – YouTube
Chinese Ghost Story, A Chinese Ghost Story II, and A Chinese Ghost Story III (all directed by Ching Siu-Tung, 1987) – Amazon Prime
Once Upon a Time in China (featuring Yuen choreography, 1991) – Amazon Prime
Green Snake (1993) – YouTube
Knock Off (1998) – Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, and Tubi
The Era of Vampires (aka: Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters, 2003) – Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, and Tubi
Seven Swords (2005) – Amazon Prime, Roku Channel, Crackle, and Tubi
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) – Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, Shout Factory TV, and Tubi
Category III Movies
In 1988, Hong Kong introduced a rating system that included Category III. These were essentially X-rated softcore sex, nudity, graphic violence, and mention of real Triad gangs. There's a short sort of "Golden Era" of Cat III movies released between '88 and 1997, when the colony was absorbed by Mainland China.
The Seventh Curse (Lam Nai-Choi, 1986) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Lam Nai-Choi, 1991) – Tubi
Sex and Zen (Michael Mak, 1991) – Midnight Pulp +
The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead (Tony Lou Chun-Ku, 1991) – YouTube
Lethal Panther (Godfrey Ho, 1991) – YouTube
The Untold Story (Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Herman Yau, 1993) – Shudder and VUDU Free
Eternal Evil of Asia (Man Kei Chin, 1995) – YouTube
Ebola Syndrome (Herman Yau, 1996) – YouTube
Other Horror, Fantasy, and Cult Titles
The Oily Maniac (Ho Meng-Hua, 1976) – Amazon Prime
Bruce Lee in New Guinea (Yang Chi-yao, 1978) – Tubi
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (John Woo, 1979) – Criterion Channel
Witch from Nepal (Ching Siu-Tung, 1986) – Amazon Prime and Midnight Pulp
Future Cops (aka: Super School Overlord; Wong Jing, 1993) – YouTube (MUST SEE action comedy satire of The Terminator featuring superstar actors as Street Fighter characters)
The Bride with the White Hair (Ronny Yu, 1993) – Amazon Prime, Midnight Pulp, and Tubi
The Bride with the White Hair II (Davide Wu, 1993) – Amazon Prime, Midnight Pulp, and Tubi
BONUS: Drive (Steve Wang, 1997) – VUDU Free and Tubi (underseen American/Taiwanese/Japanese co-production)