Chan plays a bullied orphan who meets an old beggar who becomes his teacher in Snake Kung Fu. Not only did this movie show off Jackie Chan's comedic approach to martial arts cinema before Drunken ...

Police Story follows Jackie Chan as he fights enemies and tries to convince others that he’s not part of the villainous side.

And like the real-life Chan’s media image, this fictional Jackie is just a really nice guy when a beautiful journalist in distress (the Power Rangers movie’s Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) bumps into ...

But, you watch a Jackie Chan movie to see him move. When it's a different face, at best, it obscures his still impressive feats, and at worst, causes viewers to question if it's even still him.

Jackie Chan returned to Los Angeles for the 2025 Critics Choice Award Feb. 7, receiving a standing ovation before presenting the Best Foreign Language Film prize to Emilia Pérez.