Index Of Jackie Chan Movies Better
English-language hits + still doing own stunts
This is the period that broke Jackie away from Bruce Lee imitators and invented kung fu comedy.
Applying JCI to ten canonical films yields the following top rankings: index of jackie chan movies better
| Rank | Film (Year) | JCI Score | Key Metric Highlights | |------|-------------|-----------|------------------------| | 1 | Police Story (1985) | 97.2 | SD: 7 stunts/20 min; CL: 8.4 sec avg shot; II: 3rd-degree burns, fractured vertebrae | | 2 | Project A (1983) | 94.5 | Clock tower fall (no double); CL: 9.1 sec in final fight | | 3 | Drunken Master II (1994) | 92.8 | SD: 5.5; final factory scene – 82 cuts over 12 min (low cut frequency) | | 4 | Armour of God (1986) | 89.0 | Near-fatal skull fracture (highest II weighting) | | 5 | Who Am I? (1998) | 86.3 | Glass roof slide, single take | | 6 | Police Story 2 (1988) | 85.1 | Playground explosives sequence | | 7 | Dragons Forever (1988) | 79.4 | High CL but lower SD | | 8 | Rush Hour (1998) | 52.0 | Low SD, shorter cuts, fewer injuries | | 9 | Shanghai Noon (2000) | 48.5 | Hollywood safety standards reduce II | | 10 | The Tuxedo (2002) | 31.2 | CGI heavy, minimal stunt density |
Better Index Tip: For Drunken Master II, completely ignore the Dimension Films U.S. release (which adds a terrible new score and cuts 15 minutes). The original Hong Kong cut is the only "better" version. English-language hits + still doing own stunts This
Slower, more dramatic, but still surprising
Peak kung fu comedy & death-defying stunts Better Index Tip: For Drunken Master II ,
The keyword here is "better" —meaning we are not just cataloging. We are evaluating. Each film is placed into one of three tiers:
We also include an "Index Code" for each film (e.g., Stunts: 10/10, Comedy: 8/10, Plot: 6/10) so you can quickly find what you want.