Joan Chen
14 titles
Filmography
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24 City
(2008)In Chengdu, a factory is being pulled down to make way for multi-storey buildings with luxury flats - China is changing. Scenes of the workforce and building stripped bare and razed are intercut with workers telling their stories about the factory, their work and lives.

Saving Face
(2004)When a young woman's pregnant, unmarried mother moves into her apartment, she does what any dutifulchild with an expectant widow on her hands would do: she sets her up with every bachelor in town.

The Last Emperor
(1987)Discover the story of Pu Yi, the three-year-old boy who became emperor of China in 1908. Living in the spectacular Forbidden City, Pu Yi grows up in sumptuous surroundings amid reverent treatment. Later deposed, the last emperor becomes a western-style playboy and then Japan's puppet emperor of Manchuria.

Dìdi (弟弟)
(2024)In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

Lust, Caution
(2007)Lust, Caution is the daring new film from acclaimed director Ang. Set against the backdrop of a transforming county, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game that will ultimately determine her fate.

Sheep Without a Shepherd
(2019)Li (Xiao Yang) and his wife A Yu (Tan Zhuo) run a small company in Thailand. They have two lovely daughters and live a happy life. However, his eldest daughter kills the son of La Wen (Joan Chen) in self-defence. To protect his daughter and families, Li has to bury the body and cover the truth. La Wen is the head of the regional police, and she is dying to find her missing son. The contest between Li and La Wen is beginning.

The Hunted
(1995)Martial arts thriller about a businessman who is the only witness to a murder. After he sees a woman being beheaded, Racine is pursued by the ninja assassins of Kinjo, the killer. Only one man, a mysterious warrior named Takeda, may be able to save his life.

Wedlock
(1991)Frank has been convicted of stealing millions of dollars in diamonds, which have not been recovered. In his unisex prison, each inmate has an unknown partner. If the two are separated by more than one hundred yards, an explosive collar will kill both inmates. Frank and his female partner escape and head to recover the money, but they are hotly pursued by his double-crossing colleagues.

1911
(2011)In early 20th century China, a decorated Army general educated in modern warfare returns from a stay in Japan to unite his splintering country.

On Deadly Ground
(1994)When an oil rig worker learns that his oil company intends to destroy the Alaskan environment and the livelihoods of the local Inuit population for profit, he joins forces with an Inuit activist who opposes drilling in Alaska. Together they show that oil and water don't mix but fire and ice can be lethal!

The Blood of Heroes
(1989)In the barren and desolate world of the post-apocalyptic era, a proud warrior known only as Sallow engages in a brutal sporting event called "juggers." Sallow was once a member of the League -- a ruling body which governs the sport -- but was summarily dismissed after committing a relatively minor infraction.

Heaven & Earth
(1993)Concluding his Vietnam War trilogy that began with "Platoon" and soared with "Born on the Fourth of July," Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone ("Natural Born Killers," "JFK") brings to the screen the true story of one Vietnamese woman's heroic struggle to survive war, hardship and upheaval in her own country and in her adopted land of America.

The Wedding Banquet
(2025)When Min's boyfriend Chris rejects his spontaneous marriage proposal, Min convinces his best friend Angela to marry him instead, paying for her wife Lee's IVF treatments in exchange for his own green card. Their plans for a subtle city hall elopement are turned upside down when Min's grandmother travels to town to throw them an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

Turtle Beach
(1992)A photojournalist covering Vietnamese refugees in Malaysia finds more than a story as the journey challenges her loyalties and changes her life.