Stephen Chow movies rang in an era of greatness for the world of comedy.

Stephen Chow is one of Hong Kong’s best known filmmakers, producers, and actors thanks to his blockbuster movies. Chow’s movies are famous for their  unique mix of martial arts and comedy that leave most viewers with abs from laughter. This list of Stephen Chow movies is a fine selection of films that have plots all over the place, but are great nonetheless.

15. Royal Tramp

Wei Xiao Bao never imagined he'd get involved in palace politics.

Bard Wei Xiao Bao’s life takes a turn for the adventurous when he winds up as a palace spy for a revolutionary group. Somehow, Wei Xiao Bao ends up as a confidant to the Emperor and is instructed to keep an eye on certain suspicious members within the palace. Will Wei Xia Bao be able to survive the many plots of the Imperial Court?

Chow stars as a revolutionary spy who gets tangled up in one imperial plot after another.

14. King of Beggars

So Chan goes from a prestigious heir to the king of the beggars.

The story begins when martial arts master and wealthy heir So Chan falls in love with Yu-shang, a brothel worker. She agrees to marry him if he can become the King-fu Scholar, but that competition leads to the mighty So Chan and his family becoming reduced to beggars. When Yu-shang is forced into a dangerous plot, So Chan’s drive is rekindled and he must gather his fellow beggars to right what has been wronged.

In order to achieve greatness, this martial arts master must first learn defeat.

13. Hail the Judge 

A corrupt judged is moved to change his ways, but redemption isn't as easy as he'd like it to be.

Pao Lung-Sing is a descendant of famous judge, Pao Ching Tient, and he is horribly, horribly corrupt. However, when he sees Chi Siu Ling being framed as the murderer of her own family by other corrupt court officials, he has a change of heart for the better. Pao Lung-Sing endures a series of trials to finally become a righteous judge who brings the hammer of justice down on the guilty.

A corrupt judge decided that just maybe, he doesn’t want to be the villain anymore.

12. Love on Delivery

Ang Ho-Kam mans up in order to get the heart of the girl he has eyes on.

Ang Ho-Kam is a weak delivery boy with eyes for Lily, who unfortunately for him, hates weak men. To win her heart, Ang seeks to strengthen himself with help from Tat, who claims to know of kung-fu techniques that will make him mighty. In his quest for Lily’s heart, Ang becomes involved in a conflict between martial arts masters where his odds of survival are dubious at best.

If he wants to win over Lily, Ang is going to have to toughen up to be able to take down more than just one bully.

11. Fight Back to School

Just because Chow Sing-Sing was able to become a police offier, doesn't mean he'll be able to survive going back to school.

Chow Sing-Sing, who is about to lose his job as part of an elite police force, is given a second chance by a senior officer who has taken a liking to his youthful personality. His mission is to infiltrate a highschool and retrieve a stolen gun. However, school has always been Sing’s weakness. Add incompetent detective Tat to the mix, and Sing’s odds of success have never looked worse.

Secret agent Chow Sing-Sing fights against the odds to keep his job when sent back to school, though school was the reason he became a secret agent in the first place.

10. All for the Winner

Sing's uncle decides to take advantage of his gambling talent for him.

When Sing arrives in China to visit his Uncle, it is revealed he can see through objects and change playing cards by rubbing them. These gifts make him a gambling ace, and his Uncle decides to take advantage of that. A chance meeting with Lady Dream gives Sing the push he needs to challenge the King of Gamblers and prove his skill.

When his Uncle discovers his supernatural abilities that are perfect for gambling, straight into the gambling ring Sing is sent.

9. The Mermaid

A buisnessman's plans is set to destroy the home of the merpeople, and the merpeople aren't about to let that happen.

Liu Xuan is a businessman whose latest project is threatening the home of the merpeople. In order to protect their kind from further destruction, the merpeople send Shan, a mermaid, to assassinate Xuan. However, things get messy when a business partner and feelings get involved. Will Shan be successful in taking down Xuan for the sake of her people?

In order to protect her home and people, Shan must assassinate businessman Xuan, but is she strong enough to?

8. Forbidden City Cop

After he proves his inventions are useful, Ling Ling-Fat will have to prove he can keep the Emperor safe.

Ling Ling-Fat is one of the elite bodyguards of the Emperor. Unfortunately he is demoted because instead of being skilled in martial arts, he is skilled in making useful useless inventions, for instance cannons that fire from the mouth. After foiling a plot to assassinate the Emperor, Ling Ling-Fat regains his status and is employed to help uncover other possible assasination attempts.

Ling Ling-Fat must prove his worth as a bodyguard of the Emperor by stoping all the possible assassination attempts.

7. All’s Well, Ends Well

Nothing says family like equally as bad luck with romance.

Three brothers, Shang Moon, Shang Foon, and Shang So go through a series of comedic episodes about love in this Chinese New Year romcom. Shang Moon is a businessman who treats his loyal wife horribly, Shang Foon is a popular playboy, and Shang So is dance teacher. While this film isn’t intended to make much sense, the misadventures of the three brothers are definitely worth checking out.

Three brothers learn about love in the wackiest of ways in this Chinese New Year romcom.

6. From Beijing With Love

A secret agent's mission to retrieve a lost treasure does not go as planned.

Secret Agent 007 is sent on a mission by his superior to retrieve China’s only dinosaur fossil that was stolen by Golden Gun. He is joined by Lee Heung-kam, who offers her help. Little does 007 know that the people on his side are the ones he should trust the least.

Chow stars as a secret agent getting backstabbed at every turn, just for the sake of one dinosaur head fossil.

5. King of Comedy

Acting isn't for everybody, though it just might be for Wan Tin-sau.

Wan Tin-sau is hired to give acting lessons to some girls so that they can pull in more customers. Despite his lack of skill, one of the girls actually benefits from his lessons and even falls in love with him. One day, Wan Tin-sau is offered a huge movie role, but of course, there is more to the sudden opportunity than meets the eye.

Small-time actor Wan Tin-sau is looking to strike it big, and though teaching club girls may not have been what he was going for, it may be his first step on the path to greatness.

4. Journey to the West

An old legend is brought to the big screen.

Tang Sanzang is an aspiring Buddhist hero and self- proclaimed demon hunter. While battling a demon, Sanzang runs into Duan, a fellow demon hunter, who laughs at his peaceful way of defeating demons. Sanzang reports this to his master who insists on his philosophy of peace, and sends Sanzang on a journey to find enlightenment. His wild travels will introduce him to all sorts of demons, even the famed Monkey King.

Sanzang is on a mission to find the Monkey King who will hopefully help him defeat the demons plaguing his area.

3. The God of Cookery

A pretentious chef relearns the value of food from street vendors.

Stephen Chow is an arrogant celebrity chef who loses it all when he is exposed for fraudulence  by Bull Tong. A woeful Chow roams the streets later to be taken in by Turkey, a street vendor. With her help and help from another vendor, Chow is able to regain minor success. This displeases Bull who begins pulling all the stops to keep Chow from returning as the God of Cookery.

A once famous chef must climb back up from the bottom with the help of local food vendors.

2. Kung Fu Hustle

Two wannabes do all they can to join a gang, though the results aren't great.

Sing and Bone dream of joining the feared Axe Gang and seek to do this by extorting the residents of Pigsty Alley. However, the residents are tougher than they look, and not only are they able to drive away Sing and Bone, but they also pose a threat to the real Axe Gang. Comedy ensues as the Axe Gang tires time after time to defeat the Pigsty Alley residents, and Sing tries to get into the gang.

When petty crooks pose as members of a gang in order to get into said gang, they cause a whirlwind of trouble for both the gang and the residents of a local town.

1. Shaolin Soccer

Martial arts meets modern sports in this comedic masterpiece.

Golden Foot Fung was once a legendy soccer player until his leg was broken by Hung, a former teammate turned evil businessman. He meets Sing, a master of martial arts, and convinces Sing to convince his martial arts brothers to form a soccer team. Together, they must face the evil of Team Evil, led by the one and only villainous Hung.

Golden Foot Fung is given a shot at revenge when a martial artist seeking to revive the public’s interest in kung fu comes walking his way.

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