Jackie Chan’s 71st Birthday: 8 Must-Watch Films That Made Him a Legend

Jackie Chan’s 71st Birthday: 10 Must-Watch Films That Made Him a Legend

Police Story (1985)

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Project A (1983)

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Armour of God (1986)

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Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

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Rush Hour (1998)

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Shanghai Noon (2000)

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Drunken Master II (1994)

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The Karate Kid (2010)

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