Police Story Movies in Order & How Many Are There?
Police Story, a Hong Kong action comedy crime franchise, comprises of a lot of movies created by and starring Jackie Chan. With so many movies, you have to wonder, how many movies are there and what is the best way to watch Police Story movies in order. Well, we have you covered.
Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with director James Glickenhaus on The Protector, which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. The first Police Story film is considered by fans to be one of Chan’s best films. It was a massive hit in Asia. According to his autobiography, I Am Jackie Chan, Chan considers the film his best, in terms of action and stunts.
In this article, we will let you know exactly how many Police Story movies are there, how to watch them in order, do you need to watch them in order, and whether will there be more Police Story movies in the future. So, let’s begin.
How many Police Story movies are there?
There are currently seven movies in the Police Story franchise, variously directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Benny Chan, and Ding Sheng. Let’s now see what they look like in order by their release date.
- Police Story (1985)
- Police Story 2 (1988)
- Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
- Crime Story (1993)
- Supercop 2 (1993)
- First Strike (1996)
- New Police Story (2004)
- Police Story 2013 (2013)
Now let’s see what is the best way to watch Police Story movies in order, what are they about and how they connect to each other.
Police Story movies in order
You could watch Police Story movies in order, but we have actually made a better watch order for you. The below way is the best way to watch Police Story movies. We will first put all the original Police Story movies, including the spin-off movies, then the movie that is a part of the original series, but doesn’t feel that way, and then the two reboots. So check it out below.
Police Story (1985)
Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer who is successful in his job. Namely, during the operation, Chan manages to catch a drug dealer who is powerful in mafia circles.
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Considering that with the arrest of the mobster, Chan gained a powerful enemy, his business life will change a lot. Namely, the drug dealer will set him up for the murder of another policeman, and Chan will now have to clear the stain from his name and prevent his girlfriend from leaving him.
Police Story 2 (1988)
Although he became a hero after capturing the criminal Tom Koo, police officer Kevin Chan (J. Chan) was demoted to traffic police for insubordination and endangering the public. Despite this, Chan still takes his work seriously and does it just as diligently. Trouble resurfaces after Koo is released early from prison because he is seriously ill, but immediately threatens Chan and his girlfriend May (M. Heung).
When he gets into a fight with Ko’s men, Chan resigns from the police force, to the surprise of his superiors. Unlike them, his girlfriend is overjoyed, and they are planning a vacation together. Just when they bought their tickets for the summer vacation, they receive a bomb alert in a large shopping center. Chan takes the initiative and evacuates the building…
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
At the request of the anti-narcotics department of Interpol, the Hong Kong Royal Police sends its best agent Kevin into action, who has earned the nickname Supercop for his previous exploits. His task is to break the big smuggling ring of the powerful Asian drug lord Chai Ba. With the cooperation of the police of the People’s Republic of China, Kevin gets a new identity and the beautiful Chinese policewoman Hu as his assistant and is thrown in among the smugglers.
A road full of excitement and death leads the two agents to the famous “golden triangle” at the tri-border of Burma, Thailand and Laos, the world’s largest center for drug production, and then through Hong Kong to Malaysia. At one point, Kevin and Hua are unmasked as secret agents…
Supercop 2 (1993)
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call on Jessica Yang, a rising star in their ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves.
It is a spin-off of Jackie Chan’s Police Story film series involving the character Yeoh portrayed in Supercop, Inspector Jessica Yang.
Both Jackie Chan and Bill Tung have cameo appearances as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui and “Uncle” Bill Wong in the film. Although Jackie Chan only has a cameo appearance. He reprises his role as Inspector Chan, but in drag to catch a criminal in drag wearing the same wig and clothes.
First Strike (1996)
Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer who joins the CIA forces in Ukraine. While searching for the missing nuclear warhead, Chan discovers that potential buyers of the deadly weapon are hiding within the ranks of the Russian mafia.
Coming into contact with the person who owns the missile, Chan comes into great danger, and his adventures take him from continent to continent, until the final explosive showdown with his opponents!
Crime Story (1993)
A Special Agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn’t that simple.
Unlike most Jackie Chan films, which feature a combination of action and comedy, Crime Story is mostly a serious film. The film is based on actual events surrounding of the 1990 kidnapping of a Chinese businessman Teddy Wang.
New Police Story (2004)
A senior police detective from Hong Kong Chan Kwok-wing (J. Chan) is today only a shadow of the once multi-awarded guardian of the law. He gets drunk every day and cannot forget what happened to him on duty a year ago when his colleagues were killed in an operation to capture a gang of young robbers, for which he blamed himself.
Meanwhile, the police failed to put an end to the hanged criminals from rich families led by Joe (D. Wu). Despite everything, Chan stands by his new partner Frank (N. Tse) in order to finally catch Joe and his associates and thus get rid of the ballast of the past that almost destroyed his daily life.
New Police Story, made in 2004, is a reboot of the Police Story series.
Police Story 2013 (2013)
Unlike the previous Police Story films where he portrayed a Hong Kong cop, Jackie portrays a mainland Chinese officer named Zhong Wen. Zhong heads to Wu Bar in search of his estranged daughter, Miao Miao (Jing Tian).
He disapproves of Miao’s relationship with Wu Jiang (Liu Ye), the nightclub owner. However, Wu, who is looking for the release of a long-time prisoner, takes Zhong, Miao, and a group of strangers hostage.
Police Story 2013, made in 2013, stars Jackie Chan in another reboot of the series.
