Cross-media picks for John Woo fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
John Woo films are anchored in action, loyalty under pressure, and protagonists forced into violence by circumstance or betrayal. The picks here share that territory — crooked systems that push good people sideways, partners torn apart by crime or war, and revenge that moves at speed. Whether it is Stranglehold, which continues the world of Hard Boiled, or the thriller prose of Requiem for an Assassin, the common thread is high stakes and personal cost.
Film
Recoil
A cop's personal tragedy becomes all-out war — revenge and loyalty colliding in pure action-thriller mode.
Film
The Daredevils
Honour, survival, and vengeance against a criminal syndicate — with a tight brotherhood at its core.
Film
Gun Brothers
A swashbuckling outlaw hero uses a secret identity to dismantle tyranny — style and defiance in every frame.
Film
Striking Rescue
A Muay Thai expert's grief-driven rampage against the forces that murdered his family — relentless and raw.
Film
Brotherhood
Two partners, one forced into crime — loyalty cracking under impossible pressure in a corrupt world.
Film
Ambush
A framed officer flees injustice and fights to expose the real criminals — honour versus a crooked system.
Film
Burning Blood
Brothers bound by loyalty risk everything to bring down a powerful criminal network together.
Film
The Last Duel
An innocent man framed by a dirty cop emerges from prison ready to reclaim his name by force.
Series
Shades of Truth
Past lives and fractured brotherhoods collide across centuries in this crime-drama about identity and loyalty.
Series
Shooting Stars
A young man goes deep undercover in turbulent Shanghai — faith, danger, and shifting allegiances.
Series
Deep Lurk
A young agent hunts his father's killer only to find himself entangled in a long-running enemy deception.
Series
Bullet Brain
A bullet lodged in a cop's skull gives him abilities that blur the line between justice and obsession.
Series
Wounded Man
A journalist in Brazil's lawless gold rush uncovers dangerous truths — survival in a corrupt frontier.
Series
The Kung Fu Master
Legendary fighters defend their way of life against an overwhelming invading army — brotherhood under siege.
Series
Black Bullet
Humanity clings to survival against a viral threat — unlikely allies fight with fierce, desperate purpose.
Game
Stranglehold
Cinematic gun battles and environmental chaos straight from the world of *Hard Boiled* — the ultimate tribute.
Game
Manhunt
A condemned man navigates a city of orchestrated violence — dark, stylised, and unrelenting.
Game
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
A lone warrior chases revenge through a neon-soaked underworld of assassins and absurdist violence.
Game
DTR: Retribution
Betrayed and hunted, a vice cop wages a brutal one-man war on the city's criminal hierarchy.
Game
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
An espionage agent fights through relentless ambushes in a kinetic, guns-blazing spy thriller.
Game
Made Man
From war-torn Vietnam to organised crime — one man's rise through violence, loyalty tested at every turn.
Game
Line of Sight: Vietnam
An elite marksman hunts enemy soldiers in Vietnam — patience, precision, and life-or-death stakes.
Game
Jungle Strike
High-stakes aerial combat against a ruthless enemy with nukes — relentless action with global consequences.
Book
Acting Up
Frank and Joe battle sabotage and terror on a movie set in India — intrigue with cinematic flair.
Book
Point of Impact
A veteran sniper is manipulated back into killing — honour, betrayal, and an assassin who wants out.
Book
The Destroyer #11
A secret government agency faces exposure, forcing its operatives into a desperate, violent scramble.
Book
O dingos, ô châteaux!
A tangled inheritance, a corrupt patron, and a nephew used as a pawn — betrayal dressed as respectability.
Book
Requiem for an Assassin
A professional killer forced back into action to save his closest ally — loyalty above everything else.
Book
The straw men
Disappearances and missing evidence link Montana grief to Los Angeles abduction — cold, menacing conspiracy.
Book
Child's Play
Armed teenagers hunting protected mob informants — organised crime played as darkly absurdist action.
Book
Savage Day
A rogue arms dealer freed to run a mission — honour-for-hire, danger, and no clean way out.
Start with the action films and TV series here — titles like Brotherhood and Striking Rescue share the blend of loyalty under pressure and revenge-driven action that fans of Woo's work tend to gravitate towards.
Yes — Stranglehold is the most direct fit, explicitly continuing the story of Hard Boiled. DTR: Retribution and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle also deliver stylised, over-the-top action gameplay.
Thriller readers should try Requiem for an Assassin or Point of Impact — both centre on elite killers being pulled back into violence against their will, with loyalty and personal cost at the heart of each story.