Happy Birthday Donnie Yen: ‘IP Man’ Actor Turns 59, His 5 Best Movies as per IMDb

Lokendra Deswar July 26, 2022

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Happy Birthday Donnie Yen: 'IP Man' Actor Turns 59, His 5 Best Movies as per IMDb

Hong Kong’s notorious actor, director, producer, martial artist and former Wushu tournament champion Donnie Yen is celebrating his 59th birthday today, July 27, 2022. Born on July 27, 1963, in Guangzhou, China, Donnie is one of Hong Kong’s top action stars. Yen, who made his acting debut in the 1984 action/comedy film Drunken Tai Chi, gained international recognition after appearing in one of the most successful martial arts-based film franchise, “Ip Man”. Along with these, he has also been a part of several financially successful Hollywood film franchises such as ‘Star Wars’, ‘XXX’ and ‘Blade’.

Talking about his upcoming project, the Hong Kong superstar is all set to appear in the Keanu Reeves starrer ‘John Wick 4‘.

Below are the 5 best Donnie Yen movies ranked according to IMDb.

Happy Birthday Donnie Yen: ‘IP Man’ Actor Turns 59, His 5 Best Movies as per IMDb

1. Ip Man (2008) – 8/10

The Hong Kong-based infamous biographical martial arts film franchise ‘Ip Man’ debuted in 2008. The film is based on the life of Ip Man also known as Yip Man, who was the teacher of world-renowned martial artist Bruce Lee.

2. Hero (2002) – 7.9/10

With an IMDb rating of 7.9, Yi-Mou Zhang-directed “Hero”, released in 2002, is considered one of Donnie Yen’s best films of all time. Though Donnie was not in the lead role in the film, his performance grabbed everyone’s attention.

3. Ip Man 2 (2010) – 7.5/10

The sequel to 2008-released ‘Ip Man’, the movie made on the budget of CN¥100 million grossed US$49,721,954 worldwide.

4. Ip Man 3 (2015) – 7/10

The third film in one of the most successful Hong Kong-based film franchises hit the silver screen in 2015. It was a high-budget film made on an allocation of $36 million and grossed US$157.3 million worldwide. The film stars Donnie Yen as well as popular names such as Mike Tyson, Lynn Hung, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan and Karena Ng.

5. Ip Man 4 – 7/10

If you are a martial arts fanatic, then the Wilson Yip-directed and Donnie Yen-starrer is a visual experience for you. ‘Ip Man 4’, which was released in 2019, was made on a budget of $52 million, grossing $239 million worldwide.