The Best Bruce Li Movies

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List of the best Bruce Li movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Bruce Li's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Bruce Li movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Bruce Li movies will be at the top of the list. Bruce Li has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Bruce Li movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Bruce Li films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Bruce Li role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Bruce Li performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items here include everything from The Real Bruce Lee to Dragon on Fire.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Bruce Li movies?" and "What are the greatest Bruce Li roles of all time?"

1
The Chinese Stuntman
Dan Inosanto, Bruce Li, Tao Chiang
10 votes
The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li released in 1981. It is largely based around the Bruce Lee classic Enter The Dragon.
2
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
Bruce Li, Ku Feng, Tao Chiang
9 votes
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu is a 1977 action drama film directed by Yi-Jung Hua.
3
The Game of Death
Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Hugh O'Brian
9 votes
An actor (Bruce Lee) shot by gangsters fakes his death, has plastic surgery and seeks kung-fu revenge.
4
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Bruce Li, Kang Chin, Lung Fei
16 votes
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, also released as Bruce Lee: The Star of Stars, is a 1976 Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li as David Lee. The title is a play on the Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon and is one of the most well-known films in the Bruceploitation genre.
5
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Bruce Li, Hark-On Fung, Mars
18 votes
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth is a 1976 Hong Kong semi biographical martial arts film starring Ho Chung-tao and directed by Ng See-yuen. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 28 October 1976.
6
The Real Bruce Lee
Bruce Li, Dragon Lee
7 votes
Using never-before-seen footage of Bruce Lee, this hybrid of documentary and narrative relates the early years of the martial arts master. Imitator Dagon Lee appears in a fictional component of the film, which is modeled after Lee’s Fist of Fury.
7
Chinese Connection 2
Bruce Li, Lo Lieh, Tien Feng
12 votes
Fist of Fury II, is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Iksan Lahardi and Tso-nam Lee, and starring Bruce Li and Lo Lieh. It is the sequel to the Bruce Lee’s 1972's Fist of Fury. The lead role of Chen Shan, played by Bruce Li, who goes to Shanghai to mourn his brother's death who was killed at the hands of the Japanese. Chen Shan then avenges his brother by killing the Japanese. The final fight between Chen Shan and Miyamoto, played by Lo Lieh, is generally thought of as disappointing compared to other fights in the film as it is slow and long. This film is generally regarded as one of Bruce Li's other better films. It wasn't as well received as its predecessor but was thought to be much better than Jackie Chan’s New Fist of Fury. Another sequel exists, called Fist of Fury III.
8
Bruce Lee: The Invincible
Bruce Li, Hark-On Fung, Mars
9 votes
Bruce Lee: The Invincible is a 1978 action film written by Ku-yao Yang and directed by Chi Lo.
9
Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu
Bruce Li, Jimmy Wang
6 votes
Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story is a heavily fictionalized biopic about martial arts actor Bruce Lee. The film centres on his supposed affair with actress Betty Ting-Pei. This lurid film is notable for being the first biopic of Bruce Lee, the debut film of notorious Lee imitator Ho Chung-Tao, and quite possible the first film in the odd Bruceploitation subgenre.
10
The Legend of Bruce Lee
Bruce Le
6 votes
The Legend of Bruce Lee is a 1976 drama and action film written and directed by Daniel Lau.

11
Blind Fist of Bruce
Bruce Li, Yuen Siu-tien
5 votes
Needing protection from menacing gangsters a well-to-do villager decides to learn the art of Kung-Fu. With the help of his mentor, the skilled student triumphs and rids the town of the dangerous vermin who have occupied the village for long enough.
12
Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts in the Movies
Lance Henriksen, Cynthia Rothrock, Sammo Hung
5 votes
Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts in the Movies is a 1994 documentary film directed by Toby Russell.
13
Bruce Lee's Secret
Bruce Li, Hwang Jang-lee, Carter Wong
7 votes
Bruce Lee's Secret is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Chan Wa and William Cheung Ki, which is also a pseudo biopic of Bruce Lee. It stars Bruce Li as "Bob" Lee, whose life is essentially the same as Lee's and is on two occasions actually referred to as 'Bruce'. The film has been released under the alternate two film titles they were: The Story of the Dragon and Bruce Lee: Master of Jeet Kune Do. This film is not to be confused with another Bruce Lee biopic, Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story.
14
Story of the Dragon
Bruce Li
10 votes
15
Return of the Tiger
Bruce Li, Paul L. Smith, Lung Fei
6 votes
16
Enter the Game of Death
Bolo Yeung, Bruce Li, Bruce Le
6 votes
Enter the Game of Death, originally released as Cross Hands Martial Arts and released in North America as The King of Kung Fu, is a Bruceploitation martial arts film inspired by Bruce Lee's unfinished film Game of Death. It stars the notorious Lee imitator Bruce Le.
17
Bruce Li in New Guinea
Bruce Li, Chan Sung, Dana
6 votes
A kung-fu master (Chan Sung) and his friends help an island chief's daughter fight an evil serpent wizard.
18
Dragon Dies Hard: The True Bruce Lee Story
Bruce Li, John Cheung, Mao Shan
8 votes
19
Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
Bruce Li, Robert Kerver, Mung Ping
9 votes
20
The Young Bruce Lee
Bolo Yeung, Bruce Li, Bruce Le
5 votes

21
Bruce Lee: We Miss You
Bruce Li, John Cheung, Mao Shan
5 votes
22
Fist of Fury III
Bruce Li, Ku Feng
4 votes
Fist of Fury III is a martial arts Bruceploitation sequel. It was originally released in Hong Kong as Jie quan yingzhua gong, and has been informally called The Chinese Connection III. It continues the story of Chen Shen from Fist of Fury II, the brother of the Bruce Lee character in Fist of Fury.
23
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Sonny Chiba, Reiko Ike, Koji Wada
4 votes
Terry Tsugury (Sonny Chiba) is a street-wise thief who agrees to help an underworld crime boss (Akira Shioji). For a fee, Tsugury will steal back a set of cassette tapes that contain precise instructions on how to manufacture cheap heroin. But when he realizes he's been double-crossed, Tsugury makes off with the tapes. With a deadly assassin (Frankie Black) on his trail and an ever-widening circle of people he can't trust, Tsugury finds help in a mysterious agent (Etsuko Shihomi).
24
The Death Duel
Bruce Li, Nan Chiang, Chiang Han
4 votes
The Death Duel is a 1972 Taiwanese and Hong Kong film.
25
The Image of Bruce Lee
Bolo Yeung, Bruce Li, Pak-Kwong Ho
4 votes
The Image of Bruce Lee was originally released in Hong Kong as Meng nan da zei yan zhi hu, although the Bruceploitation title was added for its American release. It is a contemporary action film about Bruce Li as a special agent who teams with a Hong Kong police officer to crack a smuggling ring. Apart from the title, the only thing this film has to do with Bruce Lee is when someone tells the Bruce Li character that he resembles Lee.
26
Dragon on Fire
Bruce Li, Dragon Lee, John Liu
5 votes
27
The Masters Collection: Counter Attack
Bruce Li, John Ladalski, Danny Inosanto
5 votes
28
Fists of Bruce Lee
Bruce Li, Lo Lieh, Yuan Chuan
4 votes
Fists of Bruce Lee is a 1978 film directed by and starring Bruce Lee imitator, Bruce Li.