10 Action-Packed Jackie Chan Movies You've Likely Never Seen

10. Drunken Master

To the casual fan, it can be far too easy to dismiss a movie that looks old, is set in a bygone era, and is in a completely different language. It's the kind of ignorance that simply robs you of the viewing pleasure of bonafide classic movies. With that in mind, one of the most essential and well regarded amongst Jackie Chan's illustrious career to date is the seminal 1978 masterpiece, Drunken Master.

In it, Chan plays Wong Fei-Hung, a young cheeky chap who is constantly getting into trouble. One minute he's fighting with an instructor, the other he's unknowingly hitting on a visiting cousin. Tired of his games and juvenile behaviour, his father sends him off to be trained under the notoriously strict Beggar So (Siu-Tin Yeun). Despite his efforts to avoid the rigorous training, he's left with no choice but to learn the art of Drunken Fighting so that he can save his father from a contract killer.

Drunken Master was so good it spawned a number of imitations that riffed on the movie's title and style in the aftermath of its release. It's also firmly implanted into popular culture, with characters in video games who mimic the drunken fight style present in the movie. It's also one of the first movies in the kung fu comedy subgenre, inspiring countless others after it.