Bruce Lee · 1970s

5 Bruce Lee movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Big Boss.

Decade

All 6 1960s 1 1970s 5

Year

All 5 1970 0 1971 1 1972 2 1973 1 1974 0 1975 0 1976 0 1977 0 1978 1 1979 0

The Big Boss(1971)

7.1/10

dir. Lo Wei

S-Tier

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Enter the Dragon(1973)

7.4/10

dir. Robert Clouse

A-Tier

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Bruce Lee's most famous film. The steelbook pre-order went up alongside Blade Runner and V for Vendetta.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Fist of Fury(1972)

7.2/10

dir. Lo Wei

A-Tier

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Bruce Lee in the Shanghai setting. Arrow's martial arts catalog has been solid.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Game of Death(1978)

6.4/10

dir. Robert Clouse

A-Tier

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Bruce Lee's unfinished film. Arrow packaged it with context about the production history.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

The Way of the Dragon(1972)

7.4/10

dir. Bruce Lee

A-Tier

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)