During the last days before Hong Kong was turned over to Chinese control, smugglers kidnap the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles. Her father wants the legendary Hong Kong detective and martial arts expert, Lee (Jackie Chan), to find her. But the feds in America don't want to have anything to do with him, so they pair him up with an L.A. cop, Carter (Chris Tucker), in the hope that the two will stay out of their way. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Tzi Ma, Rex Linn, Mark Rolston and Ken Leung. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1998.

Chris Penn in Rush Hour
After a brief courtship consisting of a movie and some pie, Clarence (Christian Slater), a young man who speaks to visions of Elvis (Val Kilmer), marries Alabama (Patricia Arquette), a call girl hired for Clarence by his boss. After one of his visions, Clarence decides to kill Alabama's pimp (Gary Oldman) and ends up accidentally taking a suitcase filled with cocaine. The newlyweds hit the road for Hollywood to try to make a deal, while a mob boss (Christopher Walken) sends his men to recover his goods. Directed by Tony Scott. With Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini and Chris Penn. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1993.

Chris Penn in True Romance
Six criminals come together for a diamond store robbery without even knowing each others' names. After screwing up the job and getting two of their allies killed, the four remaining crooks meet back at a warehouse hideaway. Realizing that one of them must be a police informer, they are determined to find out who it is using whatever means are necessary. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn and Edward Bunker. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.

Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs