Jackie Chan: Building an Icon (2021): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2021, Jackie Chan: Building an Icon is a tv movie, history and documentary film directed by Antoine Coursat, running about 53 minutes.

What it’s about. Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and the entire Asian continent.

Who’s in it. Jackie Chan: Building an Icon stars Jackie Chan as Self - Portrait Subject, Marie Borgini as Self - Narrator (French version), Verena Rendtorff as Self - Narrator (German version) and Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Jackie Chan: Building an Icon has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Magellan TV and Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jackie Chan: Building an Icon page.

If you liked it. Fans of Jackie Chan: Building an Icon tend to enjoy Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Steven Universe: The Movie and Twin Peaks.