The Medallion

Right now you can watch The Medallion in Australia on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and in the US on fuboTV — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 1,228 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jackie Chan leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

The Medallion arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Medallion gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers. The chemistry Jackie Chan and Lee Evans bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2003. The timing in The Medallion is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

The Medallion is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Jackie Chan anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.