Directing
Wong Kar-Wai
- Titles
- 65movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1987 and 2001 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
In the Mood for Love87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.8
- Eroticism3.1average 1.8
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Wonder4.3average 3.4
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Historical3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Family Dynamics3.8, average 4.8
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Social Commentary4.1, average 4.9
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Visually Stunning 4
- Unrequited Love 4
- Wong Kar-wai Aesthetic 4
- Non-Linear Narrative 3
- Time and Memory 3
- Crime Drama 2
- Tragic Fate 2
- Existential Reflection 2
- Hong Kong Action 2
- Urban Setting 2
- Film History 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
William Chang Suk-PingActorIn the Mood for Love, Happy Together, Chungking Express, The Grandmaster, Days of Being Wild, +12 more
Christopher DoyleCinematographerIn the Mood for Love, Happy Together, Chungking Express, Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels, +7 more
Tony Leung Chiu-waiActorIn the Mood for Love, Happy Together, Chungking Express, The Grandmaster, Days of Being Wild, +5 more
Maggie CheungActorIn the Mood for Love, Days of Being Wild, Ashes of Time, 2046, As Tears Go By, +4 more
Frankie Chan Fan-KeiActorChungking Express, Fallen Angels, Ashes of Time, Goodbye My Hero, Silent Romance, +4 more
Jacky Cheung Hok-YauActorDays of Being Wild, Ashes of Time, As Tears Go By, The Haunted Cop Shop II, One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart, +2 more
Charlie Cho Cha-LeeActorRosa, Silent Romance, Sweet Surrender, Oh! Yes Sir!!!, Unforgettable Fantasy, +2 more
Chang ChenActorHappy Together, The Grandmaster, 2046, Eros, The Hand, +1 more
Leslie CheungActorHappy Together, Days of Being Wild, Ashes of Time, One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart, The Intellectual Trio, +1 more
Carina LauActorDays of Being Wild, Ashes of Time, 2046, Saviour of the Soul, Ashes of Time Redux
Andy LauActorDays of Being Wild, As Tears Go By, Saviour of the Soul, Return Engagement, Walk on Fire
Billy Lau Nam-KwongActorThe Haunted Cop Shop II, The Intellectual Trio, The Haunted Cop Shop, The Final Test, Chase a Fortune
Movies and TV shows
57Upcoming
2 titles
Director, Writer
Producer
2020s
7 titles Β· average score 71
Director
Thanks
Director, Writer
Executive Producer
Producer
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
2010s
7 titles Β· average score 58
Producer
Producer
Producer, Writer
Art Direction
Director, Screenplay
Executive Producer
2000s
12 titles Β· average score 67
as ε―ΌζΌ
Executive Producer
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Producer
Producer
Director
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
1990s
13 titles Β· average score 71
Screenplay, Director
Director, Producer
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Director
Executive Producer
Writer
Director, Writer
Screenplay
1980s
16 titles Β· average score 63
Director, Writer
as Sir Wong
Screenplay
Executive Producer, Writer
Writer, Associate Producer
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Writer
