Directing
Wong Kar-Wai
- Titles
- 74movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 36titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
In the Mood for Love87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Historical3.1average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Crime4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Family Dynamics3.7, average 4.7
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Wholesome2.6, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Visually Stunning 5
- Melancholic Romance 4
- Hong Kong Cinema 3
- Non-Linear Narrative 3
- Character Study 3
- Unrequited Love 3
- Visual Poetry 2
- Melancholy Romance 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Philosophical 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, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Days of Being Wild, The Grandmaster, +13 more
Christopher DoyleCinematographerIn the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Days of Being Wild, Happy Together, +9 more
Tony Leung Chiu-waiActorIn the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Days of Being Wild, The Grandmaster, Happy Together, +6 more
Maggie CheungActorIn the Mood for Love, Days of Being Wild, 2046, Ashes of Time, As Tears Go By, +5 more
Frankie Chan Fan-KeiActorChungking Express, Fallen Angels, Ashes of Time, Just for Fun, Oh! Yes Sir!!!, +5 more
Jacky Cheung Hok-YauActorDays of Being Wild, Ashes of Time, As Tears Go By, The Haunted Cop Shop II, The Haunted Cop Shop, +3 more
Chang ChenActorThe Grandmaster, Happy Together, 2046, Eros, The Hand, +2 more
Charlie Cho Cha-LeeActorRosa, Just for Fun, Oh! Yes Sir!!!, Sweet Surrender, Silent Romance, +2 more
Leslie CheungActorDays of Being Wild, Happy Together, Ashes of Time, Ashes of Time Redux, The Intellectual Trio, +2 more
Carina LauActorDays of Being Wild, 2046, Ashes of Time, Saviour of the Soul, Ashes of Time Redux, +1 more
Brigitte LinActorChungking Express, Ashes of Time, Ashes of Time Redux, One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart, The Star, +1 more
Andy LauActorDays of Being Wild, As Tears Go By, Saviour of the Soul, Return Engagement, Walk on Fire
Movies and TV shows
66
2020s
9 titles · average score 71
Director, Writer
Director
84
Executive Producer
70
Producer
72
Writer, Director
Director, Executive Producer
2010s
7 titles · average score 58
58
Producer
41
Producer
41
Writer, Producer
65
Art Direction
70
Producer, Screenplay
77
Executive Producer
2000s
18 titles · average score 66
56
Screenplay, Story
83
Director, Writer
61
Director, Writer
80
Screenplay, Director
48
Writer, Producer
70
Producer
70
Director
70
Writer, Director
67
Producer, Director
87
Screenplay, Producer
1990s
13 titles · average score 71
Screenplay, Director
79
Director, Producer
74
Screenplay, Director
83
Director, Screenplay
73
Producer, Screenplay
Screenplay
Director
73
Executive Producer
85
Writer, Director
65
Screenplay
1980s
16 titles · average score 63
73
Writer, Director
55
as Sir Wong
Screenplay
61
Writer, Executive Producer
60
Writer, Associate Producer
66
Screenplay
Writer
62
Writer
Writer
Writer
