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Directing

Ringo Lam Ling-tung

Career

Active from 1983 to 2022, busiest in 1990 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prison on Fire
Prison on Fire
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ringo Lam Ling-tung Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Social Commentary
    4.1, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 7
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Hong Kong Action 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Hong Kong Action Comedy 2
  • Hong Kong Noir 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • High-Octane 2
  • Star-Crossed Lovers 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 66
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

2010s

2 titles · average score 41
Sky on Fire
Sky on Fire (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay, Story

Wild City
Wild City (2015)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay, Producer

2000s

4 titles · average score 52
Triangle
Triangle (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Producer

In Hell
In Hell (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Looking for Mr. Perfect
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Story, Director

Replicant
Replicant (2001)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

1990s

14 titles · average score 60
Victim
Victim (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

The Suspect
The Suspect (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay, Director

Full Alert
Full Alert (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Story

Maximum Risk
Maximum Risk (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The Adventurers
The Adventurers (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Burning Paradise
Burning Paradise (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Twin Dragons
Twin Dragons (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Card Player

Full Contact
Full Contact (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Director

Prison on Fire II
Prison on Fire II (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Touch and Go
Touch and Go (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

A Moment of Romance
A Moment of Romance (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

Associate Producer, Story

Undeclared War
Undeclared War (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

1980s

11 titles · average score 68
Wild Search
Wild Search (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

School on Fire
School on Fire (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Executive Producer

The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Audience member (cameo)

City on Fire
City on Fire (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chow's Contact

Prison on Fire
Prison on Fire (1987)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Producer

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush (1987)

Assistant Director, Stunt Coordinator

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost III (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Stunt Coordinator

Cupid One
Cupid One (1985)

Director, Writer

The Other Side of Gentleman
The Other Side of Gentleman (1984)

Director

Esprit D'amour
Esprit D'amour (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1970s

3 titles
A House is Not a Home
A House is Not a Home (1977)

TV show

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)
Luk Siu Fung (Series II) (1977)

TV show

The Fatal Irony
The Fatal Irony (1974)

TV show