Directing
Wayne Wang
- Titles
- 32movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1975 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Joy Luck Club81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.3average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.8, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Tension4.7, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 2
- New York City 2
- Independent Film 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Cultural Identity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- DDeirdre SlevinEditorLast Holiday, Because of Winn-Dixie, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, While the Women Are Sleeping, +2 more
Cora MiaoActorDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, Eat a Bowl of Tea, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, Dim Sum Take-Out
Richard WongCinematographerSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Princess of Nebraska, Coming Home Again, Chinatown Film Project
Rachel PortmanComposerThe Joy Luck Club, Smoke, Because of Winn-Dixie, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Amir MokriCinematographerThe Joy Luck Club, Slam Dance, Eat a Bowl of Tea, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Giancarlo EspositoActorLast Holiday, Smoke, Blue in the Face
Jared HarrisActorSmoke, Blue in the Face, Chinese Box
Victor WongActorDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, Eat a Bowl of Tea, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Laureen ChewActorDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, Dim Sum Take-Out, Chan Is Missing- MMichael RayWriterSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, While the Women Are Sleeping, The Princess of Nebraska
Christopher TellefsenEditorSmoke, Blue in the Face, Chinese Box
Lily FrankyActorDiary of a Mad Old Man, While the Women Are Sleeping
Movies and TV shows
252020s
2 titles
Diary of a Mad Old Man (2026)
Director
Coming Home Again (2023)
Writer, Director
2010s
3 titles · average score 50
2000s
7 titles · average score 51
Chinatown Film Project (2009)
Director
58
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
Producer, Director
60
Last Holiday (2006)
Director
59
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Director
48
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Director
38
The Center of the World (2001)
Director, Producer
1990s
6 titles · average score 68
60
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Director
62
Chinese Box (1997)
Producer, Director
78
Smoke (1995)
Director
59
Blue in the Face (1995)
Writer, Director
81
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Producer, Director
Strangers (1992)
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 57
55
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
Director
51
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
Story, Executive Producer
Dim Sum Take-Out (1988)
Director
35
Slam Dance (1987)
Director
74
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
Director, Producer
71
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Director, Editor
1970s
1 title
A Man, a Woman and a Killer (1975)
Writer, Director