Directing
Wayne Wang
- Titles
- 31movies3TV 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
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Situational Comedy3.5average 2.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.9, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Tension4.8, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Independent Film 2
- New York City 2
- Cultural Identity 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 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
Rachel PortmanComposerBecause of Winn-Dixie, Smoke, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Joy Luck Club
Richard WongCinematographerSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Princess of Nebraska, Chinatown Film Project, Coming Home Again
Amir MokriCinematographerThe Joy Luck Club, Slam Dance, Eat a Bowl of Tea, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Giancarlo EspositoActorLast Holiday, Blue in the Face, Smoke
Laureen ChewActorDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, Dim Sum Take-Out, Chan Is Missing
Jared HarrisActorBlue in the Face, Smoke, Chinese Box
Victor WongActorDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, Eat a Bowl of Tea, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Christopher TellefsenEditorBlue in the Face, Smoke, Chinese Box- MMichael RayWriterSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, While the Women Are Sleeping, The Princess of Nebraska
Lily FrankyActorDiary of a Mad Old Man, While the Women Are Sleeping
Movies and TV shows
72020s
2 titles
Ghost of Ueno (2026)
Screenplay
Coming Home Again (2023)
Director, Writer
2000s
1 title · average score 38
38
The Center of the World (2001)
Director, Producer
1990s
1 title · average score 59
59
Blue in the Face (1995)
Writer, Director
1980s
2 titles · average score 61
51
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
Director, Story
71
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Producer, Editor
1970s
1 title
A Man, a Woman and a Killer (1975)
Director, Writer