Portrait of James Wong Jim

Acting

James Wong Jim

Career

Active from 1974 to 2024, with a break from 2003 to 2023, busiest in 1993 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Wong Jim Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    4.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 14
  • Fast-Paced 7
  • Martial Arts 6
  • Fast-Paced Action 5
  • Hong Kong Action 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Slapstick 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Fantasy 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 3
  • Emotional 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

143
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
香港小姐竞选决赛
香港小姐竞选决赛

TV show

酸酸甜甜香港地
酸酸甜甜香港地

Lyricist

2020s

1 title
一代鬼才 黃霑
一代鬼才 黃霑 (2024)

TV show

2000s

6 titles · average score 52
Accident
Accident (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Songs

Men Suddenly in Black 2
Men Suddenly in Black 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 39

Theme Song Performance

Visible Secret
Visible Secret (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lo Kit

Super Celebrity Talk Show
Super Celebrity Talk Show (2001)

TV show

Funny Business
Funny Business (2000)

as Conman in HK

Love Paradox
Love Paradox (2000)

as Romeo

1990s

67 titles · average score 68
The Enforcer
The Enforcer (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Crime Story
Crime Story (1993)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

The Legend
The Legend (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

City Hunter
City Hunter (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Green Snake
Green Snake (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Last Hero in China
Last Hero in China (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
GoodWatch score 82

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

Robotrix
Robotrix (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

A Chinese Ghost Story II
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

1980s

56 titles · average score 68
Casino Raiders
Casino Raiders (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Celebrity Talk Show
Celebrity Talk Show (1989)

TV show · as 黄霑

A Terra-Cotta Warrior
A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer, Songs

The Romancing Star III
The Romancing Star III (1989)

as Bluffer Jim

The Killer
The Killer (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

Songs

Dragons Forever
Dragons Forever (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer, Lyricist

Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4 (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Songs, Original Music Composer

Diary of a Big Man
Diary of a Big Man (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beauty Salon Help

A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Martial Arts of Shaolin
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Shanghai Blues
Shanghai Blues (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

1970s

10 titles · average score 59
The Extras
The Extras (1978)

Original Music Composer

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

Songs

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II (1978)

Songs

Chinatown Kid
Chinatown Kid (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gambler

My Wacky, Wacky World
My Wacky, Wacky World (1975)

as Magistrate

Let's Rock
Let's Rock (1975)

Director, Writer

Slaughter in San Francisco
Slaughter in San Francisco (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

Songs

Games Gamblers Play
Games Gamblers Play (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wong But-Man

Naughty! Naughty!
Naughty! Naughty! (1974)

Songs

The Paradise
The Paradise (1974)

Director, Writer

1960s

1 title
Look Back at TVB Anniversary Awards Over the Years
Look Back at TVB Anniversary Awards Over the Years (1968)

TV show