Portrait of Gordon Chan

Directing

Gordon Chan

Career

Active from 1985 to 2023, busiest in 1992 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gordon Chan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 6
  • Martial Arts 5
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Martial Arts Action 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Supernatural Elements 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Hong Kong Action 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Wuxia 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Treasure
The Treasure

Director

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 72
As It Burns
As It Burns (2024)

Producer

The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd (2023)

Director

The Catastrophe
The Catastrophe (2023)

Score Engineer

Tempting Hearts
Tempting Hearts (2021)

Director, Writer

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 49
Undercover Punch and Gun
Undercover Punch and Gun (2019)
GoodWatch score 26

Producer

Manhunt
Manhunt (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Writer

God of War
God of War (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Legend of the Naga Pearls
Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer

The Four 3
The Four 3 (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Producer

Zombie Fight Club
Zombie Fight Club (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

The Four 2
The Four 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

Tales from the Dark 2
Tales from the Dark 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer, Director

The Four
The Four (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer, Writer

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (2012)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

Mural
Mural (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

2000s

20 titles ยท average score 55
The King of Fighters
The King of Fighters (2009)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

Painted Skin
Painted Skin (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

Daisy
Daisy (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Mr. 3 Minutes
Mr. 3 Minutes (2006)

Director, Writer

Undercover Hidden Dragon
Undercover Hidden Dragon (2006)

Director, Writer

A-1 Headline
A-1 Headline (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

The Medallion
The Medallion (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Director

1:99 Shorts
1:99 Shorts (2003)

Director

Funeral March
Funeral March (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

Okinawa Rendez-vous
Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Writer

2000 AD
2000 AD (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

1990s

29 titles ยท average score 64
Beast Cops
Beast Cops (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend (1994)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Screenplay

The Bodyguard from Beijing
The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

King of Beggars
King of Beggars (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Fight Back to School 2
Fight Back to School 2 (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

The Cat
The Cat (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Gameboy Kids
Gameboy Kids (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer, Director

Fight Back to School
Fight Back to School (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

The Banquet
The Banquet (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Au Revoir, Mon Amour
Au Revoir, Mon Amour (1991)

Writer

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 54
The Yuppie Fantasia
The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)

Director, Writer

The Vineyard
The Vineyard (1989)
GoodWatch score 36

Executive Producer

Dragons Forever
Dragons Forever (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

The Big Heat
The Big Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Double Fattiness
Double Fattiness (1988)

as Purse snatcher

Heart to Hearts
Heart to Hearts (1988)

Writer

No Regret
No Regret (1987)

Writer

Golden Destroyers
Golden Destroyers (1985)

Director

Behind the Yellow Line
Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

Co-Writer