Portrait of Chan Hing-kai

Writing

Chan Hing-kai

Career

Active from 1986 to 2024, busiest in 2003 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chan Hing-kai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 14
  • Romantic Comedy 9
  • Crime Thriller 7
  • Situational Humor 7
  • Hong Kong Action 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Pop Culture 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Social Commentary 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Better Tomorrow
Better Tomorrow

Original Film Writer

2020s

6 titles · average score 73
Night King
Night King (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

Script Consultant

Night King Director’s Cut
Night King Director’s Cut (2026)

Script Consultant

Spare Queens
Spare Queens (2026)

Executive Producer

Love Lies
Love Lies (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

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

Thanks

My Prince Edward
My Prince Edward (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

2010s

14 titles · average score 53
Meow
Meow (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Manhunt
Manhunt (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

The Mermaid
The Mermaid (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

Co-Writer

Weeds on Fire
Weeds on Fire (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

Naked Ambition 3D
Naked Ambition 3D (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Writer

The Midas Touch
The Midas Touch (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Original Story

All's Well, Ends Well
All's Well, Ends Well (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Director

The Flaneur
The Flaneur (2012)

Thanks

All's Well, End's Well 2011
All's Well, End's Well 2011 (2011)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer, Director

A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

La comédie humaine
La comédie humaine (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

The Jade and the Pearl
The Jade and the Pearl (2010)

Producer, Writer

2000s

19 titles · average score 50
Poker King
Poker King (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Writer

Simply Actors
Simply Actors (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Script

Breaking News
Breaking News (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Love on the Rocks
Love on the Rocks (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Writer

The Twins Effect
The Twins Effect (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Naked Ambition
Naked Ambition (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Executive Producer

Anna in Kungfu-land
Anna in Kungfu-land (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

Writer

My Wife Is 18
My Wife Is 18 (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Writer

Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby (2002)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer, Writer

La Brassiere
La Brassiere (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Producer

Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer, Screenplay

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

Writer

1990s

15 titles · average score 60
Contract Killer
Contract Killer (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Beast Cops
Beast Cops (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Idea, Screenplay

Option Zero
Option Zero (1997)

Writer

Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)

Writer

First Option
First Option (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

1941 Hong Kong on Fire
1941 Hong Kong on Fire (1994)

Writer

Long and Winding Road
Long and Winding Road (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Tom, Dick and Hairy
Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Finale in Blood
Finale in Blood (1993)

Writer

The Cat
The Cat (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Pretty Ghost
Pretty Ghost (1991)

Writer, Producer

1980s

5 titles · average score 65
Heart to Hearts
Heart to Hearts (1988)

Writer

Vampire's Breakfast
Vampire's Breakfast (1987)

Writer

A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

Co-Writer

A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Writers' Assistant

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

Co-Writer