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Directing

David Lai Tai-Wai

Career

Active from 1979 to 1998, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Lai Tai-Wai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Action 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Hong Kong Noir 2
  • 1980s Setting 2
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Surreal Elements 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Hong Kong Cinema 2
  • Ghost Story 2
  • Hong Kong Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 53
DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

Associate Producer

Transporter 2
Transporter 2 (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

Associate Producer

The Transporter
The Transporter (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

Associate Producer

1990s

9 titles · average score 59
Timeless Romance
Timeless Romance (1998)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Mahjong Dragon
Mahjong Dragon (1997)

Director

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Women on the Run
Women on the Run (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as David Cheung

Operation Scorpio
Operation Scorpio (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

Saviour Of The Soul II
Saviour Of The Soul II (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Gameboy Kids
Gameboy Kids (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

Saviour of the Soul
Saviour of the Soul (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

She Shoots Straight
She Shoots Straight (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Line Producer

1980s

13 titles · average score 70
Lost Souls
Lost Souls (1989)

Director

Runaway Blues
Runaway Blues (1988)

Director

Midnight Whispers
Midnight Whispers (1988)

Director

Spiritual Love
Spiritual Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Sworn Brothers
Sworn Brothers (1987)

Screenplay, Director

Midnight Girls
Midnight Girls (1986)

Director

Possessed II
Possessed II (1984)

Director

Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Possessed
Possessed (1983)

Director

The Body Is Willing
The Body Is Willing (1983)

Director

Lonely Fifteen
Lonely Fifteen (1982)

Director

Crimson Street
Crimson Street (1982)

Director