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Benny Chan

Benny Chan

Director, producer, writer and editor · Died August 23, 2020, aged 58 · Hong Kong, China

Benny Chan Muk-sing (Chinese: 陈木胜; 7 October 1961 – 23 August 2020) was a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. He was fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and was nominated for "Best Director" at the 24th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards for the film New Police Story.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 7, 1961
Died
August 23, 2020 (aged 58)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Benny Chan's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
26%
Self
12%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Society
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
10
Absurd
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Benny Chan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benny Chan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Raging Fire(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Meow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Call of Heroes(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Little Big Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • The White Storm(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Little One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Production Supervisor

  • Still on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks

  • Last Thing I Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks

  • Shaolin(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • City Under Siege(2010)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Connected(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Target(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Rob-B-Hood(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Pillow Case of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 41 episodes · as Wong Tin-bah

  • Divergence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer

  • New Police Story(2004)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Heroic Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • If U Care... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Tiramisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Sound Effects Editor

  • Fist of Fury - Sworn Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Final Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Gen-Y Cops(2000)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 2000 AD(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gen-X Cops(1999)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Who Am I?(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • They Don't Care About Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Big Bullet(1996)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fist of Fury(1995)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Actor

  • Man Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Wounded Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Revenge of the Kung Fu Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Magic Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • A Moment of Romance II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • What a Hero! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Son on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • A Moment of Romance(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Panther(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Love(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Let's Rage the Gangland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Goodbye Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 40 episodes · Director

  • 香江花月夜(數碼修復版) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 20 episodes · Assistant Director

  • Police Cadet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 40 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1984 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Raging Fire (2021)

$206M worldwide

Highest rated

A Moment of Romance (1990)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Who Am I? (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 43: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting30 of 43: 15 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting9 of 43: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing19 of 43: 6 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew6 of 43: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

43 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s10 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Benny Chan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, producer

Gen-Y Cops (2000)

74th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

A Moment of Romance (1990)

Midcredits 89th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Benny Chan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Benny Chan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benny Chan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jackie Chan shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers