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Gordon Chan

Writer, director and producer · Born January 16, 1960 (66) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (Chinese: 陳嘉上) is an a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include Beast Cops, Fist of Legend, Painted Skin and 2000 AD.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 16, 1960 (66)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 83 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 34% in 30 days

What are Gordon Chan's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
23%
Survival
14%
Power
12%
Self
10%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 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 15 · Serious 12 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 23

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 10

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 20 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 10

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

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 17 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Thrilling
19
Joyful
9
Absurd
9
Melancholic
10
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Gordon Chan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gordon 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

83 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • As It Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Score Engineer

  • Faces in the Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Tempting Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • Mr. Honesty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 31 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Undercover Punch & Gun(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Naga Pearls(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The House That Never Dies: Reawakening(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • God of War(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Fight Club(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Four 3(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Four 2(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Dark Part 2(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Four(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Second Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Coming Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Mural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen(2010)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The King of Fighters(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Club Sparkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Painted Skin(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. 3 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • My Name Is Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gordon Chan

  • Undercover Hidden Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Daisy(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Curse of Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • A-1 Headline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • The Medallion(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 1:99 Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Cat and Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • The New Option (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Time 4 Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Every Dog Has His Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Funeral March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Heroes in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • The Marvellous Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Story

  • Okinawa Rendez-vous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • 2000 AD(2000)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • When I Look Upon the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Beast Cops(1998)

    Director · Idea · Producer · Screenplay · Script · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hitman(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Option Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Cause We Are So Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • First Option(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbolt(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dream Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Fist of Legend(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 30 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Long and Winding Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • The Bodyguard from Beijing(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Final Option (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Story

  • Tom, Dick and Hairy(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Fight Back to School III(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • King of Beggars(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cat(1991)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • She Starts the Fire(1992)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Game Kids(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hard Boiled(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fight Back to School II(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Twin Dragons(1992)

    as Violinist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Never Ending Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Story

  • The Banquet(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Pink Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Fight Back to School(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Au Revoir, Mon Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Pretty Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Story

  • Brief Encounter In Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Vineyard(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Yuppie Fantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • The Big Heat(1988)

    Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Heart to Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Double Fattiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer · as Purse snatcher

  • Dragons Forever(1988)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • No Regret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Golden Destroyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Behind the Yellow Line(1984)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Days of Seclusion and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 82 titles, 80 of them dated from 1984 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Painted Skin (2008)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Hard Boiled (1992)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

  • 1992Screen debut· Twin Dragons

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 82: 4 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting36 of 82: 8 only directing, 28 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting45 of 82: 15 only writing, 30 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing29 of 82: 21 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew4 of 82: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

82 titles, 32 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 26 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · 3 acting · 9 crew1990s30 · 1 acting · 29 crew2000s20 · 2 acting · 18 crew2010s14 · crew2020s6 · 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 Gordon Chan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 38; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

The House That Never Dies: Reawakening (2017)

68th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Hard Boiled (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Gordon Chan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Gordon Chan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gordon Chan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ki-Hop Chan shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles