Born in Hong Kong, Aubrey Lam Oi-wah graduated from the University of Hong Kong, then studied film at Los Angeles. After attending directing classes of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild, she joined UFO in 1995 as scriptwriter. Since then, she had established herself as one of Hong Kong’s noted women writers, with scripts for Yesterday You, Yesterday Me (1997, Love Trilogy (2004) and Wu Xia (2011). She also co-authored the scripts for Who’s the Woman, Who’s the Man (1996), Purple Storm (1999), Golden Chicken 2 (2003), Perhaps Love (2005) and The Warlords (2007), the latter two films nominated for Best Screenplay by the Hong Kong Film Awards. Lam began directing with Twelve Nights (2000), a meditative look at romance which she also wrote. Lam switched focus with her sophomore project, directing and writing the quirky comedy Hidden Track (2003). In 2002, she obtained a Master’s degree at the University of Hong Kong.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- Writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Oi-Wah Lam's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
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 Oi-Wah Lam's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Oi-Wah Lam'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
20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Twelve Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Love Without Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Truth About Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
American Dreams in China(2013)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Guillotines(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Dragon(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Decade of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Warlords(2007)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Anna & Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Men Suddenly in Black 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Perhaps Love(2005)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Love Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Golden Chicken 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Hidden Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Twelve Nights(2000)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Purple Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Age of Miracles(1996)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Heaven Can't Wait(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1995 to 2023.
Biggest box office
American Dreams in China (2013)
Highest rated
Dragon (2011)
Most popular right now
The Warlords (2007)
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 Oi-Wah Lam's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Who does Oi-Wah Lam work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oi-Wah Lam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Ho-Sun Chan shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Peter Ho-Sun ChanShared titles: American Dreams in China (2013), The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007), Perhaps Love (2005), Twelve Nights (2000), The Age of Miracles (1996), Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996), Heaven Can't Wait (1995)See all 9 shared titles with Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Writers
- Yuet-Jan HuiShared titles: American Dreams in China (2013), The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Yuet-Jan Hui
- Joyce ChanShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Joyce Chan
- Junli GuoShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), The Warlords (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Junli Guo
- James YuenShared titles: The Warlords (2007), Heaven Can't Wait (1995)See all 2 shared titles with James Yuen
Actors
- Takeshi KaneshiroShared titles: Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007), Perhaps Love (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Eric TsangShared titles: Perhaps Love (2005), The Age of Miracles (1996), Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Tsang
- Jordan ChanShared titles: The Age of Miracles (1996), Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996), Heaven Can't Wait (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Jordan Chan
- Xiaoming HuangShared titles: American Dreams in China (2013), The Guillotines (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Xiaoming Huang
Composers
- Peter KamShared titles: American Dreams in China (2013), Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007), Perhaps Love (2005), The Age of Miracles (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Kam
- Kwong Wing ChanShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Kwong Wing Chan
- Tsang-Hei ChiuShared titles: Twelve Nights (2000), The Age of Miracles (1996), Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Tsang-Hei Chiu
- Chatchai PongprapaphanShared titles: Dragon (2011), The Warlords (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Chatchai Pongprapaphan
Producers
- Hong QinShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011), Perhaps Love (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Hong Qin
- Alan ZhangShared titles: American Dreams in China (2013), Dragon (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Zhang
- Hong MeiShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Hong Mei
- Li ZhouShared titles: The Guillotines (2012), Dragon (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Li Zhou