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Tan Cheung

Tan Cheung

Writer, also producer · Born August 24, 1966 (60) · Hong Kong, China

Charcoal Tan (張炭) is a Hong Kong screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1966 (60)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 35 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 88% in 30 days

What are Tan Cheung's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
21%
Self
12%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 15

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 10

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
13
Tense
12
Romantic
8
Absurd
4
Melancholic
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Tan Cheung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tan Cheung'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

35 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Legend of Condor Hero: What is Love(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Taotie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 40 episodes · Writer

  • One Boat One World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Magic Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Tears of No Regret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Police Tactical Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Writer

  • Guoshì wushuang Huang Feihong(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Legend of the Naga Pearls(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Fox Fairy Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 40 episodes · Writer

  • Aola Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Badges of Fury(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ye Wen(2013)

    Show 50 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 38 episodes · Writer

  • The Sorcerer and the White Snake(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Chinese Ghost Story(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shaolin(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure Hunter(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • An Empress and the Warriors(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Promise(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 100 Flowers Hidden Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as MC

  • One and a Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • How Deep Is Your Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Wonder Seven(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Iron Monkey(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Swordsman III: The East Is Red(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Blade of Fury(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China III(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Guns & Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • The Assassin(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Inn(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China II(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • The Cyprus Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Badges of Fury (2013)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Iron Monkey (1993)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Ye Wen (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting32 of 33: 32 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

1990s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew2000s4 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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 Tan Cheung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · writer, producer

Guoshì wushuang Huang Feihong (2017)

79th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Iron Monkey (1993)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 17 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 Tan Cheung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tan Cheung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Siu-Tung Ching shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles