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Chi-Wai Yau

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Titles
31 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Chi-Wai Yau's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
35%
Bonds
27%
Self
14%
Survival
12%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

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 13 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
19
Tense
13
Warm
8
Melancholic
9
Joyful
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Chi-Wai Yau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chi-Wai Yau'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

42 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Polar Rescue(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Song of the Assassins(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Double World(2020)

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    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vanguard(2020)

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    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey King 3(2018)

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    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Call of Heroes(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Time Raiders(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Insanity(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The White Storm(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Midas Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Baby Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

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  • The Constable(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Chinese Zodiac(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Womb Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

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  • Connected(2008)

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    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

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  • Triad Wars(2008)

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    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Legendary Assassin(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Target(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Whispers and Moans(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rob-B-Hood(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love @ First Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Fatal Contact(2006)

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    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Myth(2005)

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    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

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

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  • New Police Story(2004)

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    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Astonishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

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  • Dating Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

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  • My Left Eye Sees Ghosts(2002)

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    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Fat Choi Spirit(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Running Out of Time 2(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • China Strike Force(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Street Kids Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Jackie Chan: My Stunts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Thanks

  • King of Comedy(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • F***/Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

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  • Who Am I?(1998)

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    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Peeping Tom(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Nice Guy(1997)

    Assistant Editor · Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • First Strike(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1996 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Chinese Zodiac (2012)

$171M worldwide

Highest rated

King of Comedy (1999)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Who Am I? (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing32 of 34: 32 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew2 of 34: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · 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 Chi-Wai Yau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Time Raiders (2016)

80th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

King of Comedy (1999)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Chi-Wai Yau's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles43–78 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles3–35 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chi-Wai Yau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chi-Wai Yau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wai-Kwong Lo shares the most, 7.

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