Jonathan Lim is a graduate of Beijing Film Academy and New York Film Academy. In 2008, Jonathan Lim wrote and directed his feature film "SLAM" which was acquired and distributed by Sony Pictures Television and China Film Group. In 2010, Jonathan Lim co-wrote and directed Sony Pictures "Sophia's Diary" an interactive web/TV drama series that had a viewership of over 100 million viewers. Jonathan was also the show-runner for a weekly television show for the NBA titled "Made in NBA" that was broadcast over 40 channels in Mainland China, and also produced the localized first season of the "Dr.Oz" show for Sony Pictures Television in China. "Pali Road" was the first official Hawaii-China co-production, a romantic thriller starring popular Taiwanese Actress Michelle Chen, Twilight's Jackson Rathbone and Sung Kang from the Fast & Furious franchise, in which Jonathan Lim won best new Director at the Chinese American Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 6, 1972 (54)
- Canada
- Director and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Jonathan Lim's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Jonathan Lim's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Lim'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
10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Rain Reign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Kung Fu Traveler 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Jade Pendant(2017)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Pali Road(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Lost in the Pacific(2016)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Bull Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
My Lucky Star(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Tequila: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Newsflash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.
How do Jonathan Lim's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 44/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does Jonathan Lim work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Lim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Russell Wong shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Russell WongShared titles: The Jade Pendant (2017), Lost in the Pacific (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Wong
- Tzi MaShared titles: The Jade Pendant (2017), Pali Road (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tzi Ma
Producers
- Jon ChiewShared titles: Lost in the Pacific (2016), Pali Road (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Chiew
