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Lawrence Ah-Mon

Lawrence Ah-Mon

Director and actor, also editor · Born January 1, 1949 (77) · Pretoria, South Africa

Lawrence Ah Mon is a Hong Kong film director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1949 (77)
From
Pretoria, South Africa
Works as
Director and actor, also editor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 50 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Lawrence Ah-Mon's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Morality
10%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lawrence Ah-Mon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lawrence Ah-Mon'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

50 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • SICKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Moth & I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Septet: The Story of Hong Kong(2020)

    as Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Anima Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Hand Rolled Cigarette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Ouroboros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Invincible Dragon(2019)

    as Bicycle Rider

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dealer/Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Shed Skin Papa(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fish in Puddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • Reparation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Thanks

  • Tales from the Dark Part 2(2013)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Day of Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • A Simple Life(2011)

    as Roger's High School Buddy, Ah Chun

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rock On! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Ex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Art Direction

  • Echoes of the Rainbow(2010)

    as Goldfish Seller

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Amphetamine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Beggar

  • Tactical Unit - Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • The Sniper(2009)

    as Superintendent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • City Without Baseball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Tactical Unit - No Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Besieged City(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Gimme Gimme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Double Tap(2000)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Spacked Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • The Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Ordinary Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Police officer

  • Task Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Hardy

  • Black Mask(1996)

    as Operating Room Doctor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Stunt Woman(1996)

    as Pyrotechnics Expert

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    as Fight Official

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

    Director

  • Even Mountains Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Mary from Beijing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Three Summers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Legendary La Rose Noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Publisher

  • Arrest the Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Now You See Love... Now You Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Dreams of Glory, A Boxer's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Lee Rock II(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lee Rock(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Will of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lau

  • Queen of Temple Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Gangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Editor

  • 香江歲月 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Butterfly Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)

$3.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Lee Rock II (1991)

Film career

  • 1996Screen debut· Black Mask

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 50: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting22 of 50: 18 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 50: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 50: 5 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing2 of 50: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 50: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

50 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s18 · 10 acting · 8 crew2000s10 · 2 acting · 8 crew2010s13 · 5 acting · 8 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Lawrence Ah-Mon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Invincible Dragon (2019)

58th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Simple Life (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 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 Lawrence Ah-Mon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lawrence Ah-Mon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Chun shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers