Chan Hing-kai is a writer-director and producer from Hong Kong. His screenwriting works include Heart to Hearts (1988), A Better Tomorrow (1986), Beast Cops (1998); and he directed and wrote La Brasserie (2001). In recent years, he has also served as a producer for First Feature Film Initiative projects such as Weeds on Fire (2016) and My Prince Edward (2019). He is also a part-time lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Baptist University, teaching courses on screenwriting and production.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 21, 1959 (67)
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Writer, producer and director
- 22 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
What are Hing-Ka Chan's films like?
Across their 19 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 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 7
Grounded 6 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 11
Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 7
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3
Casual 5 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic4
- 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 Hing-Ka Chan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Hing-Ka Chan'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
62 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.
Spare Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Night King Director’s Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Night King(2026)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Love Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
My Prince Edward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Manhunt(2017)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Meow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
God of War(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Weeds on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Mermaid(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Naked Ambition 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Midas Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Flaneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
God Bless All Parents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Not Now But When (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
A Better Tomorrow(2010)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Jade and the Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
La comédie humaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Poker King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Newsmakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
La Lingerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Simply Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Heat Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Breaking News(2004)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Love on the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Anna in Kungfu-land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Love Under the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Naked Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Good Times, Bed Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
My Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Twins Effect(2003)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
My Wife Is 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Mighty Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
La Brassiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Born Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Okinawa Rendez-vous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
When I Look Upon the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Beast Cops(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Hitman(1998)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Option Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Task Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
First Option(1996)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Somebody Up There Likes Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Thunderbolt(1995)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
1941 Hong Kong on Fire(1994)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Long and Winding Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Finale in Blood(1992)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Tom, Dick and Hairy(1993)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Cat(1991)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Never Ending Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Pretty Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Heart to Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Gunmen(1988)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Better Tomorrow II(1987)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Vampire's Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
A Better Tomorrow(1986)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Behind the Yellow Line(1984)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Better Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 60 titles, 59 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.
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 Hing-Ka Chan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 16 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 Hing-Ka Chan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hing-Ka Chan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gordon Chan shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Gordon ChanShared titles: God of War (2017), Beast Cops (1998), Hitman (1998), First Option (1996), Thunderbolt (1995), Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993), The Cat (1991), Behind the Yellow Line (1984)See all 8 shared titles with Gordon Chan
- John WooShared titles: A Better Tomorrow (2010), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), A Better Tomorrow (1986)See all 3 shared titles with John Woo
- Dante LamShared titles: The Twins Effect (2003), Beast Cops (1998), First Option (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Dante Lam
Writers
- Miu-Kei HoShared titles: The Mermaid (2016), All's Well, Ends Well 2012 (2012), All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Miu-Kei Ho
- Suk-Wah LeungShared titles: A Better Tomorrow (2010), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), A Better Tomorrow (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Suk-Wah Leung
Actors
- Kwong-Kim YipShared titles: Hitman (1998), First Option (1996), Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Kwong-Kim Yip
- Michael WongShared titles: Beast Cops (1998), First Option (1996), Thunderbolt (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Wong
- Lawrence ChengShared titles: Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993), Finale in Blood (1992), Behind the Yellow Line (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Lawrence Cheng
- Tony Ka Fai LeungShared titles: Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993), Finale in Blood (1992), Gunmen (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Ka Fai Leung
Cinematographers and editors
- Ki-Hop ChanShared titles: God of War (2017), The Twins Effect (2003), Beast Cops (1998), First Option (1996), Thunderbolt (1995), Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993)See all 6 shared titles with Ki-Hop Chan
- Ka-Fai CheungShared titles: The Mermaid (2016), All's Well, Ends Well 2012 (2012), All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011), Hitman (1998), Thunderbolt (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Ka-Fai Cheung
- Wing-Hang WongShared titles: All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011), First Option (1996), Thunderbolt (1995), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), A Better Tomorrow (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Wing-Hang Wong
- David WuShared titles: Gunmen (1988), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), A Better Tomorrow (1986)See all 3 shared titles with David Wu
Producers
- Hark TsuiShared titles: The Mermaid (2016), Gunmen (1988), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), A Better Tomorrow (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Hark Tsui
- John ChongShared titles: Breaking News (2004), Beast Cops (1998), First Option (1996)See all 3 shared titles with John Chong
- Lam ChuaShared titles: Thunderbolt (1995), Finale in Blood (1992), The Cat (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Lam Chua
- Shirley LauShared titles: God of War (2017), Breaking News (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley Lau
Mixed roles
- Janet ChunShared titles: All's Well, Ends Well 2012 (2012), All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Chun
- Arthur WongShared titles: Beast Cops (1998), Hitman (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Wong
