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Chen Yiwen

Chen Yiwen

Actor · Born April 19, 1966 (60) · Taiwan

Chen Yiwen was born in 1966 in Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for The Cabbie (2000), Guo jong (1998) and A Sun (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 19, 1966 (60)
From
Taiwan
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 57 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 55% in 30 days

What are Chen Yiwen's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th 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
Self
34%
Bonds
24%
Survival
17%
Power
9%
Morality
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Bittersweet
3
Hopeful
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Chen Yiwen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Chen Yiwen'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

57 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Kaoliao Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Tristes Tropiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • SILIQ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Cold War 1994(2026)

    as Tim Ma / T.F. Ma

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Agent from Above(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chen Chi Sha

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Double Happiness(2025)

    as Chairman Hsieh

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Foggy Tale(2025)

    as Fan Chun

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Forget You Not(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Century Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Father

  • Unforgiven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon(2023)

    as Lin Lu-ho (Bullhead)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hoping(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Taiwan Crime Stories(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ying Min-wang

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Shards of Her(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hsieh Chih-chung

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Funeral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as 李传财

  • Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Increasing Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr. Yan. Fu-Sheng YAN

  • Leave Me Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Brother Chao

  • Treat or Trick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hsu

  • The Falls(2021)

    as Supermarket Manager Chen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Plurality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Growing Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ren-Shiung Huang

  • A Leg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Senior Police Officer

  • Classmates Minus(2020)

    as Congressman Gao

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Memory Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Kuo Hsing-Wei

  • Animal Whisper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · as Chang Pen-Shan

  • Monstrous Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mao Xing Yan / 毛杏嚴

  • Someone Who Was Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Dad

  • A Sun(2019)

    as A-Wen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Trip with Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Xiao Mei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Landlord

  • Looking for Kafka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Blue Choker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dorm Master - Fang Tzu-kang

  • Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Liu Ching-Hui

  • A Taxi Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tsui Jo-Chiang

  • Dog Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Boss

  • Blossom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Father

  • The Great Buddha+(2017)

    as Congressman Gao

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Godspeed(2016)

    as Ah Wen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Paradise in Service(2014)

    as Colonel Yu

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • As the Winds Blow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Formosa Mambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Tripping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • The Cabbie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Yi Yi(2000)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Chance to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • 生活的教訓 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Editor · Writer · Actor

  • A Confucian Confusion(1994)

    as Liren

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Scenes of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Growth Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Landlord

  • Likely Consequence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Manager of Operations

  • A Brighter Summer Day(1991)

    as Horsecart

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Island West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ah Chian

  • Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saving Brother Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 53 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)

$250K worldwide

Highest rated

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· A Confucian Confusion
  • 2019First top-billed film· A Sun
  • 2019Career best· A Sun
  • 2026Best so far· Agent from Above

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 57: 49 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thDirecting7 of 57: 4 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 57: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 57: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 57: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

57 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · 6 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s27 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
9419

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Chen Yiwen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Hoping (2023)

54th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Yi Yi (2000)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Chen Yiwen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 91 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Chen Yiwen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chen Yiwen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mong-Hong Chung shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers