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Tony Cheung

Tony Cheung

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Tony Cheung's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
20%
Power
17%
Self
16%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 12

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

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 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · 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 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
12
Joyful
4
Melancholic
6
Warm
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Tony Cheung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Cheung'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

54 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blades of the Guardians(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Demon Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Hidden Strike(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Polar Rescue(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • All U Need Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Guarding Our City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Climbers(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bleeding Steel(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Time Raiders(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Blade(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Z Storm(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Wu Dang(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Speed Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • White Vengeance(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Adventure of the King(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 72 Tenants of Prosperity(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 14 Blades(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mulan: Rise of a Warrior(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Three Kingdoms(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Eye in the Sky(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Squad(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Sage Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Love Battlefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Love Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • If U Care... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Samouraïs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Frugal Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • The Irresistible Piggies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Fighting To Survive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Every Dog Has His Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Glass Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Hit Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Comeuppance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Simon Sez(1999)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beast Cops(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Final Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Island of Greed(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Black Mask(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Age of Miracles(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Let's Go Slam Dunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • What Price Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Drunken Master II(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Black Panther Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Vampire Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Autumn Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • She Starts the Fire(1992)

    Lighting Technician

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Tigers(1991)

    Lighting Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Farewell China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Lighting Technician

  • The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus(1989)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Other ½ & the Other ½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Lighting Coordinator

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Time Raiders (2016)

$146M worldwide

Highest rated

Drunken Master II (1994)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Hidden Strike (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 50: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 50: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography45 of 50: 44 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thEditing1 of 50: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 50: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s6 · 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 Tony Cheung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · cinematographer

Time Raiders (2016)

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

Most loved · cinematographer

Drunken Master II (1994)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Tony Cheung'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 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Tony Cheung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Cheung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Lee shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles