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Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo

Director, producer and writer · Born March 27, 1965 (61) · Singapore

Cannes award nominee

Cultural Medallion recipient and award winning film maker Eric Khoo who helms Zhao Wei Films/ Gorylah Pictures has been credited for reviving the Singapore film industry and for putting Singapore onto the International film map in 1995. He was the first Singaporean to have his films invited to major film festivals such as Berlin, Venice and Cannes. Khoo was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters, from the French Cultural Minister and his feature, My Magic was nominated for the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2008. Khoo was profiled in Phaidon Books, Take 100 the future of Film - 100 New directors. The Pompidou Centre in Paris held an Eric Khoo film retrospective and he served as President of the Jury at The Locarno international film Festival in 2010. In 2011, he released his first animated feature, Tatsumi, which was invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival and made it's North American premiere at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Zhao Wei Films represents filmakers Boo Junfeng, Anthony Chen, and Brian Gothong Tan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 27, 1965 (61)
From
Singapore
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 40 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Eric Khoo's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
28%
Survival
23%
Morality
18%
Self
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Eric Khoo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Khoo'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

40 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Morte Cucina(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kopitiam Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Monster Island(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spirit World(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hungry Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Screenplay

  • A Year of No Significance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Police Inspector

  • In My Mother's Skin(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Food Lore(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Piece of Meat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Screenplay

  • Folklore(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Buffalo Boys(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ramen Shop(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Art Through Our Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Apprentice(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wanton Mee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • In the Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • 7 Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

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

    Director

  • Ghost Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • 23:59(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Tatsumi(2011)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sandcastle(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Macabre(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Invisible Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • My Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

  • F. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • No Day Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Be with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Zombie Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • 15: The Movie(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • One Leg Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer · Story

  • Home Vdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Liang Po Po: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer · as Boy's Father (Uncredited)

  • 12 Storeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Mee Pok Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

23:59 (2011)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Tatsumi (2011)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Folklore (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 40: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting20 of 40: 11 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdWriting10 of 40: 2 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing17 of 40: 13 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndCinematography2 of 40: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 40: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 40: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

40 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s11 · crew2010s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 7 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 1997–2011.

  1. 2011
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2008
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 2005
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
  4. 1997
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Eric Khoo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)

90th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Tatsumi (2011)

Midcredits 81st · 71% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 10 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 Eric Khoo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Khoo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fong Cheng Tan shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles