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Dante Lam

Dante Lam

Director, producer and writer · Born July 1, 1964 (62) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Dante Lam Chiu-yin (simplified Chinese: 林超贤; traditional Chinese: 林超賢; pinyin: Lín Chāoxián) is a film director, writer and actor who is a major figure in Hong Kong action cinema. He was trained in the tradition of John Woo as an assistant director and worked as an actor and producer. He often writes and supervises his own choreography.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1964 (62)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 60 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 27Up 19% in 30 days

What are Dante Lam's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
62%
Bonds
16%
Survival
10%
Self
6%
Power
5%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 5 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 14

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
4
Triumphant
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Rousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1

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 Dante Lam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dante Lam'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

60 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dear Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Operation Hadal(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bursting Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Guarding Our City with Faith: The Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Water Gate Bridge(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Battle at Lake Changjin(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • The Rescue(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • ICAC Investigators 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Operation Red Sea(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Operation Mekong(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • To the Fore(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • That Demon Within(2014)

    Director · Idea · Screenplay · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Unbeatable(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Viral Factor(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Stool Pigeon(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fire of Conscience(2010)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Sniper(2009)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Beast Stalker(2008)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Storm Rider Clash of the Evils(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sparkling Red Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Undercover Hidden Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • A-1 Headline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Heat Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Love on the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Naked Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • 1:99 Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Twins Effect(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Producer

  • U-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • La Brassiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Barman

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

    Director

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

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • 2000 AD(2000)

    Producer · as Man in Shootout

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • When I Look Upon the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Beast Cops(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Option Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Assistant Director

  • First Option(1996)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbolt(1995)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fist of Legend(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Long and Winding Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • He & She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • The Final Option (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Finale in Blood(1992)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Roof with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Small Potato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Assistant Director

  • She Starts the Fire(1992)

    Assistant Director · as Buying gold seed

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fight Back to School II(1992)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Pink Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Assistant Director

  • His Fatal Ways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Fight Back to School(1991)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Brief Encounter In Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • A Fishy Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • The Yuppie Fantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Goodbye Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

$903M worldwide

Highest rated

Unbeatable (2013)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Operation Red Sea (2018)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 60: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thDirecting33 of 60: 16 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thWriting13 of 60: 0 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing13 of 60: 6 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew9 of 60: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role

60 titles, 18 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s21 · 9 acting · 13 crew2000s18 · 3 acting · 15 crew2010s10 · 1 acting · 9 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.

How do Dante Lam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, producer

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

91st percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Fist of Legend (1994)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 18 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 Dante Lam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dante Lam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Candy Leung shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles