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David Lam

David Lam

Director, actor, producer and writer

Hong Kong Director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, actor, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 41 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are David Lam's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Power
24%
Survival
15%
Bonds
14%
Self
2%
Society
1%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
2
Cold
2
Dread
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7

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 David Lam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David 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

41 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hybrid Storm(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crypto Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Tipping Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • G Storm(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • P Storm(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • L Storm(2018)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dealer/Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Drug center executive

  • S Storm(2016)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Time Of Love II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • Z Storm(2014)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

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

    Actor

  • Street Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Magnificent Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Asian Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The True Hero(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tears and Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Perfect Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • The Killer's Love(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • First Shot(1993)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Girls Without Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Gigolo and Whore II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Twin Dragons(1992)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Powerful Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Blue Lightning(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gigolo and Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Hong Kong Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Rebel from China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Doctor's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • City Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Running Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • The Wild Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Actor

  • Women's Prison(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Girls Without Tomorrow(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Mammie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • The Happenings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lee Ho Hing

  • Below the Lion Rock: The Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Littoral Confrontation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Walk in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 1978 to 2025.

Biggest box office

P Storm (2019)

$118M worldwide

Highest rated

P Storm (2019)

Midcredits 37th

Most popular right now

S Storm (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 41: 9 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting24 of 41: 17 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdWriting6 of 41: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing9 of 41: 6 only producing, 3 with another role

41 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s7 · 3 acting · 5 crew1990s17 · 4 acting · 13 crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s4 · 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 David Lam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Hybrid Storm (2025)

58th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Dragons (1992)

Midcredits 57th · 50% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 5 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 David Lam work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ho-Wah Wong shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers