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Patrick Leung

Patrick Leung

Director, actor and writer, also producer · Born April 5, 1960 (66) · Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong Director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1960 (66)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Director, actor and writer, also producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 49% in 30 days

What are Patrick Leung's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4

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 Patrick Leung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Patrick Leung'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

27 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ciao UFO(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • My Lovely Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Producer

  • The Empty Hands(2017)

    as Drunkard in Park

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Breaking the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Wu Dang(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Broken but New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks

  • Simply Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Black Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • The Twins Effect II(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Good Times, Bed Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Demi-Haunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Mighty Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Born Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Task Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Beyond Hypothermia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Loving You(1995)

    Assistant Director · as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Bare-Footed Kid(1993)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Hard Boiled(1992)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Zodiac Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Assistant Director

  • Bullet in the Head(1990)

    Producer · Production Designer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Heart to Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • A Better Tomorrow II(1987)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • A Better Tomorrow(1986)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Happy Ghost II(1985)

    as Diving judge

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1985 to 2025.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 27: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting16 of 27: 14 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 27: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 27: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew8 of 27: 6 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score94th

27 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s9 · 2 acting · 8 crew2000s8 · crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · 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 Patrick Leung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 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 Patrick Leung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patrick Leung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnnie To shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors