Wisit Sasanatieng (วิศิษฏ์ ศาสนเที่ยง) is a Thai film director and screenwriter of Chinese descent, best known for his colorful debut feature film, Tears of the Black Tiger, he is among a "New Wave" of Thai directors that include Nonzee Nimibutr, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 28, 1963 (63)
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Wisit Sasanatieng's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival 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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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 Wisit Sasanatieng's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Wisit Sasanatieng'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
25 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Host(2025)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Gold Rush Gang(2025)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Murderer(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Whole Truth(2021)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Deep(2021)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
My God Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Heartbeats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sang Krasue(2019)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Reside(2018)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ten Years Thailand(2018)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Killer Karaoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Senior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Red Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Slice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Sawasdee Bangkok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Behind the Blur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Unseeable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Citizen Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tears of the Black Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Nang Nak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Mah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Nagamasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.
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
Nominated for a Cannes award in 2001.
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 Wisit Sasanatieng's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Wisit Sasanatieng work with?
People who share at least 2 of Wisit Sasanatieng's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Taddanai Praman shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Abishek J. BajajShared titles: The Murderer (2023), The Whole Truth (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Abishek J. Bajaj
Actors
- Tarika TidatidShared titles: The Whole Truth (2021), Reside (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tarika Tidatid
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Niramon RossShared titles: Gold Rush Gang (2025), The Murderer (2023), Reside (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Niramon Ross
- Rittee Joel SrichanwongseShared titles: The Murderer (2023), The Whole Truth (2021), Ten Years Thailand (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Rittee Joel Srichanwongse
- Harin PaesongthaiShared titles: The Whole Truth (2021), Reside (2018), Ten Years Thailand (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Harin Paesongthai
Producers
- Taddanai PramanShared titles: The Murderer (2023), Deep (2021), The Whole Truth (2021), Reside (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Taddanai Praman
- Rattikanlya ChaleamsanyakornShared titles: Gold Rush Gang (2025), The Murderer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rattikanlya Chaleamsanyakorn
- Sangar ChatchairungruangShared titles: The Whole Truth (2021), Reside (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sangar Chatchairungruang
Mixed roles
- Phetthai VongkumlaoShared titles: Gold Rush Gang (2025), The Murderer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Phetthai Vongkumlao
