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Kai-Chi Yuen

Writer, also producer · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Kai-Chi Yuen's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Morality
16%
Self
11%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

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

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 2

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 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Tense
7
Romantic
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
5
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • 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 Kai-Chi Yuen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kai-Chi Yuen'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

31 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mohist Mechanism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Script Consultant

  • Golden Robe Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • The Enchanting Phantom(2020)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 赤松威龙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Hot Cop in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Time 4 Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • Candlelight's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Dragon Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • The Chinese Feast(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bomb Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Story

  • The Kung Fu Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 30 episodes · Writer

  • Drunken Master II(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Fight Back to School II(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Pretty Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • She Shoots Straight(1990)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Story

  • Vampire Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Burning Sensation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Pedicab Driver(1989)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dragon Family(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I Love Maria(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Chinese Ghost Story(1987)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Curse(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Night Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Merry Go Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Midnight Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Danger Has Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1983 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Drunken Master II (1994)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Drunken Master II (1994)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 31: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting28 of 31: 27 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew2 of 31: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s12 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s3 · crew2020s3 · 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 Kai-Chi Yuen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer, producer

The Enchanting Phantom (2020)

50th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Drunken Master II (1994)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 10 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.

Is Kai-Chi Yuen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kai-Chi Yuen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kai-Chi Yuen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hark Tsui shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles