Kin-Yee Au
Writer · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Au Kin-yee is an award-winning Hong Kong screenwriter best known for her collaborations with filmmakers Johnnie To Kei-fung, Wai Ka-fai and Soi Cheang.
Biography from TMDB.
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- Writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Kin-Yee Au's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous3
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 Kin-Yee Au's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Kin-Yee Au'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
28 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mad Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Limbo(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Sisterhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
正义红师 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Cold Eyes(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Life Without Principle(2011)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Written By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Mad Detective(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Triangle(2007)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Eye in the Sky(2007)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Shopaholics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Himalaya Singh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Yesterday Once More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Throw Down(2004)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Fantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Running on Karma(2003)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Turn Left, Turn Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
PTU(2003)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Love for All Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts(2002)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Fat Choi Spirit(2002)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Running Out of Time 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Diamond Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
At the Threshold of an Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
危情共舞 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1991 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Cold Eyes (2013)
Highest rated
Cold Eyes (2013)
Most popular right now
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
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 Kin-Yee Au's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 14 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 Kin-Yee Au work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kin-Yee Au's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnnie To shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Johnnie ToShared titles: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020), Life Without Principle (2011), Eye in the Sky (2007), Mad Detective (2007), Triangle (2007), Throw Down (2004), PTU (2003), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 11 shared titles with Johnnie To
- Ka-Fai WaiShared titles: Mad Detective (2007), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Ka-Fai Wai
- Soi CheangShared titles: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), Limbo (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Soi Cheang
- Hark TsuiShared titles: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020), Triangle (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Hark Tsui
Writers
- Nai-Hoi YauShared titles: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020), Cold Eyes (2013), Life Without Principle (2011), Eye in the Sky (2007), Triangle (2007), Throw Down (2004), PTU (2003), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 11 shared titles with Nai-Hoi Yau
- Tin-Shing YipShared titles: Life Without Principle (2011), Triangle (2007), Throw Down (2004), Running on Karma (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Tin-Shing Yip
- Kwan-Sin ShumShared titles: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), Limbo (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kwan-Sin Shum
Actors
- Suet LamShared titles: Eye in the Sky (2007), Mad Detective (2007), Triangle (2007), PTU (2003), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Suet Lam
- Simon YamShared titles: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020), Eye in the Sky (2007), Triangle (2007), PTU (2003), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Simon Yam
- Ching-Wan LauShared titles: Life Without Principle (2011), Mad Detective (2007), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Ching-Wan Lau
- Eddie CheungShared titles: Life Without Principle (2011), Eye in the Sky (2007), Mad Detective (2007), Throw Down (2004), Running on Karma (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Eddie Cheung
Cinematographers and editors
- Siu-Keung ChengShared titles: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), Limbo (2021), Life Without Principle (2011), Mad Detective (2007), Triangle (2007), Throw Down (2004), PTU (2003), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 11 shared titles with Siu-Keung Cheng
- David M. RichardsonShared titles: Limbo (2021), Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020), Life Without Principle (2011), Eye in the Sky (2007), Triangle (2007), Throw Down (2004)See all 6 shared titles with David M. Richardson
- Wing-Cheong LawShared titles: PTU (2003), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Wing-Cheong Law
- Chi-Wai YauShared titles: Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Chi-Wai Yau
Producers
- Catherine ChanShared titles: Eye in the Sky (2007), Throw Down (2004), PTU (2003), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 7 shared titles with Catherine Chan
- Tiffany ChenShared titles: Mad Detective (2007), Throw Down (2004), Running on Karma (2003), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), Running Out of Time 2 (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Tiffany Chen
- Elos GalloShared titles: Mad Detective (2007), Throw Down (2004), PTU (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Elos Gallo
- John ChongShared titles: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), Life Without Principle (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Chong
Mixed roles
- Sammo Kam-Bo HungShared titles: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
