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Chia-Lu Chang

Chia-Lu Chang

Writer and producer, also editor

Zhang Jialu is a writer and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer and producer, also editor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 25 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Chia-Lu Chang's films like?

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

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
17%
Power
15%
Self
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Survival
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Heightened 7

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

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 9 · 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 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
7
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Chia-Lu Chang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chia-Lu Chang'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, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Old Dog(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Back to the Past(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Moments We Shared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • I Love You to the Moon and Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Yinyang Master(2021)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Play(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Writer Chang Chia-Lu

  • Mojin: The Lost Legend(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tai Chi Hero(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tai Chi Zero(2012)

    Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • 10 Plus 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • One Mile Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Message(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • A World Without Thieves(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • G. Y. Sir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Hi Sir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Executor Across Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Free Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Going Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Melody of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 40 episodes · Producer

  • 一觉醒来 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 17 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)

$259M worldwide

Highest rated

The Message (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting12 of 22: 11 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing9 of 22: 9 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 22: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s10 · 1 acting · 9 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 Chia-Lu Chang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Old Dog (2026)

85th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Message (2009)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 11 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 Chia-Lu Chang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chia-Lu Chang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kuo-Fu Chen shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles