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Koon-Nam Lui

Writer and director

Works as
Writer and director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Koon-Nam Lui's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
45%
Power
18%
Bonds
17%
Self
11%
Survival
8%
Society
1%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · 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 8 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
7
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Koon-Nam Lui's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Koon-Nam Lui'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

22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Prism Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 25 episodes · Script Editor

  • As It Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Cyber Heist(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • G Storm(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Enter the Fat Dragon(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Punch & Gun(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 孤胆江湖 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Kung Fu Monster(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the Dragon(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wild City(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Insanity(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Four 3(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Four 2(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • The Last Tycoon(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Guillotines(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tactical Unit - Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Yes, I Can See Dead People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay

  • Without Remorse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

$88M worldwide

Highest rated

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 20: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting18 of 20: 17 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s6 · 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 Koon-Nam Lui's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Kung Fu Monster (2018)

80th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 44/100 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 Koon-Nam Lui work with?

People who share at least 2 of Koon-Nam Lui's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frankie Tam shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers