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Lai-Yin Leung

Lai-Yin Leung

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 70% in 30 days

What are Lai-Yin Leung's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Morality
26%
Self
13%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
3
Triumphant
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Lai-Yin Leung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lai-Yin Leung'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

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Last Song for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Ip Man 4: The Finale(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Paradox(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ip Man 3(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kill Zone 2(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • As the Light Goes Out(2014)

    Screenplay · as Power Plant's Officer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rigor Mortis(2013)

    Idea · Screenplay · Script · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Revenge: A Love Story(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Champions(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • After This Our Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Script Supervisor

  • Men Suddenly in Black(2003)

    Assistant Director · as Waiter in Japanese Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Conjurer And The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2003 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

$176M worldwide

Highest rated

Ip Man 3 (2015)

Midcredits 81st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 12: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 12: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting10 of 12: 7 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew3 of 12: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s1 · 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 Lai-Yin Leung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Champions (2008)

57th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Ip Man 3 (2015)

Midcredits 81st · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 8 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 Lai-Yin Leung's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Lai-Yin Leung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lai-Yin Leung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wilson Yip shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles