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Tai-Lee Chan

Tai-Lee Chan

Writer · Born April 29, 1981 (45) · Hong Kong, China

Born
April 29, 1981 (45)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Writer
Titles
12 on Motif · 21 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Tai-Lee Chan's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
25%
Society
20%
Morality
17%
Survival
10%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 8

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · 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 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Triumphant
7
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
5
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6

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 Tai-Lee Chan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tai-Lee Chan's titles on Motif; 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

21 credits, 12 with a Motif page.

  • Wakesurf Lovers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Blades of the Guardians(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Tomorrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Prosecutor(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Fierce Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Find Ourselves In Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • Ip Man 4: The Finale(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Big Brother(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow is Another Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Ip Man 3(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Special ID(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Way We Dance(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Balloon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Ip Man 2(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ip Man(2008)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Hong Kong Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Golden Blessings (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Writer

  • 讨债者联盟 (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace (2014)

$182M worldwide

Highest rated

Ip Man (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 21: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting17 of 21: 13 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thEditing2 of 21: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 21: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

21 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s7 · 1 acting · 6 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tai-Lee Chan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace (2014)

70th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Ip Man (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 44/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif 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 Tai-Lee Chan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles64–82 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles3–25 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–43 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tai-Lee Chan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tai-Lee Chan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donnie Yen shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles