Sam Quah was born on 2 August 1985 in Penang, Malaysia. Sam is a director and writer, known for The Free Man (2014), A Place Called Silence (2024) and A Place Called Silence (2022).
Biography from IMDb.
- August 2, 1985 (41)
- Malaysia
- Director and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Sam Quah's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Sam Quah's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Quah'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
8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
The Fire Raven(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
A Place Called Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Place Called Silence(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
He Dun's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Psychologist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Detective Chinatown(2020)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Sheep Without a Shepherd(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Free Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2014 to 2025.
How do Sam Quah's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Sam Quah work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Quah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ning Chang shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Peng LiShared titles: Detective Chinatown (2020), Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Peng Li
Actors
- Ning ChangShared titles: The Fire Raven (2025), A Place Called Silence (2024), Detective Chinatown (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ning Chang
- Jiao XuShared titles: The Fire Raven (2025), A Place Called Silence (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jiao Xu
- Shengdi WangShared titles: The Fire Raven (2025), A Place Called Silence (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Shengdi Wang
Cinematographers and editors
- Ying ZhangShared titles: A Place Called Silence (2024), Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ying Zhang
- Hongjia TangShared titles: Detective Chinatown (2020), Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hongjia Tang
Producers
- Eric Zhaowei ZhangShared titles: Detective Chinatown (2020), Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Zhaowei Zhang
- Sicheng ChenShared titles: Detective Chinatown (2020), Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sicheng Chen
