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John Chong

John Chong

Producer and writer, also actor · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Hong Kong

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
Hong Kong
Works as
Producer and writer, also actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 56 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are John Chong's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: 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
37%
Bonds
19%
Self
17%
Power
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
3%
Society
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 9 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 17 · Intense 17

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
21
Thrilling
13
Warm
5
Contemplative
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 John Chong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Chong'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

56 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Occult: Ultimate Malevolence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Tales from the Occult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Look Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • The Invincible Dragon(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Angels(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Z Storm(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Romancing in Thin Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Love in the Buff(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Motorway(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Life Without Principle(2011)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Punished(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fire of Conscience(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bruce Lee, My Brother(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Accident(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Vengeance(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • City of Life and Death(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sniper(2009)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • If You Are the One(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Assembly(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Triangle(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Confession of Pain(2006)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Exiled(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Banquet(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Initial D(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Seoul Raiders(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Breaking News(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Infernal Affairs III(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Infernal Affairs II(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Naked Weapon(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Beijing Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Gen-Y Cops(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 2000 AD(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tempting Heart(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gen-X Cops(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Beast Cops(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Option Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Theft Under the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • First Option(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Love and Sex Among the Ruins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • A Date in Portland Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Doug's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Butterfly and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • The Girls from China(1992)

    Script · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • To Miss with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Running on Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Point of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Twilight of the Warriors: Dragon Throne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Twilight of the Warriors: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1989 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Cloud Atlas (2012)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Cloud Atlas (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 48: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting5 of 48: 5 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing40 of 48: 37 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew4 of 48: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

48 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s14 · 2 acting · 12 crew2000s18 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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 John Chong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

The Girls from China (1992)

76th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 32 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 John Chong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–76 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 68 · 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 John Chong work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Chong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lorraine Ho shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles