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Wych Kaosayananda

Cinematographer, director, producer and writer · Born January 1, 1974 (52) · Thailand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wych Kaosayananda is a Thai film director. He is the son of famous Thai diplomat "Kaosayananda". He lived and studied in Pakistan, where his father was posted in Islamabad as an ambassador. His directorial debut was Fah, released in 1998, which at the time was the highest-budgeted film in the history of the Thai film industry but failed in the Thai box office. His second film and American debut (which he directed under the shortened callname "Kaos") was the 2002 thriller Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, which upon release was widely panned by both critics and moviegoers as one of the worst films ever made. In March 2007, Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film #1 among "The Worst of the Worst" movie list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wych Kaosayananda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1974 (52)
From
Thailand
Works as
Cinematographer, director, producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 17 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 26Up 45% in 30 days

What are Wych Kaosayananda's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Survival
24%
Bonds
23%
Society
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
6
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous6

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 Wych Kaosayananda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wych Kaosayananda'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

17 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bang(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Depravity(2024)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Latency(2024)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Sheroes(2023)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • One Night in Bangkok(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2020)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Paradise Z(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Driver(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Asian Connection(2016)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 2 Guns: Zero Tolerance(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Vietnam(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Mark: Redemption(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Mark(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever(2002)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone (2013)

Midcredits 26th

Most popular right now

Bang (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 16: 0 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thWriting5 of 16: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing8 of 16: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score12thCinematography12 of 16: 3 only cinematography, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score10thOther crew2 of 16: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 12 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s7 · 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 Wych Kaosayananda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Paradise Z (2020)

95th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013)

Midcredits 27th · 35% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 41/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Wych Kaosayananda's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles48–64 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Wych Kaosayananda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wych Kaosayananda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Zachary Smith shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers