The Best Andrew Lau Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Golden Job (2018) comes out on top with a score of 62. The biggest box office hit is Chinese Doctors (2021) with $197M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Andrew Lau Box Office Hits
Andrew Lau's films have made $616M worldwide in total. Chinese Doctors (2021) is the biggest hit at $197M, ahead of From Vegas to Macau III (2016) ($182M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Chinese Doctors 2021 · Drama $197M - 2
From Vegas to Macau III 2016 · Action $182M - 3
The Founding of an Army 2017 · History $60.6M - 4
Golden Job 2018 · Adventure $47.3M $286K dom. - 5
Kung Fu Jungle 2014 · Adventure $24.1M $130K dom. - 6
Look for a Star 2009 · Comedy $17.4M - 7
As the Light Goes Out 2014 · Drama $16M - 8
Confession of Pain 2006 · Crime $14.2M - 9
Kung Fu Monster 2018 · Fantasy $11.6M - 10
Initial D 2005 · Crime $11.4M
The Best Andrew Lau Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Andrew Lau has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Crime leads with 8 films, and Confession of Pain (2006) is the pick of them.
- Crime 8 films Confession of Pain 2006 · Director
- Action 6 films From Vegas to Macau III 2016
- Drama 4 films Chinese Doctors 2021 · Director
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Horror 4 films Keeper of Darkness 2015 · as Director - Comedy 4 films Look for a Star 2009 · Director
- Adventure 3 films Golden Job 2018 Movie Echo Score: 62
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Romance 3 films Daisy 2006 · Director - History 2 films The Founding of an Army 2017 · Director
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Sci-Fi 2 films The Wesley’s Mysterious File 2002 · Director
The Best Andrew Lau Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Andrew Lau's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Andrew Lau Movies
The most recent films Andrew Lau is credited on, newest first — starting with The Dumpling Queen (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Dumpling Queen 2025 · Director - Chinese Doctors 2021 · Director
- Kung Fu Monster 2018 · Director
- Golden Job 2018 · Adventure
- The Founding of an Army 2017 · Director
- From Vegas to Macau III 2016 · Action
- Keeper of Darkness 2015 · Director
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I Am Somebody 2015 · Romance - Kung Fu Jungle 2014 · Y.T.M. District Officer
- As the Light Goes Out 2014 · Fong Sir
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Haunted Changi 2010 · Director - Look for a Star 2009 · Director
The Best Andrew Lau Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Andrew Lau films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Andrew Lau movie?
Golden Job (2018) is the best-rated Andrew Lau film, with a Movie Echo Score of 62. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Golden Job: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Andrew Lau movie?
Chinese Doctors (2021) made the most at the box office, with $197M worldwide, followed by From Vegas to Macau III (2016) with $182M. Together, Andrew Lau's films with box office figures have made $616M.
What is the best Andrew Lau crime movie?
Confession of Pain (2006) is the best-rated of Andrew Lau's crime films. In other genres: From Vegas to Macau III (action), Chinese Doctors (drama) and Keeper of Darkness (horror).
What is the newest Andrew Lau movie?
The newest film on Andrew Lau's filmography is The Dumpling Queen (2025), directed by Andrew Lau.
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