The Best Andy Lau Movies, Ranked
148 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Chasing the Dragon (2017) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is The Wandering Earth II (2023) with $615M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Andy Lau Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Andy Lau is credited on. Chasing the Dragon (2017) leads with 77, followed by The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019) at 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Chasing the Dragon 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The White Storm 2: Drug Lords 2019 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Shock Wave 2 2020 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Wandering Earth II 2023 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Adventurers 2017 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Goldfinger 2023 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 I Did It My Way 2024 · Action
Biggest Andy Lau Box Office Hits
Andy Lau's films have made $2.2B worldwide in total. The Wandering Earth II (2023) is the biggest hit at $615M, ahead of The Great Wall (2017) ($335M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Wandering Earth II 2023 · Action $615M $5.02M dom.
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The Great Wall 2017 · Action $335M $45.5M dom. - 3 Shock Wave 2 2020 · Crime $199M
- 4 The White Storm 2: Drug Lords 2019 · Action $189M $609K dom.
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From Vegas to Macau III 2016 · Action $182M - 6
From Vegas to Macau II 2015 · Comedy $164M - 7
House of Flying Daggers 2004 · Action $92.9M $11.1M dom. - 8 Chasing the Dragon 2017 · Action $88M $457K dom.
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Firestorm 2013 · Thriller $55.8M - 10
The Warlords 2007 · Drama $42.9M $129K dom.
The Best Andy Lau Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Andy Lau has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 33 films, and Chasing the Dragon (2017) is the pick of them.
- Action 33 films Chasing the Dragon 2017 · as Lee Rock Movie Echo Score: 77
- Drama 32 films The Warlords 2007 · as Zhao Er-Hu
- Comedy 27 films From Vegas to Macau II 2015 · as Michael
- Crime 19 films Shock Wave 2 2020 · as Poon Shing Fung Movie Echo Score: 64
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Romance 10 films All About Love 2005 · as Dr. Ko / Derek Hui - Thriller 5 films Firestorm 2013 · as Inspector Lui
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Adventure 3 films Battle of the Warriors 2006 · as Ge Li -
Mystery 2 films Infernal Affairs 2004 -
Music 2 films Find Your Voice 2020 · as Yim Chi-long
The Best Andy Lau Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Andy Lau's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 14 films Shock Wave 2 2020 · as Poon Shing Fung Movie Echo Score: 64
- 2010s 14 films Chasing the Dragon 2017 · as Lee Rock Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2000s 29 films House of Flying Daggers 2004
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1990s 47 films Drunken Master III 1994 · as Yeung Kwun -
1980s 39 films The Romancing Star II 1988 · as Lau Pai
The Latest Andy Lau Movies
The most recent films Andy Lau is credited on, newest first — starting with A Gilded Game (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Gilded Game 2025 · Action -
High Forces 2024 · Gao Haojun -
Cesium Fallout 2024 · Simon Fan -
Crisis Negotiators 2024 · Unstable Hostage Taker Husband -
Peg O’ My Heart 2024 · Vincent - I Did It My Way 2024 · George Lam
- The Goldfinger 2023 · Lau Kai Yuen
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Moscow Mission 2023 · Vasily / Liu Yuhu -
The Movie Emperor 2023 · Liu Weichi -
Red Line 2023 · Wang Le - The Wandering Earth II 2023 · Tu Hengyu
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Endgame 2021 · Zhou Quan
The Best Andy Lau Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Andy Lau films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Andy Lau movie?
Chasing the Dragon (2017) is the best-rated Andy Lau film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019) (67) and Shock Wave 2 (2020) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Chasing the Dragon: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Andy Lau movie?
The Wandering Earth II (2023) made the most at the box office, with $615M worldwide, followed by The Great Wall (2017) with $335M. Together, Andy Lau's films with box office figures have made $2.2B.
What is the best Andy Lau action movie?
Chasing the Dragon (2017) is the best-rated of Andy Lau's action films, with a score of 77. In other genres: The Warlords (drama), From Vegas to Macau II (comedy) and Shock Wave 2 (crime).
What is the newest Andy Lau movie?
The newest film on Andy Lau's filmography is A Gilded Game (2025).
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