James Lee: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 20
- as director
- 12
- on screen
- 1933–2025
- box office
- $4.83M
The Best James Lee Movies
The films of James Lee that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) leads with $3.7M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $3.7M The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 1981 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $896K Histeria 2008 · Mystery -
Worldwide box office: $173K Petaling Street Warriors 2011 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $27.6K All for Love 2014 · Romance -
Worldwide box office: $26.4K Possessed 2022 · Thriller -
Worldwide box office: $5.11K Flower in the Pocket 2007 · Comedy
James Lee's Career in Numbers
James Lee's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres James Lee works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Kennel Murder Case (1933) to Next Stop, Somewhere (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
James Lee Movies by Decade
- 1930s 1
- 1970s 1
- 1980s 2
- 2000s 4
- 2010s 8
- 2020s 4
The 2010s were James Lee's busiest decade, with 8 films.
James Lee Movies by Genre
- Drama 4
- Thriller 3
- Horror 3
- Action 2
- Comedy 2
- Romance 1
- Mystery 1
- Adventure 1
- Crime 1
Drama is the genre James Lee has worked in most, with 4 films, ahead of thriller (3).
James Lee Career Milestones
- First film
- The Kennel Murder Case 1933
- Biggest box office hit
- The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper $3.7M worldwide
- Newest film
- Next Stop, Somewhere 2025
James Lee Filmography: Every Movie
Every film James Lee is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 12 as director and 8 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by James Lee
12- 2025
Next Stop, Somewhere Drama - 2022 Possessed Thriller Worldwide box office: $26.4K
- 2019
Two Sisters Horror - 2015
Last Day of School Drama - 2014 All for Love Romance Worldwide box office: $27.6K
- 2011 Petaling Street Warriors Action Worldwide box office: $173K
- 2011
Claypot Curry Killers Thriller - 2011
Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak Horror - 2011
Sini Ada Hantu Horror - 2009
Tarboy - 2008 Histeria Mystery Worldwide box office: $896K
- 2004
The Beautiful Washing Machine
James Lee Movies as an Actor
8- 2022
Summer Drama - 2021
Barbarian Invasion as Master Loh · Action - 2010
Charge Over You as Dane · Thriller - 2007 Flower in the Pocket as Ah Sui · Comedy Worldwide box office: $5.11K
- 1986
Alone in the T-Shirt Zone as Factory and Boardwalk · Drama - 1981 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper as Bomb Squad · Adventure Worldwide box office: $3.7M
- 1972
Bone as Woody · Comedy - 1933
The Kennel Murder Case as Liang · Crime
James Lee: Questions & Answers
How many movies James Lee has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has James Lee been in?
James Lee is credited on 20 films, from 1933 to 2025. 8 of them as an actor and 12 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is James Lee's highest-grossing movie?
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) is James Lee's biggest box office hit, with $3.7M worldwide, ahead of Histeria (2008) ($896K). Across every film with box office figures, James Lee's movies have made $4.83M.
James Lee's biggest hits What is James Lee's newest movie?
The most recent film on James Lee's filmography is Next Stop, Somewhere (2025), which James Lee directed.
The Best James Lee Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 20 credits.
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