The Best James Lee Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1933 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) with $3.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James Lee Box Office Hits
James Lee's films have made $4.83M worldwide in total. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) is the biggest hit at $3.7M, ahead of Histeria (2008) ($896K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best James Lee Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Lee has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 3 films, and Possessed (2022) is the pick of them.
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Thriller 3 films Possessed 2022 · Director -
Action 2 films Petaling Street Warriors 2011 · Director -
Comedy 2 films Flower in the Pocket 2007 · as Ah Sui -
Romance 1 film All for Love 2014 · Director -
Mystery 1 film Histeria 2008 · Director -
Adventure 1 film The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 1981 · as Bomb Squad
The Best James Lee Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Lee's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest James Lee Movies
The most recent films James Lee is credited on, newest first — starting with Next Stop, Somewhere (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Next Stop, Somewhere 2025 · Director - Possessed 2022 · Director
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Summer 2022 · Drama -
Barbarian Invasion 2021 · Master Loh -
Two Sisters 2019 · Director -
Last Day of School 2015 · Director - All for Love 2014 · Director
- Petaling Street Warriors 2011 · Director
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Claypot Curry Killers 2011 · Director -
Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak 2011 · Director -
Sini Ada Hantu 2011 · Director -
Charge Over You 2010 · Dane
The Best James Lee Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Lee films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing James Lee movie?
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) made the most at the box office, with $3.7M worldwide, followed by Histeria (2008) with $896K. Together, James Lee's films with box office figures have made $4.83M.
What is the best James Lee thriller movie?
Possessed (2022) is the best-rated of James Lee's thriller films. In other genres: Petaling Street Warriors (action), Flower in the Pocket (comedy) and All for Love (romance).
What is the newest James Lee movie?
The newest film on James Lee's filmography is Next Stop, Somewhere (2025), directed by James Lee.
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