The Best James Lew Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1976 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Made in Chinatown (2021) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) with $134M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James Lew Box Office Hits
James Lew's films have made $151M worldwide in total. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) is the biggest hit at $134M, ahead of Rapid Fire (1992) ($14.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best James Lew Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Lew has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 16 films, and Made in Chinatown (2021) is the pick of them.
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Action 16 films Made in Chinatown 2021 · as Lew Movie Echo Score: 73 -
Crime 4 films Rapid Fire 1992 · as Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited) -
Sci-Fi 3 films Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine 2017 · as Sinjin -
Comedy 3 films Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993 · as Kick Boxer Opponent -
Horror 2 films Cucuy: The Boogeyman 2018 · as Beat Cop Movie Echo Score: 55
The Best James Lew Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Lew's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest James Lew Movies
The most recent films James Lew is credited on, newest first — starting with Made in Chinatown (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Made in Chinatown 2021 · Lew
- Cucuy: The Boogeyman 2018 · Beat Cop
- Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine 2017 · Sinjin
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Ballistica 2009 · Chinese Guard #1 -
The Circuit III: Street Monk 2006 · Spider Webb -
18 Fingers of Death! 2006 · Buford Lee -
Shira: The Vampire Samurai 2005 · Xu -
Sin 2003 · Leo Thamaree -
Outside the Law 2002 · Cho Sung -
Deep Core 2000 · Lou Chang -
Gedo 2000 · James -
High Voltage 1998 · Harry
The Best James Lew Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Lew films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Lew movie?
Made in Chinatown (2021) is the best-rated James Lew film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Cucuy: The Boogeyman (2018) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Made in Chinatown: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Lew movie?
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) made the most at the box office, with $134M worldwide, followed by Rapid Fire (1992) with $14.4M. Together, James Lew's films with box office figures have made $151M.
What is the best James Lew action movie?
Made in Chinatown (2021) is the best-rated of James Lew's action films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Rapid Fire (crime), Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine (sci-fi) and Hot Shots! Part Deux (comedy).
What is the newest James Lew movie?
The newest film on James Lew's filmography is Made in Chinatown (2021), with James Lew as Lew.
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