The Best René Liu Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Hot Summer Days (2010) with $19.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest René Liu Box Office Hits
René Liu's films have made $37.2M worldwide in total. Hot Summer Days (2010) is the biggest hit at $19.6M, ahead of Kidnap (2007) ($7.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hot Summer Days 2010 · Drama $19.6M - 2
Kidnap 2007 · Thriller $7.6M - 3
Run Papa Run 2008 · Crime $2.82M - 4
Love Education 2017 · Drama $2.75M - 5
The Matrimony 2007 · Horror $1.5M - 6
Double Vision 2002 · Horror $1.5M - 7
A World Without Thieves 2004 · Drama $662K - 8
Mayday 3DNA 2011 · Music $525K - 9
Mr. & Mrs. Single 2011 · Romance $264K - 10
Speed Angels 2011 · Action $18K
The Best René Liu Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre René Liu has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Hot Summer Days (2010) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Hot Summer Days 2010 · as Li Yan
- Romance 3 films Mr. & Mrs. Single 2011 · as Mandy
- Crime 2 films Run Papa Run 2008 · as Mabel Chan
- Horror 2 films The Matrimony 2007 · as Sansan
- Action 1 film Speed Angels 2011 · as Han Bing
- Music 1 film Mayday 3DNA 2011
- Thriller 1 film Kidnap 2007 · as Inspector Ho Yuan Chun
The Latest René Liu Movies
The most recent films René Liu is credited on, newest first — starting with Love Education (2017). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Love Education 2017 · Mrs. Wang
- Speed Angels 2011 · Han Bing
- Mayday 3DNA 2011 · Music
- Mr. & Mrs. Single 2011 · Mandy
- Hot Summer Days 2010 · Li Yan
- Run Papa Run 2008 · Mabel Chan
- Kidnap 2007 · Inspector Ho Yuan Chun
- The Matrimony 2007 · Sansan
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Happy Birthday 2007 · Siu Mai - A World Without Thieves 2004 · Wang Li
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20 30 40 2004 · Xiang Xiang -
Pink Ladies 2003 · Jiehun Kuang 'Marriage Manic'
The Best René Liu Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest René Liu films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing René Liu movie?
Hot Summer Days (2010) made the most at the box office, with $19.6M worldwide, followed by Kidnap (2007) with $7.6M. Together, René Liu's films with box office figures have made $37.2M.
What is the best René Liu drama movie?
Hot Summer Days (2010) is the best-rated of René Liu's drama films. In other genres: Mr. & Mrs. Single (romance), Run Papa Run (crime) and The Matrimony (horror).
What is the newest René Liu movie?
The newest film on René Liu's filmography is Forget You Not (2025), directed by René Liu.
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