The Best Sean Lau Movies, Ranked
75 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Shock Wave 2 (2020) comes out on top with a score of 64. The biggest box office hit is Shock Wave 2 (2020) with $199M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sean Lau Box Office Hits
Sean Lau's films have made $449M worldwide in total. Shock Wave 2 (2020) is the biggest hit at $199M, ahead of Overheard 3 (2014) ($53.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shock Wave 2 2020 · Crime $199M - 2
Overheard 3 2014 · Crime $53.5M - 3
The White Storm 2013 · Drama $44.7M - 4
Call of Heroes 2016 · Action $25M - 5
Out of Inferno 2013 · Action $24.1M - 6
Integrity 2019 · Mystery $21.3M - 7
Heartfall Arises 2016 · Crime $16.7M - 8
Black Mask 1996 · Action $12.5M $12.5M dom. - 9
The Vanished Murderer 2015 · Mystery $11M - 10
Dealer/Healer 2017 · Crime $5.92M
The Best Sean Lau Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sean Lau has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 15 films, and My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 15 films My Left Eye Sees Ghosts 2002 · as Ken Wong / Sam Wong - Drama 14 films The White Storm 2013 · as Ma Ho-Tin
- Crime 13 films Shock Wave 2 2020 · as Tung Cheuk Man Movie Echo Score: 64
- Action 12 films Call of Heroes 2016 · as Yang Kenan
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Thriller 5 films The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell 2023 · as Suchat -
Romance 4 films The Shopaholics 2006 · as Dr. Choosey Lee - Mystery 3 films Integrity 2019 · as Chan King Chi
The Best Sean Lau Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sean Lau's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Sean Lau Movies
The most recent films Sean Lau is credited on, newest first — starting with Crisis Negotiators (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Crisis Negotiators 2024 · Cheuk Man Wai - The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell 2023 · Suchat
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Detective vs. Sleuths 2022 · Lee Chun - Shock Wave 2 2020 · Tung Cheuk Man
- Integrity 2019 · Chan King Chi
- Dealer/Healer 2017 · Chen Hua
- Heartfall Arises 2016 · Calvin Che
- Call of Heroes 2016 · Yang Kenan
- The Vanished Murderer 2015 · Song Donglu
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A Tale of Three Cities 2015 · Fang Daolong - Overheard 3 2014 · Luk Kam Keung
- The White Storm 2013 · Ma Ho-Tin
The Best Sean Lau Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sean Lau films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sean Lau movie?
Shock Wave 2 (2020) is the best-rated Sean Lau film, with a Movie Echo Score of 64, ahead of Detective vs. Sleuths (2022) (48). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Shock Wave 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sean Lau movie?
Shock Wave 2 (2020) made the most at the box office, with $199M worldwide, followed by Overheard 3 (2014) with $53.5M. Together, Sean Lau's films with box office figures have made $449M.
What is the best Sean Lau comedy movie?
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) is the best-rated of Sean Lau's comedy films. In other genres: The White Storm (drama), Shock Wave 2 (crime) and Call of Heroes (action).
What is the newest Sean Lau movie?
The newest film on Sean Lau's filmography is Crisis Negotiators (2024), with Sean Lau as Cheuk Man Wai.
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