Wayne Wang

American film director

2.67body-of-work score · ranked #410 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: January 12, 1949 · British Hong Kong
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
2007 · United States · drama, comedy
San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 2007
0.751 citation
2
Smoke
1995 · United States · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1995 #2
0.631 citation
3
The Joy Luck Club
1993 · United States · drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2020) · Ebert's annual top 10 1993 #5 · Siskel's annual top 10 1993 #8
0.583 citations
4
Chan Is Missing
1982 · United States · comedy, drama
National Film Registry (inducted 1995) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1124
0.553 citations
5
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985 · United States
Criterion Collection spine #1188
0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 22 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1975A Man, a Woman, and a Killer
1982Chan Is Missing
1985Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1987Slam Dance
1989Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
1992Strangers
1993The Joy Luck Club
1995Blue in the Face
1995Smoke
1997Chinese Box
1999Anywhere but Here
2001The Center of the World
2002Maid in Manhattan
2005Because of Winn-Dixie
2006Last Holiday
2007A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
2007The Princess of Nebraska
2011Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2014Soul of a Banquet
2016While the Women Are Sleeping
2019Coming Home Again