Dante Lam Chiu-yin

23 films directed

Biography

Dante Lam Chiu-yin (simplified Chinese: 林超贤; traditional Chinese: 林超賢; pinyin: Lín Chāoxián) is a film director, writer and actor who is a major figure in Hong Kong action cinema. He was trained in the tradition of John Woo as an assistant director and worked as an actor and producer. He often writes and supervises his own choreography.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 540 mi Total budget from 6 film(s) with data
US$ 2.4 bi Total box office from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 90 mi Average budget from 6 film(s) with data
US$ 200 mi Average box office from 12 film(s) with data
6.4 Average rating from 12 film(s) with data
4.3× Return on investment from 5 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Operation Hadal	2025	—	US$ 54 mi	7.4
Bursting Point	2023	—	—	5.9
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge	2022	US$ 200 mi	US$ 626 mi	6.3
The Battle at Lake Changjin	2021	US$ 200 mi	US$ 903 mi	6.3
The Rescue	2020	—	—	7.1
Operation Red Sea	2018	US$ 70 mi	US$ 579 mi	7.4
Operation Mekong	2016	US$ 30 mi	US$ 173 mi	7.0
To the Fore	2015	—	US$ 27 mi	6.6
That Demon Within	2014	—	—	5.6
Unbeatable	2013	—	US$ 26 mi	6.9
The Viral Factor	2012	—	US$ 220,145	5.8
The Stool Pigeon	2010	US$ 10 mi	—	5.9
The Sniper	2009	US$ 30 mi	US$ 329,945	6.1
Beast Stalker	2008	—	US$ 4 mi	6.8
Storm Rider: Clash of the Evils	2008	—	US$ 5 mi	5.7
Heat Team	2004	—	—	6.2
Love on the Rocks	2004	—	—	6.4
The Twins Effect	2003	—	US$ 4 mi	6.1
Naked Ambition	2003	—	—	5.3
1:99 Shorts	2003	—	—	6.3
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone	2000	—	—	6.9
Beast Cops	1998	—	—	6.5
Option Zero	1997	—	—	5.8