Best Wayne Wang movies by genre
Directed movies (26 total, ranked by score)
1Last Holiday
2006 · ★ 7.3 (896 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
2Smoke
1995 · ★ 7.2 (543 votes)
Comedy, Drama
3The Joy Luck Club
1993 · ★ 7.1 (158 votes)
Drama
4Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · ★ 6.5 (257 votes)
Family, Comedy, Drama
5Maid in Manhattan
2002 · ★ 6.1 (2,080 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6Anywhere but Here
1999 · ★ 6.1 (302 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7Blue in the Face
1995 · ★ 6.5 (182 votes)
Comedy
8Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011 · ★ 6.1 (108 votes)
Drama, History
9Chinese Box
1997 · ★ 5.8 (57 votes)
Drama, Romance
10Chan Is Missing
1982 · ★ 6.8 (32 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Crime
11Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)
Comedy, Drama
- 12
Chinatown Film Project
2009
Comedy, Drama
13Coming Home Again
2023 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Drama
- 14
Dim Sum Take-Out
1988 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Music
15Soul of a Banquet
2014 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
16While the Women Are Sleeping
2016 · ★ 5.4 (16 votes)
Drama, Mystery
17Family of Winners
2017 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)
Action, Comedy, Drama
18Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989 · ★ 5.6 (17 votes)
Drama, Romance
19A Man, a Woman and a Killer
1975 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)
Drama
20A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
2007 · ★ 6.0 (25 votes)
Drama
21Strangers
1992 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
22The Princess of Nebraska
2008 · ★ 5.2 (9 votes)
Drama
23Slam Dance
1987 · ★ 4.8 (50 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
24The Center of the World
2001 · ★ 5.0 (83 votes)
Drama, Romance
25Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
1989 · ★ 4.7 (16 votes)
Crime, Comedy
26Diary of a Mad Old Man
2026
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.