WKW Ranked
by Varla_Kicked_Ass | created - 14 Sep 2012 | updated - 14 Sep 2012 | PublicMy favorite Wong Kar-wai films, in order.
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1. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Votes: 95,820 | Gross: $0.60M
Pineapples and California Dreamin'.
2. Fallen Angels (1995)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung
Votes: 50,890
Loneliness, damn you.
3. 2046 (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong, Gong Li
Votes: 61,788 | Gross: $1.44M
Rewriting the past.
4. Ashes of Time (1994)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Votes: 16,967 | Gross: $0.17M
Waiting in vain.
5. In the Mood for Love (2000)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Siu Ping-Lam, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Votes: 166,931 | Gross: $2.73M
Longing.
6. Six Days (2002 Video)
12 min | Short
DJ Shadow video directed by Wong Kar Wai. A man tries to erase all traces of his former lover only to realize the futility of the attempt.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Chang Chen, Danielle Graham
Votes: 816
Wanting to forget.
7. The Follow (2001)
Not Rated | 8 min | Action, Short, Mystery
The Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Adriana Lima, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 5,258
Wishing for the impossible.
8. wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net (1996)
10 min | Short, Romance
A Japanese-Chinese couple hangs out and shoots each other.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Karen Mok
Votes: 289
WKW at his most eccentric.
9. Days of Being Wild (1990)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man tries to find out who his real mother is after the woman who raised him tells him the truth.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau
Votes: 25,500 | Gross: $0.14M
Searching for answers.
10. As Tears Go By (1988)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Alex Man
Votes: 12,499 | Gross: $0.01M
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