Directing · Writing · age 77

Wayne Wang

Best rated: The Joy Luck Club (7.7)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Wayne Wang, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era

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198219 films2026

Current formLast 5: 6.24 vs career 6.42 (−0.18)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.42

13 rated films

Vote weighted

6.42

bigger films count more

Median

6.4

half are better

Consistency

±0.73

rating spread

Career

45y

1982 to 2026

Total votes

272K

across every film

Best

7.7

The Joy Luck Club

Worst

5.4

Maid in Manhattan

Newest first

Directing filmography

2026	Diary of a Mad Old Man	·	46
2016	While the Women Are Sleeping	·	516
2011	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan	6.1	4,199
2007	A Thousand Years of Good Prayers	6.7	1,237
2007	The Princess of Nebraska	·	375
2006	Last Holiday	6.6	43,429
2005	Because of Winn-Dixie	6.4	13,898
2002	Maid in Manhattan	5.4	103K
2001	The Center of the World	5.8	5,546
1999	Anywhere But Here	6.2	19,624
1997	Chinese Box	6.2	3,781
1995	Blue in the Face	6.6	10,682
1995	Smoke	7.4	39,080
1993	The Joy Luck Club	7.7	19,898
1989	Eat a Bowl of Tea	·	871
1989	Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive	·	464
1987	Slam Dance	5.2	2,064
1985	Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart	·	755
1982	Chan Is Missing	7.1	2,157

Better together?

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Takes

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