- Films
- 19
- Avg rating
- 5.56
- Peak run
- 1993’01
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
5.56
8 rated films
Vote weighted
5.81
bigger films count more
Median
6.0
half are better
Consistency
±1.54
rating spread
Career
37y
1985 to 2021
Total votes
641K
across every film
Best
7.5
Traffic
Worst
5.6
Best of the Best II
Newest first
Filmography
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown | Lew | 3.8 | 1,352 |
| 2017 | Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine | Sinjin | · | 857 |
| 2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye | · | 4.8 | 2,218 |
| 2002 | Outside the Law | Cho Sung | · | 559 |
| 2001 |  Rush Hour 2 | · | 6.7 | 265K |
| 2000 |  Traffic | · | 7.5 | 232K |
| 1997 | High Voltage | Harry | · | 817 |
| 1996 | Balance of Power | Shinji Takamura | · | 455 |
| 1996 | Night Hunter | Tom Cutter | · | 921 |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors | Darius | · | 652 |
| 1995 | Ballistic | Woo | · | 369 |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Prince Samarki | · | 496 |
| 1994 | Cage II | Chin | · | 414 |
| 1994 | Red Sun Rising | Jaho | · | 826 |
| 1993 | American Ninja 5 | Viper | 3.1 | 4,622 |
| 1993 |  Hot Shots! Part Deux | · | 6.6 | 105K |
| 1993 |  Best of the Best II | · | 5.6 | 7,061 |
| 1989 |  Best of the Best | · | 6.4 | 16,975 |
| 1985 | L.A. Streetfighters | Chan | · | 544 |
Better together?
James Lew's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: James Lew and Mako movies
Takes
On James Lew
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