James Lee

Directing

James Lee

Born December 13, 1973 · Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia (age 52)

Lee Thim Heng (Chinese: 李添兴) or better known as James Lee is a Malaysian Chinese film director and writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement. His film The Beautiful Washing Machine won the Best Asean Feature Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005. Besides directing, he had also produced the early films of other Malaysian filmmakers, …

Known For

Petaling Street WarriorsPetaling Street Warriors · 2011
Petaling Street Warriors
★ 5.52011
MovieActionComedy
Set in Petaling Street in 1908, it tells of a hokkien mee seller (Mark Lee) who finds himself entangled in deadly battles with skilled fighters. Little did he know that he is in possession of a lost treasure map linked to the Qing Dynasty and must refrain himself from consummating his marriage to master the "Virgin Kung Fu" skills to overcome his opponents
HisteriaHisteria · 2008
Histeria
★ 4.92008
MovieHorrorMystery
Histeria is a horror film about six female students attending a supposedly haunted school. As part of a prank, they pretend to be hysterical and are so convincing that the school calls in a witch doctor to “cure” them. However, they soon find themselves faced with some truly mysterious occurrences and a series of grisly deaths that could either be caused by supernatural forces or by one of the girls themselves.
PossessedPossessed · 2022
Possessed
★ 5.32022
MovieHorrorAction
A teacher must put aside his personal traumas to rally his school in a fight for survival against a group of violent, possessed students.
Claypot Curry KillersClaypot Curry Killers · 2011
Claypot Curry Killers
★ 6.72011
MovieThrillerHorror
Mrs. Chew and her three daughters run a small but flourishing restaurant. Most of the customers come for the house specialty: Homemade Curry - cooked from an old family recipe. Nobody suspects that the special ingredient that turns Mrs Chew's curry from standard fare into a gourmet's delight is human flesh!
Breathing in MudBreathing in Mud · 2008
Breathing in Mud
2008
MovieDramaCrime
7 years ago, small-time gangster Meor went missing. His wife Nina eventually re-married, to his best friend, Din. Din is a loving husband and doting father to their daughter, Mina, 5, and Rosli, 10, Nina's son with Meor. Despite this, he is having an affair with Liza, his feisty young secretary. To cover his tracks, Din pretends to drive graveyard shifts for his taxi driver friend, Azman. Din's cozy world goes Topsy-turvy when Meor suddenly reappears, with knock-on effects for the others. They each have to struggle with the question of relationships and loyalties, amidst a backdrop of urban decay and powerlessness. Are they prepared to give up what's comfortable for new possibilities? Where has Meor been all this time? And why is there a gun in his bag?
Tolong! Awek Aku PontianakTolong! Awek Aku Pontianak · 2011
Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak
2011
MovieComedyHorror
Naive yet kind Bob moves to a new apartment and falls in love with a peculiar woman named Maya. Maya who lives with her sister, harbours a secret and other around her are beginning to suspect that she just might just be a vampire.
Legasi: Bomba the MovieLegasi: Bomba the Movie · 2025
Legasi: Bomba the Movie
★ 5.72025
MovieActionDrama
After successfully rescuing several teenage climbers from Mount Kinabalu, Amir a member of the Special Tactical Rescue Operations Team (STORM) and his mentor Eddy became closer. But Eddy was involved in a tragic accident and felt guilty for the incident. When the tower of TEXVIN 118 caught fire, Amir was assigned to lead this important mission. The situation became more tense when a firefighter was also trapped inside the building. Will Amir succeed in saving them or will the past tragedy repeat itself?
Barbarian InvasionBarbarian Invasion · 2022
Barbarian Invasion
★ 6.42022
MovieDramaAction
Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. The role requires extensive training and though Moon is at first uncertain, she leaves her young son in the care of Roger’s assistant and commits herself to back-breaking training. As soon as she starts to gain some confidence, Roger breaks the news to her: the only way the film can move ahead is to cast her ex-husband, Julliard, as the male lead.

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Breathing in MudBreathing in Mud · 2008
Breathing in Mud
2008
MovieDramaCrime
7 years ago, small-time gangster Meor went missing. His wife Nina eventually re-married, to his best friend, Din. Din is a loving husband and doting father to their daughter, Mina, 5, and Rosli, 10, Nina's son with Meor. Despite this, he is having an affair with Liza, his feisty young secretary. To cover his tracks, Din pretends to drive graveyard shifts for his taxi driver friend, Azman. Din's cozy world goes Topsy-turvy when Meor suddenly reappears, with knock-on effects for the others. They each have to struggle with the question of relationships and loyalties, amidst a backdrop of urban decay and powerlessness. Are they prepared to give up what's comfortable for new possibilities? Where has Meor been all this time? And why is there a gun in his bag?

Director

Lips to LipsLips to Lips · 2000
Lips to Lips
★ 7.02000
MovieComedy
Lips to Lips is an urban comedy featuring four intertwined stories about desire, all set during one day in Kuala Lumpur. A suicidal young man mourns the death of his stepmother who had come into fatal contact with an apple. A bubbly radio DJ catches her fiancé in an unexpected sexual encounter on the eve of their wedding night. A dapper restaurant owner falls for his doppelganger. A bookshop clerk resorts to black magic to get the attention of a girl with a fetish for cookbooks. Lips to Lips is Malaysian filmmaker Amir Muhammad’s directorial debut. It is Malaysia’s first independent digital feature film that marked the beginning of the Malaysian independent film movement. It paved the way for the Malaysian New Wave’s unique brand of DV (digital video) cinema, whose leading figures have developed a niche of dedicated film audiences.

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