Charlie Nguyen

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Charlie Nguyen

Born November 25, 1968 · Saigon, Vietnam (age 57)

Nguyễn Chánh Trực (born 25th November 1968 in Saigon, South Vietnam), better known as Charlie Nguyễn, is a Vietnamese-American director, screenwriter and producer. Considered a front runner in commercial Vietnamese cinema, he had the record of highest grossing Vietnamese film with "Fool for Love" and its spin off "Let Hoi Decide" until the release of Phan Gia Nhật Linh's remake of "Sweet 20" in la…

Known For

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny · 2016
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
6.12016
MovieActionAdventure
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Let Hoi DecideLet Hoi Decide · 2014
Let Hoi Decide
7.42014
MovieComedy
A transgender Vietnamese businessman who becomes poor every time he falls in love with someone.
Blood Moon Rite 8Blood Moon Rite 8 · 2026
Blood Moon Rite 8
7.52026
MovieComedy
In an abandoned amusement park, a shoestring budget horror film is rolling. The crew features a "washed‐up yet unwavering" director, a leading couple whose onscreen romance has bled into real life, and a hot‐tempered makeup artist. The true nightmare begins when the director performs a "Blood Moon Ritual" meant to force genuine terror from his actors, no acting, only real fear and real tears.
Love PuzzleLove Puzzle · 2012
Love Puzzle
8.02012
MovieComedyRomance
Khanh Linh, a fashion magazine editor, is on the verge of losing her job if her next project is not a hit. She finds herself having to work with Son, a successful photographer who she injured in a car accident.
The RebelThe Rebel · 2007
The Rebel
6.82007
MovieActionDrama
In French ruled Vietnam in 1922, the French and Vietnamese officers plot to sniff out arch-rebel De Canh.
Fool for LoveFool for Love · 2010
Fool for Love
7.52010
MovieRomanceComedy
Typically you know what you are getting into when you go see a movie billed as "romantic comedy." And often they lack romance or comedy and sometimes both. Not to mention that the simplicity of the characters often make the movie very predictable. That said, romantic comedies often don't work overall and viewers are left with a few good moments here or there. All that is said to explain what you won't find in "Fool For Love." That is because the two main characters, in particular Dustin Nguyen's character "Dung" have a complexity to them that creates a real life foundation from which the romance and comedy can be built.
JailbaitJailbait · 2017
Jailbait
6.62017
MovieDramaComedy
A playboy's life changes after he meets and sleeps with a girl who hasn't turned 18 yet.
Long RuồiLong Ruồi · 2011
Long Ruồi
6.22011
MovieComedy
Teo, a country bumpkin from a village in Vietnam, goes to Saigon to make a bigger life for himself. He discovers that he bears an uncanny resemblance to the famous Saigon gangster Long Ruoi...

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