James Lee

DirectorWriterActorDirectingEditor Dec 13 (age 52) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 2000–2025 (25 year career)

5.5 avg rating

Biography

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, namely, Amir Muhammad and Ho Yuhang, under his production house, Doghouse73 Pictures.

Known For

Film

Barbarian Invasion

Master Loh

Film

Possessed

Director

Film

Flower in the Pocket

Ah Sui

Film

The Beautiful Washing Machine

Director

Film

Things We Do When We Fall in Love

Director

Film

If It's Not Now, Then When?

Director

Film

Last Day of School

Director

Film

KL24: Zombies

Director

Filmography

Acting (9)

Movies (9)

Barbarian Invasion

as Master Loh

The Hit

Overtime

My Girlfriend is a Cannibal

Tuition

Last Supper

Flower in the Pocket

as Ah Sui

Ah Beng Returns

Lips to Lips

as James

Crew (132)

Movies (131)

Next Stop, Somewhere

Director

Next Stop, Somewhere

Writer

Legasi: Bomba the Movie

2025

Director

5.5

Legasi: Bomba the Movie

Writer

Possessed

Director

Barbarian Invasion

Action Director

I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK

2020

Director

I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK

2020

Screenplay

Two Sisters

Director

Two Sisters

Writer

See You Next Century

Director

See You Next Century

2019

Screenplay

Kill-Fist

Director

Kill-Fist

Screenplay

Overtime 2

Director

Overtime 2

2019

Editor

Overtime 2

2019

Screenplay

Last Year in Johor

Director

Last Year in Johor

Screenplay

The Hit

Director

The Hit

2018

Screenplay

Love to the End

2017

Director

Love to the End

2017

Screenplay

KL24: Zombies

2017

Director

5.8

KL24: Zombies

2017

Director of Photography

KL24: Zombies

Executive Producer

KL24: Zombies

Writer

The Art of Crying

Director

The Art of Crying

2017

Writer

She Said You Love Me

2017

Director

She Said You Love Me

2017

Writer

The Art of Crying

2017

Director

Overtime

Director

Overtime

Screenplay

A Moment of Love

Director

A Moment of Love

2017

Screenplay

Whats Underneath Matters

2016

Director

6.0

Whats Underneath Matters

2016

Screenplay

6.0

She

2016

Director

She

2016

Screenplay

My Girlfriend is a Cannibal

2016

Director

My Girlfriend is a Cannibal

2016

Screenplay

The Incredibly Strange Tale of The Man Who Lost His Love But Bought It Back With A Packet of Duck Rice

2015

Producer

1.0

Date Me Next Time Please

2015

Director

Date Me Next Time Please

2015

Screenplay

Tuition

2015

Director

Tuition

2015

Screenplay

Last Day of School

2015

Director

8.5

Modern Day Love Stories

2015

Director

Phyu Phyu

2015

Director of Photography

Phyu Phyu

2015

Executive Producer

Café Lumière

2015

Director

Café Lumière

2015

Writer

Sunti @Facebook

2015

Director

All for Love

Director

All for Love

Screenplay

The Strange Mechanic

Producer

Passing Lives

2014

Director

1.0

Passing Lives

2014

Director of Photography

Passing Lives

Screenplay

The Woman Upstairs

Director

The Woman Upstairs

2014

Screenplay

The Woman Upstairs

2014

Story

The Girl from Tomorrow

2014

Director

The Girl from Tomorrow

2014

Writer

Delete

2014

Executive Producer

4.0

Second Life

2014

Director

Second Life

2014

Screenplay

Turnover

2014

Executive Producer

4.0

Atlantis Conspiracy

2013

Director

Atlantis Conspiracy

2013

Writer

Paper Crane Love

2013

Director

Family Portrait

Director

Family Portrait

Screenplay

The Collector

Director

The Collector

Screenplay

The Collector

Writer

Last Supper

Director

Last Supper

Screenplay

If It's Not Now, Then When?

2012

Director

6.2

Petaling Street Warriors

2011

Director

5.5

Claypot Curry Killers

2011

Director

6.7

Claypot Curry Killers

2011

Screenplay

6.7

Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak

2011

Director

Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak

2011

Screenplay

Sini Ada Hantu

2011

Director

Sini Ada Hantu

2011

Screenplay

Sini Ada Hantu

2011

Writer

15MALAYSIA

2009

Director

Call If You Need Me

Director

Call If You Need Me

Editor

Call If You Need Me

Writer

Gerhana

Director

Gerhana

Screenplay

Breathing in Mud

Director

Histeria

Director

Histeria

Writer

Waiting for Love

Director

Waiting for Love

Editor

Waiting for Love

Producer

Waiting for Love

Writer

Things We Do When We Fall in Love

2007

Director

7.0

Things We Do When We Fall in Love

2007

Writer

7.0

Wall

2007

Director

Wall

2007

Writer

Before We Fall in Love Again

2006

Director

5.0

Before We Fall in Love Again

2006

Writer

5.0

Love Conquers All

2006

Director of Photography

4.6

Bernafas Dalam Lumpur

2005

Director

1.0

Bernafas Dalam Lumpur

2005

Screenplay

1.0

Sometimes Love is Beautiful

2005

Director

4.0

Sometimes Love is Beautiful

2005

Screenplay

4.0

Monday Morning Glory

2005

Director of Photography

5.7

The Beautiful Washing Machine

2004

Director

4.7

The Beautiful Washing Machine

2004

Writer

4.7

Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology

2004

Director

Goodbye to Love

2004

Director

Goodbye to Love

2004

Screenplay

Wall

Director

Wall

Screenplay

Goodbye

Director

Goodbye

2003

Screenplay

Room to Let

2002

Director

Room to Let

2002

Writer

Ah Beng Returns

2001

Director

Ah Beng Returns

2001

Writer

Snipers

2001

Director

Snipers

2001

Screenplay

Beautiful Man

2001

Director

Beautiful Man

2001

Writer

Franklin

Director

Television (1)

Histeria The Series

2022

Director