The best Lydia Shum Tin-Ha’s movies

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

21/07/1945- 19/02/2008
We present our ranking of the best Lydia Shum Tin-Ha’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Lydia Shum Tin-Ha.
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The Millionaires' Express

The Millionaires' Express
6.9/10
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.

Tiger on the Beat

Tiger on the Beat
6.9/10
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.

The Banquet

The Banquet
5.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/11/1991
  • Character: Aunt Bill
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi (Eric Tsang) and his agent (Jacky Cheung) have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung (Sammo Hung) has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.

The Lotus Lamp

The Lotus Lamp
6.9/10
The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is raised in secret until he can attempt to free her.

In-Laws, Out-Laws

In-Laws, Out-Laws
5.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 08/01/2004
An ensemble comedy centering on a family's hijinks around Lunar New Year, based on a hit television show.

Laughter Of Water Margins

Laughter Of Water Margins
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 30/06/1993
  • Character: Ms. Wong
Tiger fighter Wu Sung was originally a coward. But when he was drunk, he was extremely courageous. One time at Jingyang Gang, Wu Sung got drunk and killed a tiger. His fearless fight impressed Sung Jiang and Lao Zhishen. Wu Sang's brother Wu Dalang seemed to be an enmity with Pan Jinlian, but in fact they were a pair of swindler. Pan used her beauty to seduce men into bed and then Wu Dalangn would come in and blackmail the victim, asking for huge sum of money. They were very successful.......

Cat vs. Rat

Cat vs. Rat
5.9/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 29/09/1982
  • Character: Bai's mother
Chan Chiao a.k.a. The Cat (Adam Cheng) and Pai Yu-tang a.k.a. The Rat (Alexander Fu Sheng) compete in various flamboyantly choreographed duels before realizing that they must seek the judgment of their master (Lau Kar-wing). He disappoints them by ruling that their abilities are perfectly equal, then being so completely impartial as to give the Rat a nine-ringed sword which he can use to defeat the Cat, and giving the Cat a spear to defeat the sword which he just gave the Rat. A few more contests result in ties before a subplot gets underway involving a precious jade seal owned by the Emperor Yung Hsi (Gordon Lau) and the thieves out to steal it. This, finally, is what forces the Cat and Rat to work together and overcome their rivalry.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
6.6/10
Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery.

Faithfully Yours

Faithfully Yours
5.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/12/1988
  • Character: Ying's mother
Playboy Hong Kong Barber Happy Chan opens a fashionable new salon, right next to an old-fashioned Shanhainese barber shop. Its owner, Chuk, is furious at this development and starts a quarrel with Chan and his colleagues during the opening ceremony of his new venture Chuk's pretty daughter, Ying, is forced to keep the peace. Chan and his friends all attempt to woo Ying, but end up getting drunk and falling asleep in her bedroom. Later, Ying discovers that she is pregnant but no one can remember which of the trio did the deed. Chan and his friends endeavor to do the right thing, banding together during her pregnancy until the true identity of the father can be determined. When the baby is born its discovered all the prospective fathers have the same blood type and confusion reigns anew.

The Invincible Eight

The Invincible Eight
6.7/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 22/01/1971
  • Character: Chiao Hsiu Hu
Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants of the late patriotic generals, who have been recently murdered. Gui suspects that Hai and Jiang are controlled by Xiao and sneaks into his manor. She meets the girls successfully, but she is seized. When Wan, Xiao's butler, urges his master to kill Hai and Jiang, Jiang overhears their conversation and tries to rescue all her friends. At last, the eight are united and try their best to fight against General Xiao and his men.

Double Fattiness

Double Fattiness
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 19/05/1988
  • Character: Lu Hsiao-Feng/Chu Hsiao Hsia
Siu-Fung (Lydia Sum), an owner of a pizzeria, unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack. However, her spirit was unable to cross over to the other side, thus, she resurrects into the body of a young woman (Maggie Cheung). Afterward, she reunites with her family and tries to convince them that she is alive. Yet, the plot thickens when a woman, unrelated to the family and is physically identical to Siu-Fung, appears, and Siu-Fung's husband (Bill Tung) thinks that that woman is his wife.

The Lizard

The Lizard
6/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 01/11/1972
  • Character: Director Jia's Wife
He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the streets to spread his righteous message.

Drunken Tai Chi

Drunken Tai Chi
6.4/10
A spoiled young man - on the run from a ruthless killer - hooks up with a puppeteer and his wife who are masters of the art of tai chi; the only style that can defeat the killer.

The House of 72 Tenants

The House of 72 Tenants
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/09/1973
  • Character: Shanghai Po
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within.

Crimes Are To Be Paid

Crimes Are To Be Paid
A young innocent woman is raped by a gang of five men. Years later the young woman has matured into a sophisticated lady and singer. The five guys have gone their separate ways, however one by one, she finds them and sets about her revenge.

Mother Vs Mother

Mother Vs Mother
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/06/1988
  • Character: Bi Shi Zhu
"Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth.

The Bachelor's Swan Song

The Bachelor's Swan Song
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 18/03/1989
  • Character: Mrs. Chang
Kenny and Maggie, lovers of long standing, have been scrimping and saving for their marriage. One day Maggie suspects that she is pregnant, and suggests an early wedding. Kenny is thunder struck as he has just lost his every cent in the stock market.

The Joy of Spring

The Joy of Spring
Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/02/1992
  • Character: Mrs. Lui
A large family decide that they must find a bigger place because their current flat is too cramped and triads are threatening to burn them down to pass a message on to somebody down the corridor. So after being mucked around by an agent selling a house in the country, they move into a dilapidated house. They then discover that it is going to be torn down and a huge shopping centre erected.

Lost Souls

Lost Souls
5.6/10
Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Lings return to the mortal world and get to work making money through various jobs, raising plenty of hilarious havoc and misunderstandings along the way.

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