Ang Lee
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 23, 1954
- Place of birth
- Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
Biography
Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019).
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Movies with Ang Lee
- Hulk 2003 · ★ 5.6
- The Wedding Banquet 1993 · ★ 7.2
- I Am Heath Ledger 2017 · ★ 7.4
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019 · ★ 6.9
- Trespassing Bergman 2013 · ★ 6.6
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 2006 · ★ 5.4
- Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second 2003 · ★ 5.3
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002 · ★ 5.8
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998 · ★ 5.5
- Heath Ledger: A Tribute 2009 · ★ 7.5
- Past Present 2013 · ★ 6.3
- A Forbidden Passion 2004 · ★ 9.0
- Lights, Action, Music 2007 · ★ 7.0
- Silence 2012
- Of East and West 1989
- Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey 2013
- Hollywood Chinese 2007
- The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse 2016
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective 2016
- A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu 2016
- Lisa Lu Plays Herself 2025
- Adapting Austen 2009
- A Sense of Character 2009
- A Very Quiet Man 2009
- Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion 2021
- The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 2000
- The Making of 'Hulk' 2003
- Evolution of the Hulk 2003
- The Incredible Ang Lee 2003
- The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' 2003
- A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei 2002
Movies directed by Ang Lee
- Life of Pi 2012 · ★ 7.4
- Brokeback Mountain 2005 · ★ 7.8
- Hulk 2003 · ★ 5.6
- Gemini Man 2019 · ★ 6.2
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 · ★ 7.4
- Sense and Sensibility 1995 · ★ 7.4
- Lust, Caution 2007 · ★ 7.3
- The Ice Storm 1997 · ★ 6.9
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 2016 · ★ 6.0
- Taking Woodstock 2009 · ★ 6.2
- Eat Drink Man Woman 1994 · ★ 7.6
- The Wedding Banquet 1993 · ★ 7.2
- Ride with the Devil 1999 · ★ 6.3
- Pushing Hands 1991 · ★ 7.3
- Chosen 2001 · ★ 6.3
- Fine Line 1984
- I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake 1982