Chow Sing Chi's hilarious movies are numerous (more than 30 in 12 years). The common point between all his movies is that the hero's behaviour is generally driven by his thirst for success, fame and money. Two Chow's movies are however worth seeing first: Royal Tramp and A Chinese Odyssey. Both are set in ancient China and both have two parts, that is to say a total of 4 films. They both sum up perfectly well Chow's genius when he goes wild and crazy. In Royal Tramp, gags are often very heavy but always very funny, action scenes are incredible (choreographed by Ching Siu Tung) and romantic sequences are wonderful. The movie sense of humour is based on various misunderstanding and scatological gags.

A Chinese Odyssey is more ambitious. Based on the Monkey King Chinese legend, Chow is Joker, the chief of a group of pitiful thieves. As he might be the Monkey King reincarnation, two female evil spirits (Spider Woman & Boney M!) try to unmask him in order gain eternal life. The Pandora Box, the first instalment has some hilarious moments like the one where Joker is chased by a giant female spider (a bit like in the Wicked City), he is fortunately saved by a clumsy Ng Man Tat. There is even a sequence when Joker has the ability to come back a few seconds back in the past (like in Groundhog Day by Harold Ramis, 1993) but he is always late to save his lover. Action (choreographed by Ching Siu Tung) and humour are therefore the main assets of the movie, whose plot is sometimes a bit confusing. You'll eventually find a lot of elements already present in the wonderful Shaw Bros. version of Journey To The West made in the sixties. The second instalment is called Cinderella and it just carries on the story of the first chapter. It isn't as hysterical as the first instalment but still worth watching. The story mainly focuses on the romance between Chow and a fairy played by Athena Chu Yan.

Despite his tremendous talents of humorist and clown, Chow wants to move on and to try more ambitious films. After chain movie-making, Stephen Chow has started to re-think of his way to make movies. He takes part in scriptwriting and film direction. He has found a new formula with God Of Cookery (1996). It basically consists in developing the dramatic elements of the story rather than inducing laughers at all cost. Moreover, Chow has become more and more critical towards the Chinese society in general and its venality in particular since the God Of Cookery. His characters primarily money-minded discover that love is important as well.

Chow roots an acerbic critic of the HK society into his moleitau. Although he reveals the HK society's shortcomings with much exaggerations, he usually makes fair observations and analysis of the situation.

In 1999 Chow made King of Comedy, a bittersweet comedy that was a big new thing in the career of HK number one clown. He portrays a sort of modern Buster Keaton, a passionate character with the head in the clouds and who is somehow different from Chow's previous roles. King of Comedy could be a sort of autobiography since Chow tries his best during the entire movie to be a real actor and to show to the rest of the world his fine talent. He even criticised the local film industry. The drama is more present and even overtakes the usual comedy aspect of Chow Sing Chi films. The characters show their inner torments. They are more human than in any other moleitau movies Chow has made so far.

Shaolin Soccer was internationally acclaimed and successful, despite an unnecessary distributor's cut from Miramax. It ranked first at the 2001 HK box office. Shaolin Soccer tells the story of a group of former monks from the notorious Kung-Fu temple of Shaolin, who try to survive in modern HK. They decide to play football by using their great martial-art power. Shaolin Soccer gives a new point of view on the tradition of Kung-Fu films and shows with humour that martial arts are not strictly equal to mere violent fights. Filled up with energy, self-derision and irony the movie is a new turn in Chow's career.

In 2004, with his new movie Kung Fu Hustle, Chow proves that he has gained maturity and he prefers to spent some time thinking out a project with heavy special effect and a big budget rather than making 6 movies a year.