6 Best Keye Luke Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 15, 2026

Keye Luke broke ground as one of the first Asian-American actors to achieve sustained Hollywood stardom and capped an extraordinarily long career with a beloved late-life role. Gremlins gets its mischief from a mishandled pet, Kung Fu Panda 2 returns a villain tied to the panda’s origins, Dragon Seed organises a village against invaders, and Charlie Chan at the Opera investigates a murder tied to an amnesiac performer. The Good Earth and Charlie Chan in Paris round out the list.

Gremlins (1984)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 86% Metacritic 70

A cute new pet spawns a horde of destructive monsters on Christmas Eve.

Directed by Joe Dante · 1h 46m · Rated PG

8 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 82% Metacritic 67

A panda kung fu master confronts a villain connected to his own forgotten past.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson · 1h 31m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar5 wins & 47 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dragon Seed (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A Chinese village family resists the brutal Japanese occupation during the Second World War.

Directed by Harold S. Bucquet & Jack Conway · 2h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Charlie Chan investigates a murder at an opera house tied to an amnesiac performer's mysterious past.

Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone · 1h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix

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The Good Earth (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Keye Luke appears as a Chinese farming family endures famine, wealth and hardship across generations.

Directed by Sidney Franklin · 2h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Charlie Chan investigates a forgery scheme tied to a dangerous criminal organisation in Paris.

Directed by Lewis Seiler & Hamilton MacFadden · 1h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Keye Luke Movies

Gremlins (1984)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Dragon Seed (1944)

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

The Good Earth (1937)

Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

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