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Lou Ye

Director · 21 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for Summer Palace (2006)

Best Lou Ye movies by genre

Directed movies (19 total, ranked by score)

  1. Summer Palace

    2006 · ★ 7.3 (115 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Suzhou River

    2000 · ★ 7.3 (178 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. An Unfinished Film

    2024 · ★ 7.7 (35 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Blind Massage

    2014 · ★ 6.9 (48 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Saturday Fiction

    2021 · ★ 6.8 (32 votes)

    Action, Drama

    5

  6. Purple Butterfly

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)

    War, Drama, History

    6

  7. Spring Fever

    2009 · ★ 6.2 (46 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    7

  8. The Shadow Play

    2019 · ★ 6.8 (58 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    8

  9. Mystery

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (53 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    9

  10. 42 One Dream Rush

    2010 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Fantasy

    10

  11. Love and Bruises

    2011 · ★ 5.4 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. In Shanghai

    2001 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Don't Be Young

    1994 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)

    Thriller

    13

  14. Weekend Lover

    1995 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Control

    1987

    Drama

    15

  16. Headphones

    1989

    Drama

    16

  17. Three Words

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    Drama

    17

  18. Re-TROS After the Applause Nan Jing

    2025

    Documentary

    18

  19. Driving without a License

    1987

    Drama

    19

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.