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Zhang Yimou

Director · 59 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Hero (2002)

Frequent collaborators: Gong Li

Best Zhang Yimou movies by genre

Directed movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. Hero

    2002 · ★ 7.5 (2,576 votes)

    Drama, Adventure, Action

    1

  2. To Live

    1994 · ★ 8.1 (377 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    2

  3. Raise the Red Lantern

    1991 · ★ 7.9 (805 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. House of Flying Daggers

    2004 · ★ 7.3 (1,813 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Action

    4

  5. The Flowers of War

    2011 · ★ 7.4 (907 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    5

  6. The Road Home

    1999 · ★ 7.5 (234 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Curse of the Golden Flower

    2006 · ★ 6.9 (841 votes)

    Action, Drama, Fantasy

    7

  8. Under the Hawthorn Tree

    2010 · ★ 7.8 (160 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    8

  9. Ju Dou

    1990 · ★ 7.2 (182 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Not One Less

    1999 · ★ 7.5 (193 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. The Story of Qiu Ju

    1992 · ★ 7.3 (167 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. Red Sorghum

    1988 · ★ 7.1 (243 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    12

  13. Coming Home

    2014 · ★ 7.3 (205 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    13

  14. Happy Times

    2000 · ★ 7.1 (58 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    14

  15. Shadow

    2018 · ★ 6.7 (440 votes)

    Action, War

    15

  16. The Great Wall

    2016 · ★ 6.0 (5,646 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    16

  17. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    2005 · ★ 7.1 (93 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    2008 · ★ 7.9 (36 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Keep Cool

    1997 · ★ 7.4 (58 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Cliff Walkers

    2021 · ★ 6.7 (123 votes)

    Drama, Action, Mystery

    20

  21. One Second

    2020 · ★ 7.3 (125 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Shanghai Triad

    1995 · ★ 6.8 (112 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    22

  23. Article 20

    2024 · ★ 6.9 (55 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    23

  24. Scare Out

    2026 · ★ 6.7 (19 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    24

  25. To Each His Own Cinema

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (155 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    25

  26. Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

    2008 · ★ 8.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Lumière & Company

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (71 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    27

  28. Full River Red

    2023 · ★ 6.0 (177 votes)

    Mystery, Comedy, Thriller

    28

  29. Snipers

    2022 · ★ 6.8 (42 votes)

    Drama, War

    29

  30. Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    2022 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    30

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