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Zhang Yimou

Director · 59 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Hero (2002)

Frequent collaborators: Gong Li

Directed movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. Under the Light

    2023 · ★ 5.8 (42 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    31

  2. 最忆是杭州

    2016 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    32

  3. Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

    1999 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Music

    33

  4. Stories Through 180 Lenses

    2014

    Documentary

    34

  5. Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

    2022 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    35

  6. Codename Cougar

    1989 · ★ 5.1 (11 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    36

  7. A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

    2009 · ★ 4.9 (85 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Thriller

    37

  8. Turandot

    2005

    Music

    38

  9. The Three-Body Problem

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    Science Fiction

    39

  10. 图兰朵：法兰西体育场

    2005

    40

  11. Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

    2022

    Documentary

    41

  12. 60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China

    2009

    Documentary

    42

  13. Cliff Walkers 2

    —

    Thriller, Crime, History

    43

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 18, 2026.