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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008· 4h 0m· Documentary· zh
7.936
Best Documentary Movies Directed By Zhang Yimou
This collection ranks 11 documentary movies directed by Zhang Yimou. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1995–2022. The most widely seen film here is Lumière & Company (71 votes).
11 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008· 2h 5m· Documentary· zh
8.65 - 3
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004· 24m· Documentary· en
—0 - 4
Lumière & Company
1995· 1h 28m· Drama, Documentary· fr
6.371 - 5
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017· 1h 20m· Documentary· en
7.020 - 6
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018· 1h 34m· Documentary· zh
—0 - 7
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022· 4h 0m· Documentary· zh
7.77 - 8
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004· 44m· Documentary· zh
6.86 - 9
Cause: The Birth of Hero
2002· 2h 45m· Documentary· zh
8.22 - 10
Stories Through 180 Lenses
2014· 40m· Documentary· zh
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Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022· Documentary· zh
6.52
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Zhang Yimou made?
11 documentary movies directed by Zhang Yimou carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Zhang Yimou films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best Zhang Yimou documentary movie?
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Zhang Yimou documentary movie is the most popular?
Lumière & Company has the largest audience (71 votes) among these titles.