- Films
- 28
- Avg rating
- 7.12
- Peak run
- 1988’94
- 7+ run
- 14 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Yimou by the numbers
Average
7.12
26 rated films
Vote weighted
7.16
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.68
rating spread
Career
39y
1988 to 2026
Total votes
769K
across every film
Best
8.3
To Live
Worst
5.9
The Great Wall
Newest first
Filmography
| 1989 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior | Tian Fong | 6.7 | 1,168 |
| 1987 | The Old Well | Shun, Wangquan | · | 434 |
Better together?
Yimou Zhang's regulars
- Xiaoding ZhaoCinematographer · 14 films · 6.74 avg
- Gong LiDirector and actor · 9 films · 7.53 avg▲+0.53
- Jiping ZhaoComposer · 5 films · 7.76 avg
- Bin WangWriter · 4 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.33
- Yi ZhangDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.67 avg▼−0.19
- Jiayin LeiDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.36
- Lun YangCinematographer · 3 films · 7.85 avg
- Ziyi ZhangDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.88
- Yong HouCinematographer · 3 films · 7.57 avg
- Bao SanComposer · 3 films · 7.57 avg
- Heng LiuWriter · 3 films · 7.53 avg▲+0.23
- Yue LüCinematographer · 3 films · 7.53 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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