- Films
- 9
- Avg rating
- 5.65
- Peak run
- 2008’20
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 cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
Xiaoshi by the numbers
Average
5.65
6 rated films
Vote weighted
5.64
bigger films count more
Median
5.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.79
rating spread
Career
19y
2008 to 2026
Total votes
13K
across every film
Best
6.7
Forever Enthralled
Worst
4.9
The Founding of a Republic
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe | · | 713 |
| 2021 | Cloudy Mountain | 5.3 | 1,331 |
| 2020 | Coffee or Tea? | · | 447 |
| 2020 | Leap | 6.6 | 1,597 |
| 2016 | Never Gone | 5.2 | 1,223 |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | 5.2 | 1,514 |
| 2009 | Wheat | · | 366 |
| 2009 |  The Founding of a Republic | 4.9 | 4,084 |
| 2008 | Forever Enthralled | 6.7 | 1,677 |
Better together?
Xiaoshi Zhao's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Derek Hui and Xiaoshi Zhao movies
Takes
On Xiaoshi Zhao
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