Gong Li

What are Gong Li's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gong Li's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

• Tubi4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) · actor · free
  • Shanghai (2010) · actor · free
  • The Monkey King 2 (2016) · actor · free
  • Hannibal Rising (2007) · actor · free
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Monkey King 2 (2016) · actor · free
  • Hannibal Rising (2007) · actor · free
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Monkey King 2 (2016) · actor
  • Hannibal Rising (2007) · actor
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Farewell My Concubine (1993) · actor
  • The Hand (2020) · actor
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mulan (2020) · actor
• MUBI1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Farewell My Concubine (1993) · actor
• Peacock1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Hannibal Rising (2007) · actor
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Monkey King 2 (2016) · actor · free

Subscription and free streaming for Gong Li's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Saturday Fiction(2019)

  as Jean Yu

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films67^th
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  The Hand(2020)

  as Miss Hua

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Leap(2020)

  Executive Producer · as Lang Ping

  Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films60^th
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  Mulan(2020)

  as Xian Niang

  Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  The Monkey King 2(2016)

  as Lady White

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films42^nd
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  Coming Home(2014)

  as Feng Wanyu

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films89^th
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  最佳女主角 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Show 2 episodes · Actor
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  What Women Want(2011)

  as Li Yilong

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films31^st
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  Shanghai(2010)

  as Anna Lan-Ting

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Hannibal Rising(2007)

  as Lady Murasaki

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  Curse of the Golden Flower(2006)

  as Empress Phoenix

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  Miami Vice(2006)

  as Isabella

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)

  as Hatsumomo

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films89^th
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  Eros(2004)

  as Miss Hua

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  2046(2004)

  as Black Spider / Su Li-zhen

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Zhou Yu's Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  as Zhou Yu / Xiu
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  Breaking the Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  as Sun Liying
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  The Emperor and the Assassin(1998)

  as Lady Zhao

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Chinese Box(1997)

  as Vivian

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  Temptress Moon(1996)

  as Pang Ruyi

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Shanghai Triad(1995)

  as Bijou / Xiao Jinbao

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  The Great Conqueror’s Concubine: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Actor
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  The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  as Lu Zhi
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  To Live(1994)

  as Xu Jiazhen

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  A Soul Haunted by Painting(1994)

  as Pan Yuliang

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains(1994)

  as Mou Hang-wan

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  Flirting Scholar(1993)

  as Chou Heung

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  Farewell My Concubine(1993)

  as Juxian

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Mary from Beijing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  as Mary
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  The Story of Qiu Ju(1992)

  as Qiu Ju

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Crossing the World With Ease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Actor
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  Raise the Red Lantern(1991)

  as Songlian

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai(1991)

  as Yu San / Yu Mong

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  Ju Dou(1990)

  as Ju Dou

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  A Terra-Cotta Warrior(1989)

  as Dong Er / Zhu Lili

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  Codename Cougar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  as Ah Li
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  Celebrity Talk Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 1 episode · as 巩俐
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  The Empress Dowager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  as Guilian
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  Red Sorghum(1988)

  as Jiu'er

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1988 to 2021; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

The Monkey King 2 (2016)

$194M worldwide

Highest rated

To Live (1994)

Midcredits 99^th

Most popular right now

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Awards

5 major awards from 5 major nominations, 1992–2019.

1. 2019
   • Cannes award, won
2. 2004
   • Cannes award, won
3. 1993
   • Berlinale award, won
4. 1992
   • Venice award, won ×2 · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gong Li's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71^st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72^nd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

814

• Universally Loved8
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser14
• Broadly Agreed3
• Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Mulan (2020)

72^nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

To Live (1994)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gong Li's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gong Li work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gong Li's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yimou Zhang shares the most, 10.