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Zhengyu Xie

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 21% in 30 days

What are Zhengyu Xie's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
28%
Power
18%
Survival
8%
Morality
7%
Society
4%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Zhengyu Xie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Zhengyu Xie'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

9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Her Story(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Gold or Shit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Johnny Keep Walking!(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • B for Busy(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Gone with the Light(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Hidden Man(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Gone with the Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Missing Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Cry of the Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2002 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography9 of 9: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Zhengyu Xie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Who does Zhengyu Xie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zhengyu Xie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shao Yihui shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers