Li Zhang
Director and cinematographer, also producer · Born April 23, 1957 (69) · Tangshan, Hebei province, China
Zhang Li (张黎) is a Chinese director and cinematographer.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 23, 1957 (69)
- Tangshan, Hebei province, China
- Director and cinematographer, also producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Li Zhang's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Li Zhang's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Li Zhang'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
32 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
In the Name of the Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Win The Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Martial Universe(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Life After Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Final Master(2015)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Forty-Nine Days Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
1911(2011)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
孔子春秋 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Road We Have Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Red Cliff II(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Memoirs in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Red Cliff(2008)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Memoirs in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ming Dynasty in 1566 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
明朝秘史 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Banquet(2006)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Military Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
A World Without Thieves(2004)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
For the Sake of the Republic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Big Shot's Funeral(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
A Sigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Roaring Across the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sun Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
A Time to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Days Without Lei Feng (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Red Cherry(1995)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jia da xia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Jungle Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Tao chu zui'e shijie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
River of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
曹操传 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 1986 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Red Cliff (2008)
Highest rated
Red Cliff II (2009)
Most popular right now
Red Cliff (2008)
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 Li Zhang's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Li Zhang work with?
People who share at least 2 of Li Zhang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Xiaofeng Hu shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Xiaogang FengShared titles: The Banquet (2006), A World Without Thieves (2004), Big Shot's Funeral (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Xiaogang Feng
- John WooShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with John Woo
Writers
- Heyu ShengShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008), The Banquet (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Heyu Sheng
- Cheng KuoShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Cheng Kuo
- Guanzhong LuoShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Guanzhong Luo
- Khan ChanShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Khan Chan
Actors
- Yong YouShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008), A World Without Thieves (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Yong You
- You GeShared titles: The Banquet (2006), A World Without Thieves (2004), Big Shot's Funeral (2001)See all 3 shared titles with You Ge
- Bingbing LiShared titles: 1911 (2011), A World Without Thieves (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Bingbing Li
- Chang ChenShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Chang Chen
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Hongyu YangShared titles: 1911 (2011), Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Hongyu Yang
- Angie LamShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Angie Lam
- Tarô IwashiroShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tarô Iwashiro
- Yue LüShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Yue Lü
Producers
- Xiaofeng HuShared titles: The Final Master (2015), Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008), The Banquet (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Xiaofeng Hu
- Zhonglun RenShared titles: 1911 (2011), Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Zhonglun Ren
- Zhonglei WangShared titles: The Banquet (2006), A World Without Thieves (2004), Big Shot's Funeral (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Zhonglei Wang
- Anne WooShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Woo