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Cheng'en Wu

Cheng'en Wu

Writer · Died December 30, 1581, aged 76 · Huai'an, Ming Dynasty

Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 30, 1505
Died
December 30, 1581 (aged 76)
From
Huai'an, Ming Dynasty
Works as
Writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 20% in 30 days

What are Cheng'en Wu's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
28%
Morality
27%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
15
Joyful
7
Hopeful
9
Romantic
5
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Cheng'en Wu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cheng'en Wu'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

56 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Monkey King Conquers Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Novel

  • Another Journey to the West(2024)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Monkey King(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Pigsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Characters

  • A Sentença (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Original Story

  • Journey to the West: A Duel of the Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Original Story

  • The Monkey King: Reborn(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Monkie Kid(2020)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The King's Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Original Story

  • The Monkey King 3(2018)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Magic(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Legends of Monkey(2018)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • A Korean Odyssey(2017)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Immortal Demon Slayer(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey King 2(2016)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Monkey King: Hero Is Back(2015)

    Characters · Novel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Golden Cudgel 2: Sha Seng's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Novel

  • Journey to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Novel

  • Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the West(2011)

    Show 60 episodes · Novel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Original Story

  • Saiyûki(2006)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 西游记续集 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · Novel

  • Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 52 episodes · Novel

  • The Monkey Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Novel

  • A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella(1995)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box(1995)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 西游记英文版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 34 episodes · Original Story

  • Journey to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 41 episodes · Original Story

  • The Monkey King & His Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Novel

  • 西游记：除妖乌鸡国（试播） (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show Creator

  • The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Novel

  • Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 52 episodes · Novel

  • The Fantastic Magic Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Novel

  • Battles with the Red Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Novel

  • The Land of Many Perfumes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Novel

  • Sun Wukong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Novel

  • The Cave of the Silken Web(1967)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Princess Iron Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Novel

  • The Monkey Goes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Novel

  • Scarlet Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Novel

  • The Flaming Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Original Story

  • The Birth of the Monkey King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • Havoc in Heaven(1961)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Alakazam the Great(1960)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Novel

  • The Mountain of Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Novel

  • The Monkey King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Novel

  • The Cave of the Silken Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Novel

  • The Monkey King Conquers the Leopard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Novel

  • Dasheng Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • Journey to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Novel

  • Journey to the West: Double Wukongs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

  • Magic Hanja Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • Monkey Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 40 of them dated from 1926 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

$248M worldwide

Highest rated

Havoc in Heaven (1961)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Monkie Kid (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing44 of 45: 44 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s2 · crew1940s1 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s10 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s7 · 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 Cheng'en Wu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Monkey Magic (2018)

79th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Havoc in Heaven (1961)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Cheng'en Wu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cheng'en Wu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Chow shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles