
Lixin Fan
- Producer, cinematographer, director and editor
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Lixin Fan's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Lixin Fan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Lixin Fan'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Earth: One Amazing Day(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Plastic China(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Misconception(2014)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
China Heavyweight(2012)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Last Train Home(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Up the Yangtze(2007)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2017.
How do Lixin Fan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
Reviewers score the cinematography 82/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 70. 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 Lixin Fan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lixin Fan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yung Chang shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Yung ChangShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Yung Chang

Composers and editors
- Olivier AlaryShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Olivier Alary
- Hannele HalmShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Hannele Halm

Producers
- Daniel CrossShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Cross

- Mila Aung-ThwinShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Mila Aung-Thwin

- Bob MooreShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Moore
- Qi ZhaoShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Qi Zhao
