Xiaoshi Zhao
- Cinematographer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Xiaoshi Zhao's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Xiaoshi Zhao's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Xiaoshi Zhao'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Cloudy Mountain(2021)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Leap(2020)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Never Gone(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Gua fu cun(1988)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles from 1988 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Cloudy Mountain (2021)
Highest rated
Leap (2020)
Most popular right now
Cloudy Mountain (2021)
Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Xiaoshi Zhao's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Cult Classics.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 Xiaoshi Zhao work with?
People who share at least 2 of Xiaoshi Zhao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ji Zhang shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Ji ZhangShared titles: Cloudy Mountain (2021), Leap (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ji Zhang
Producers
- Jianhai XuShared titles: Cloudy Mountain (2021), Leap (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jianhai Xu
- Yibai ZhangShared titles: Leap (2020), Never Gone (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Yibai Zhang
