Guo Fan (Chinese: 郭帆; pinyin: Guō Fān), credited as Frant Gwo in Latin script, is a Chinese filmmaker. Guo debuted as a director in 2011 with the film Lee's Adventure, and then directed the box-office hit My Old Classmate in 2014. In 2019, he directed China's first big-budget science fiction film, The Wandering Earth, which became one of the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time, garnering national acclaim. Its sequel, The Wandering Earth 2, was first released in China globally on January 22, 2023.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 15, 1980 (45)
- Jining, Shandong, China
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Frant Gwo's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
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 Frant Gwo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Frant Gwo'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
22 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
The Wandering Earth III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Pegasus 3(2026)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
A Writer's Odyssey 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
A Cool Fish 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Inside the Wandering Earth Ⅱ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Keep Rolling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Young Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Shining for One Thing(2023)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Woman in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Journey to the West(2021)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Wandering Earth II(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Home Coming(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
To the Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Writer's Odyssey(2021)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
End Game(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Wandering Earth: Beyond 2020 Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Sacrifice(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Summer Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Wandering Earth(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Insanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
My Old Classmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Lee's Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Wandering Earth (2019)
Highest rated
Journey to the West (2021)
Most popular right now
The Wandering Earth II (2023)
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· The Wandering Earth
How do Frant Gwo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Frant Gwo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frant Gwo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gong Geer shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Yang LuShared titles: A Writer's Odyssey (2021), End Game (2021), The Sacrifice (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Yang Lu
- Xiaozhi RaoShared titles: Home Coming (2022), End Game (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Xiaozhi Rao
Writers
- Gong GeerShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), Journey to the West (2021), The Sacrifice (2020), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Gong Geer
- Liu CixinShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Liu Cixin
- Haiyan QinShared titles: Home Coming (2022), A Writer's Odyssey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Haiyan Qin
Actors
- Jing WuShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Sacrifice (2020), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Jing Wu
- Andy LauShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), End Game (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Lau
- Liya TongShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), A Writer's Odyssey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Liya Tong
- Yi ZhangShared titles: Home Coming (2022), The Sacrifice (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Yi Zhang
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Roc ChenShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Sacrifice (2020), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Roc Chen
- Cheung Ka-FaiShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Cheung Ka-Fai
- Liu YinShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Liu Yin
- Qiming HanShared titles: A Writer's Odyssey (2021), The Sacrifice (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Qiming Han
Producers
- Hongwei WangShared titles: Home Coming (2022), A Writer's Odyssey (2021), Journey to the West (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Hongwei Wang
- Di LuShared titles: A Writer's Odyssey (2021), End Game (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Di Lu
- Ning ZhangShared titles: A Writer's Odyssey (2021), The Sacrifice (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ning Zhang
Mixed roles
- Ye RuchangShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ye Ruchang
