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Tony Zhou

Editor, director, writer and producer

Works as
Editor, director, writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Tony Zhou's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
60%
Self
13%
Ideas
11%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Tony Zhou's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Zhou'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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • With Love and a Major Organ(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Friendship Game(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Voir(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders(2019)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Duck Duck Goose(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fluid Style: Michael Curtiz and The Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · as Narrator

  • The Music of Michel Legrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Narrator

  • Every Frame a Painting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 27 episodes · Creator · as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2014 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Duck Duck Goose (2018)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)

Midcredits 58th

Most popular right now

Duck Duck Goose (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 9: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting4 of 9: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 9: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing6 of 9: 4 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

9 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · 3 acting · 3 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tony Zhou's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · editor

Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019)

86th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)

Midcredits 58th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Tony Zhou work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Zhou's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Cunningham shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers