Cixin Liu
Writer · Born June 23, 1963 (63) · Beijing, China
Liu Cixin is a Chinese science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award (China's most prestigious literary science fiction award), winner of the 2015 Hugo Award (for The Three-Body Problem) and the 2017 Locus Award (for Death's End) as well as a nominee for the Nebula Award. In English translations of his works, his name is given in the form Cixin Liu.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 23, 1963 (63)
- Beijing, China
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Cixin Liu's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
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 Cixin Liu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Cixin Liu'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
21 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Wandering Earth III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Inside the Wandering Earth Ⅱ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
三体：科幻视界 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
3 Body Problem(2024)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
三体·周年纪念版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Wandering Earth II(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Three-Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Three-Body Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
不要回答 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Rescue the Earth(2021)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Wandering Earth: Beyond 2020 Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Crazy Alien(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Wandering Earth(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Three-Body Problem in Minecraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Ball Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
San Ti: Da Shi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sea of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Supernova Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Three-Body Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Three-Body Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
With Her Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 12 of them dated from 2014 to 2024.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· The Wandering Earth
How do Cixin Liu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 4 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 Cixin Liu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cixin Liu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frant Gwo shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Frant GwoShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Frant Gwo
Writers
- Gong GeerShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Gong Geer
Actors
- Jing WuShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jing Wu
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- 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
- Roc ChenShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Roc Chen
Mixed roles
- Ye RuchangShared titles: The Wandering Earth II (2023), The Wandering Earth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ye Ruchang
