The Best Xiao Yang Movies, Ranked
18 credits from 2010 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Never Say Never (2023) with $302M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Xiao Yang Box Office Hits
Xiao Yang's films have made $800M worldwide in total. Never Say Never (2023) is the biggest hit at $302M, ahead of Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) ($192M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Never Say Never 2023 · Drama $302M - 2
Sheep Without a Shepherd 2019 · Crime $192M - 3
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · History $153M - 4
Some Like It Hot 2016 · Comedy $95.7M $100K dom. - 5
Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon 2014 · Comedy $32.8M - 6
Fake Fiction 2013 · Comedy $11M - 7
Fireflies in the Sun 2021 · Crime $5.6M - 8
Octopus with Broken Arms 2024 · Mystery $215K - 9
Tiger Wolf Rabbit 2024 · Drama $53.4K - 10
Enjoy Yourself 2024 · Drama $2.33K
The Best Xiao Yang Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Xiao Yang has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Never Say Never (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Never Say Never 2023 · as Wang Jingfu
- Comedy 5 films Some Like It Hot 2016 · as Xiao Han
- Crime 3 films Sheep Without a Shepherd 2019 · as Li Weijie Movie Echo Score: 84
- Mystery 1 film Octopus with Broken Arms 2024 · as Zheng Bingrui
- History 1 film The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · as Zhao Annan
The Latest Xiao Yang Movies
The most recent films Xiao Yang is credited on, newest first — starting with The Way Out (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Way Out 2025 · He Liwei - Octopus with Broken Arms 2024 · Zheng Bingrui
- Tiger Wolf Rabbit 2024 · Cui Dalu
- The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · Zhao Annan
- Enjoy Yourself 2024 · Luo Yu
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Walk the Line 2024 · Li Nanbei - Never Say Never 2023 · Wang Jingfu
- Fireflies in the Sun 2021 · Lin Rilang
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Dreams of Getting Rich 2021 · Drama -
Endgame 2021 · Chen Xiaomeng - Sheep Without a Shepherd 2019 · Li Weijie
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Arsenal Military Academy 2019 · Huang Song's Brother-in-Law
The Best Xiao Yang Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Xiao Yang films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Xiao Yang movie?
Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) is the best-rated Xiao Yang film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sheep Without a Shepherd: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Xiao Yang movie?
Never Say Never (2023) made the most at the box office, with $302M worldwide, followed by Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) with $192M. Together, Xiao Yang's films with box office figures have made $800M.
What is the best Xiao Yang drama movie?
Never Say Never (2023) is the best-rated of Xiao Yang's drama films. In other genres: Some Like It Hot (comedy), Sheep Without a Shepherd (crime) and Octopus with Broken Arms (mystery).
What is the newest Xiao Yang movie?
The newest film on Xiao Yang's filmography is The Way Out (2025), with Xiao Yang as He Liwei.
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