Yang Xiao: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 6
- as director
- 1
- on screen
- 2017–2025
- box office
- $1.06B
- average score
- 67
The Best Yang Xiao Movies
The highest-rated films Yang Xiao is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sheep Without a Shepherd (2021) scores highest, at 73. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
Yang Xiao's Career in Numbers
Yang Xiao's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Yang Xiao works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Chronicle of a Durian (2017) to Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Yang Xiao Movies by Decade
- 2010s 3
- 2020s 3
The 2010s were Yang Xiao's busiest decade, with 3 films.
Yang Xiao Movies by Genre
- Drama 3
- Action 2
- Comedy 1
Drama is the genre Yang Xiao has worked in most, with 3 films, ahead of action (2).
Yang Xiao Career Milestones
- First film
- Chronicle of a Durian 2017
- Biggest box office hit
- Detective Chinatown 2 $544M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Sheep Without a Shepherd Movie Echo Score 73
- Newest film
- Detective Chinatown 1900 2025
Yang Xiao Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Yang Xiao is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 5 as actor. Rated films average a score of 67. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Yang Xiao
1
Yang Xiao Movies as an Actor
5- 2025
Detective Chinatown 1900 Comedy Worldwide box office: $500M Movie Echo Score: 68 - 2024
Decoded as Chess Nut · Drama Worldwide box office: $88.3K - 2021
Sheep Without a Shepherd as Li Weijie · Drama Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2018
Airpocalypse as Ma Le · Action Worldwide box office: $18.5M Movie Echo Score: 62 - 2018
Detective Chinatown 2 as Song Yi · Action Worldwide box office: $544M Movie Echo Score: 64
Yang Xiao: Questions & Answers
How many movies Yang Xiao has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Yang Xiao been in?
Yang Xiao is credited on 6 films, from 2017 to 2025. 5 of them as an actor and 1 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Yang Xiao's highest-grossing movie?
Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) is Yang Xiao's biggest box office hit, with $544M worldwide, ahead of Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) ($500M). Across every film with box office figures, Yang Xiao's movies have made $1.06B.
Yang Xiao's biggest hits What is the best Yang Xiao movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Yang Xiao's best-rated film is Sheep Without a Shepherd (2021) with a score of 73, followed by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) (68).
Best Yang Xiao movies, ranked What is Yang Xiao's newest movie?
The most recent film on Yang Xiao's filmography is Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025).
Who does Yang Xiao work with most often?
Yang Xiao shares the most films with Haoran Liu (3 films) and John Cusack (2 films).
The Best Yang Xiao Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 6 credits.
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