The Best Zhang Ziyi Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1999 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is My Country, My Parents (2021) with $222M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Zhang Ziyi Box Office Hits
Zhang Ziyi's films have made $565M worldwide in total. My Country, My Parents (2021) is the biggest hit at $222M, ahead of The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024) ($153M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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My Country, My Parents 2021 · Drama $222M $177K dom. - 2
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · History $153M - 3
Forever Young 2018 · Drama $119M - 4
The Banquet 2006 · Drama $22.6M - 5
Forever Enthralled 2008 · History $17.8M - 6
Run for Love 2016 · Drama $7.25M - 7
The Road Home 1999 · Romance $6.78M $1.28M dom. - 8
Oh My God 2015 · Sci-Fi $6.08M - 9
Better and Better 2013 · Romance $4.18M - 10
Where’s the Dragon? 2015 · Family $3.89M
The Best Zhang Ziyi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Zhang Ziyi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and My Country, My Parents (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films My Country, My Parents 2021 · as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
- History 3 films The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · as Tang Sheng
- Romance 3 films The Road Home 1999 · as Young Zhao Di
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Fantasy 2 films Zu Warriors 2001 · as Joy - Sci-Fi 1 film Oh My God 2015 · as Auntie
- Family 1 film Where’s the Dragon? 2015 · as Phoenix (voice)
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Comedy 1 film Sophie’s Revenge 2009 · as Sophie
The Best Zhang Ziyi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Zhang Ziyi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Zhang Ziyi Movies
The most recent films Zhang Ziyi is credited on, newest first — starting with The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · Tang Sheng
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She’s Got No Name 2024 · Zhan Zhou/詹周氏 - My Country, My Parents 2021 · Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
- Forever Young 2018 · Wang Minjia
- Run for Love 2016 · Su Leqi
- Oh My God 2015 · Auntie
- Where’s the Dragon? 2015 · Phoenix (voice)
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The Crossing II 2015 · Yu Zhen -
The Crossing I 2014 · Yu Zhen - Better and Better 2013 · Zhang Ziyi
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Love for Life 2011 · Shang Qinqin -
The Founding of a Republic 2009 · Gong Peng
The Best Zhang Ziyi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Zhang Ziyi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Zhang Ziyi movie?
My Country, My Parents (2021) made the most at the box office, with $222M worldwide, followed by The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024) with $153M. Together, Zhang Ziyi's films with box office figures have made $565M.
What is the best Zhang Ziyi drama movie?
My Country, My Parents (2021) is the best-rated of Zhang Ziyi's drama films. In other genres: The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (history), The Road Home (romance) and Zu Warriors (fantasy).
What is the newest Zhang Ziyi movie?
The newest film on Zhang Ziyi's filmography is The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024), with Zhang Ziyi as Tang Sheng.
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