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Ni Ni

Ni Ni

Actor · Born August 8, 1988 (38) · Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

Ni Ni is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame playing the role of Yu Mo in the 2011 film The Flowers of War, directed by Zhang Yimou. Ni was chosen as the one of the New Four Dan Actresses in 2013.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1988 (38)
From
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Ni Ni's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Romantic
3
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7

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 Ni Ni's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ni Ni'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

39 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Man and A Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Woman

  • Vanished Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 31 episodes · as Ren Xiaoming

  • Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Dongji Rescue(2025)

    as A Hua

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Gilded Game(2025)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sunny Mood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Northwest Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 39 episodes · as Qi Xin

  • Bound in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Xia You

  • 2023 iQIYI Scream Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Parallel World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 38 episodes · as Ye Liuxi

  • When Tender Blows into the Nigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Zi You

  • Lost in the Stars(2022)

    as Chen Mai / Shen Man

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Yanagawa(2021)

    as Agawa

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • 1921(2021)

    as Wang Huiwu

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 38 episodes · as Zhu Suosuo

  • Chak dan juen ga 2(2020)

    Theme Song Performance · as Pong Ling

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ping Xiaoan

  • Love and Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 60 episodes · as Ling Xi

  • Savage(2018)

    as Sun Yan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Rise of Phoenixes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 70 episodes · as Feng Zhiwei

  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(2017)

    as Dragonfly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Immortal Demon Slayer(2017)

    as Azi

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Back to Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Suddenly Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Liang Xia

  • Enter the Warriors Gate(2016)

    as Su Lin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bride Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ma Li

  • Wonderful Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Intern Animal Keeper

  • Fleet of Time(2014)

    as Fang Hui

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Up in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Cheng Tianshuang / Yumeng

  • Love Will Tear Us Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Miao Miao

  • Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jiang Yue'e

  • The Flowers of War(2011)

    as Yu Mo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Making of "The Flowers of War" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fate Finds Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Zeng Yao

  • Night Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Zong Ying

  • Simply Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Perfect Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Liu Mei

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 35 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Lost in the Stars (2022)

$488M worldwide

Highest rated

The Flowers of War (2011)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Immortal Demon Slayer (2017)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 38 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew1 of 39: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ni Ni's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Flowers of War (2011)

Midcredits 91st · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Ni Ni work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ni Ni's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yilong Zhu shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles