Ai Weiwei: movies and TV shows
Ai Weiwei has 122 credits in the archive: 114 films and 8 TV series, from 1948 to 2026. Highest rated: Bambi (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2026 · busiest year: 2012 (26 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ALLEN & AI | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2026 | Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2026 | Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2025 | Ai Weiwei's Turandot | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2025 | Animality | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2025 | Animality | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2025 | Animality | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2025 | 8507days | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2024 | The Trainer | Ai Weiwei | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 2024 | Free to Create - Artists in Exile | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2023 | Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System | Self - Interviewee | TV | 7.4 | 65 |
| 2023 | Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 65 |
| 2022 | Aux arts et cætera | Self | TV | 2.0 | 64 |
| 2022 | Rohingya | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2022 | Rohingya | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2022 | Ithaka | Self | Film | 8.5 | 64 |
| 2022 | Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2022 | Opera di Roma: Turandot | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2020 | CoroNation | Film | 6.6 | 62 | |
| 2020 | CoroNation | Film | 6.6 | 62 | |
| 2020 | Cockroach | Film | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2020 | Cockroach | Film | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2020 | Vivos | Film | 5.5 | 62 | |
| 2020 | Vivos | Film | 5.5 | 62 | |
| 2020 | Vivos | Film | 5.5 | 62 | |
| 2019 | The Rest | Film | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 2019 | The Rest | Film | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 2019 | The Rest | Film | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 2019 | Vincent van Gogh Superstar | Self | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2019 | Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies | Film | 6.6 | 61 | |
| 2019 | Ximei | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2019 | Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly | Self | Film | 8.8 | 61 |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | TV | 8.0 | 60 | |
| 2018 | Why Are We Creative? | Self | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 2018 | Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires | Himself | Film | — | 60 |
| 2018 | Shouting Out | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2017 | Human Flow | Film | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 2017 | Human Flow | Film | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 2017 | Human Flow | Film | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 2017 | Ai Weiwei Drifting | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 2017 | The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg | Film | 5.7 | 59 | |
| 2017 | 江天勇律师 | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2016 | Heaven and Earth | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2016 | Heaven and Earth | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2015 | Artsnight | Self | TV | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Straight | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2015 | Fukushima Art Project | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema | Self | Film | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2014 | The Sand Storm | Film | 5.0 | 56 | |
| 2014 | Play of the Play | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2014 | You Know What I Mean | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2014 | You Know What I Mean | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei - Evidence | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 2013 | Ping'an Yueqing | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2013 | Ping'an Yueqing | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2013 | Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case | Film | 5.0 | 55 | |
| 2013 | Stay Home | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2013 | Stay Home | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2013 | Wenchuan Rebar | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2012 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | Self - Artist | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2012 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | Film | 7.1 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Ordos 100 | Film | 5.0 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Ordos 100 | Film | 5.0 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Second Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Second Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Second Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Second Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Third Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Third Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Third Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Beijing: The Third Ring | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Chang'an Boulevard | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Chang'an Boulevard | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Chang'an Boulevard | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Chang'an Boulevard | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Crab House | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Crab House | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Remembrance | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Mala Desert | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Mala Desert | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | 4851 | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | So Sorry | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | So Sorry | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao | Himself | Film | — | 54 |
| 2011 | Hormone | Film | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 2011 | Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei? | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2011 | Flower Good Moon Round | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2010 | One Recluse | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 2010 | One Recluse | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 2010 | One Recluse | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 2010 | One Recluse | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 2010 | Jingmei Wang | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2010 | A Beautiful Life | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2010 | Sanhua | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2010 | Sanhua | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2010 | Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour | Film | 6.5 | 52 | |
| 2010 | Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds | Himself | Film | — | 52 |
| 2009 | Disturbing the Peace | Self | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2009 | Disturbing the Peace | Film | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 2009 | Disturbing the Peace | Film | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 2009 | 冯正虎回家 | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2009 | Little Girl's Cheeks | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2009 | Little Girl's Cheeks | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2009 | Little Girl's Cheeks | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2007 | Fairytale | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2007 | Fairytale | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2007 | Fairytale | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz | Self | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2004 | Beijing 2003 | Film | 1.5 | 46 | |
| 2004 | Beijing 2003 | Film | 1.5 | 46 | |
| 2004 | Beijing 2003 | Film | 1.5 | 46 | |
| 2004 | Beijing 2003 | Film | 1.5 | 46 | |
| 2003 | Eat, Drink and Be Merry | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2003 | Eat, Drink and Be Merry | Film | — | 45 | |
| 2003 | Eat, Drink and Be Merry | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1992 | Morgenmagazin | Self | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 9 |