Xiaonan Pei
Editor · Died April 7, 1998, aged 41
- March 18, 1957
- April 7, 1998 (aged 41)
- Editor
- 3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
What are Xiaonan Pei's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Xiaonan Pei's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Xiaonan Pei'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
5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Shen Tou Lu Cheng (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Temptress Moon(1996)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Farewell My Concubine(1993)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Life on a String (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Yellow Earth(1984)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1984 to 2014.
How do Xiaonan Pei's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Xiaonan Pei work with?
People who share at least 2 of Xiaonan Pei's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kaige Chen shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kaige ChenShared titles: Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993), Yellow Earth (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Kaige Chen
Actors
- Gong LiShared titles: Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Gong Li
- Leslie CheungShared titles: Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Cheung
Composers
- Jiping ZhaoShared titles: Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993), Yellow Earth (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Jiping Zhao
Producers
- Feng HsuShared titles: Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Feng Hsu
