Ning Hao

Directing

Ning Hao

Born 1977-09-09 · Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

Ning Hao graduated from the Art Department of Beijing Normal University and the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. 2009, the film "Silver Medalist" directed by him achieved box office results of over 100 million yuan. This made Ning Tao the fourth mainland director to enter the 100 million yuan club after Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang.

Acting credits

The Wandering Earth poster
6.6

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

The Wandering Earth

2019

Crazy Stone poster
7.6

Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand on this piece of precious jade. What would be the final destination of this piece of crazy stone?

Crazy Stone

2006

The Island poster
6.7

A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.

The Island

2018

Dying to Survive poster
8.2

A Chinese leukaemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.

Dying to Survive

2018

Mr. Six poster
6.8

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Mr. Six

2015

A Simple Life poster
7.5

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.

A Simple Life

2012

No Man's Land poster
7.0

Pan Xiao, a young lawyer, goes to a rural small village settled in the western desert lands of China to handle the case of a falcon poacher who has ran over a policeman. Pan wins the case through sophisticated reasoning and forces the poacher to give him his car as a reward. Then, he just drives back home, but the return will not be an easy one.

No Man's Land

2013

Guns and Roses poster
6.3

The film tells the story of a group of Chinese youths who robbed a bank of the “Manchuguo”, a puppet regime formed in China’s northeastern provinces by Japanese invaders in the 1930s and ’40s.

Guns and Roses

2012

Breakup Buddies poster
6.3

Recently cuckolded and reeling from a messy divorce, a hapless former singer hits the road - and the bar - with his all-too-helpful best bud, in this hilarious romantic comedy.

Breakup Buddies

2014

Crazy Racer poster
7.7

Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.

Crazy Racer

2009

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman poster
5.4

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

2011

The Movie Emperor poster
6.1

In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.

The Movie Emperor

2024

A Better Tomorrow poster
5.6

A former smuggler attempts to start his life anew and repair his relationship with his estranged brother after his release from prison.

A Better Tomorrow

2018

Crazy Alien poster
6.1

A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers.

Crazy Alien

2019

Eternal Moment poster
5.5

Eternal Moment (将爱) is a Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Xu Jinglei, Li Yapeng and Chapman To. The film is a sequel to the television drama, Cherish Our Love Forever (1998), which was also directed by Zhang.[1] The film follows the two leads from that earlier drama (played by Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng) reuniting after being apart for 12 years.

Eternal Moment

2011

The Contract Lover poster
5.6

Kate stars opposite Richie Ren (or Jen, depending on what rocks your boat), as couple Rachel and Fat. They're the atypical modern day couple living it up in Beijing, though the latter is suspect of the former's promiscuity. He loathes the time when he has to bring his girlfriend back to the village to meet his parents, and to get the stamp of approval from his father (played by Yuen Wah). So they device a plan, and that is to look for a substitute girlfriend (hence the title Contract Lover), whose mission is to be as disgusting as possible, so that Dad will tell Fat to find anyone else better than the current beau, and hence, for Fat to introduce Rachel.

The Contract Lover

2007

World's Greatest Dad poster
6.3

After an accident puts his son in a coma, his father writes a fake suicide note creating a situation that spirals out of control.

World's Greatest Dad

2023

The Great Director poster
6.0

The closing film for 2021's Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival.

The Great Director

2021

How Is Your Fish Today? poster
6.2

A dreamed trip between village and city, between reality and fiction in a chaotic China.

How Is Your Fish Today?

2006

Behind the camera

A Writer's Odyssey poster
7.1

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

A Writer's Odyssey

2021

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield poster
6.8

An imperial guard searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him and his partners. The proof of his innocence lies with a wanted woman named Bei Zhai... but will she reveal what she knows? In this intense prequel to BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES, the only thing he can truly trust is his sword.

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield

2017

My People, My Country poster
6.6

Anthology of short films directed by several different directors.

My People, My Country

2019

Crazy Stone poster
7.6

Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand on this piece of precious jade. What would be the final destination of this piece of crazy stone?

Crazy Stone

2006

Dying to Survive poster
8.2

A Chinese leukaemia patient smuggles cheap but untested pharmaceuticals from India to help hundreds of Chinese people suffering from cancer.

Dying to Survive

2018

No Man's Land poster
7.0

Pan Xiao, a young lawyer, goes to a rural small village settled in the western desert lands of China to handle the case of a falcon poacher who has ran over a policeman. Pan wins the case through sophisticated reasoning and forces the poacher to give him his car as a reward. Then, he just drives back home, but the return will not be an easy one.

No Man's Land

2013

No Man's Land poster
7.0

Pan Xiao, a young lawyer, goes to a rural small village settled in the western desert lands of China to handle the case of a falcon poacher who has ran over a policeman. Pan wins the case through sophisticated reasoning and forces the poacher to give him his car as a reward. Then, he just drives back home, but the return will not be an easy one.

No Man's Land

2013

Guns and Roses poster
6.3

The film tells the story of a group of Chinese youths who robbed a bank of the “Manchuguo”, a puppet regime formed in China’s northeastern provinces by Japanese invaders in the 1930s and ’40s.

Guns and Roses

2012

Breakup Buddies poster
6.3

Recently cuckolded and reeling from a messy divorce, a hapless former singer hits the road - and the bar - with his all-too-helpful best bud, in this hilarious romantic comedy.

Breakup Buddies

2014

Crazy Racer poster
7.7

Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.

Crazy Racer

2009

The Movie Emperor poster
6.1

In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.

The Movie Emperor

2024

My People, My Homeland poster
6.2

In different parts of rural China, various people explore what makes their communities unique.

My People, My Homeland

2020

Crazy Alien poster
6.1

A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers.

Crazy Alien

2019

Crazy Alien poster
6.1

A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers.

Crazy Alien

2019

Mongolian Ping Pong poster
6.4

Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.

Mongolian Ping Pong

2005

Mongolian Ping Pong poster
6.4

Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.

Mongolian Ping Pong

2005

The Hutong Cowboy poster
5.8

Zhang Beijing loss his face at his son’s engagement party. After that he refunds the sense of purpose by helping Liu Angxi, a screenwriter of the Beidiao Neighbour's talk show. However, he was pushed into the limelight after being used as material by Liu Angxi, and their friendship broke down

The Hutong Cowboy

2024

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Host 2

Lethal Hostage poster
6.9

Produced by Crazy Racer director Ning Hao, Lethal Hostage revolves around a drug dealer who falls in love with his hostage and decides to quit the business following one final deal.

Lethal Hostage

2012

World's Greatest Dad poster
6.3

After an accident puts his son in a coma, his father writes a fake suicide note creating a situation that spirals out of control.

World's Greatest Dad

2023

Incense poster
6.9

In "Incense", director Ning Hao makes a comment on the state of traditional Buddhism in modern China. He portrays a disspirited, empty setting in which old Buddhist values are replaced by modern values of materialism and capitalism.

Incense

2003

No artwork available
NR

A mountain factory's discovery of a deadly beast leads a team to venture into the wilderness, where perilous adventures and cruel twists of fate force them to confront an uncertain future.

打虎!

No artwork available
NR

A mountain factory's discovery of a deadly beast leads a team to venture into the wilderness, where perilous adventures and cruel twists of fate force them to confront an uncertain future.

打虎!

Unknown Animal poster
NR

BMW AHEAD Video Project in collaboration with Jackson Yee

Unknown Animal

2023