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Chloé Zhao
Director 44 years old

Chloé Zhao

Beijing, China

Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting, in Chinese: 赵婷; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Songs My Brothers... Read full bio →

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5 titles
Hamnet

Hamnet

Chloé Zhao 2025 2h 5m 7.3

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Eternals

Eternals

Chloé Zhao 2021 2h 36m 5.0

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

Nomadland

Nomadland

Chloé Zhao 2020 1h 48m 7.3

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

The Rider

The Rider

Chloé Zhao 2017 1h 43m 8.3

After suffering a near-fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Chloé Zhao 2015 1h 33m 6.0

This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

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