Where to watch Painted Skin (2008) tonight
Painted Skin (2008) runs 1 h 43 min and averages 6.0 from 174 TMDB members. Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.
- Runtime
- 1 h 43 min — ends 9:43 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Fantasy, Action, Drama
- Released
- September 25, 2008
- TMDB rating
- 6.0 / 10 from 174 votes
- Director
- Gordon Chan
- Starring
- Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei
- Language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 画皮
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. As of 2026-11-08, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US.
Questions people ask
- How long is Painted Skin?
- Painted Skin is 1 h 43 min long (103 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:43 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Painted Skin rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for Painted Skin.
- Is Painted Skin a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Fantasy and Action hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Painted Skin?
- As of 2026-11-08, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US. Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
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