Portrait of Lee Joon-ik

Directing

Lee Joon-ik

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hope
Hope
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lee Joon-ik Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 4
  • Korean History 4
  • Emotional Resonance 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Small Town Life 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Gyosan
Gyosan

Director

A Firefly
A Firefly

Director

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 76
My Father's Table
My Father's Table (2026)

Director

The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 65
Sunset in My Hometown
Sunset in My Hometown (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Anarchist from Colony
Anarchist from Colony (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Mood of the Day
Mood of the Day (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

The Throne
The Throne (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Tazza: The Hidden Card
Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as O-ring Man

Hope
Hope (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Blades of Blood
Blades of Blood (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Unjust
The Unjust (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as President Jung

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Sunny
Sunny (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Happy Life
The Happy Life (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Shadows in the Palace
Shadows in the Palace (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

Radio Star
Radio Star (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chef

Love Phobia
Love Phobia (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

King and the Clown
King and the Clown (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul
Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul (2004)

Executive Producer

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Hi, Dharma!
Hi, Dharma! (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

The Anarchists
The Anarchists (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

Terror Taxi
Terror Taxi (2000)

Producer

1990s

2 titles
The Spy
The Spy (1999)

Executive Producer

Kid Cop
Kid Cop (1993)

Director, Producer