Portrait of Bong Joon Ho

Directing

Bong Joon Ho

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, busiest in 1994 and 2004 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Parasite
Parasite
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bong Joon Ho Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Showbiz
    0.1, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 5
  • Social Critique 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Critique of Capitalism 2
  • Political Allegory 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
The Host : Histoires de famille
The Host : Histoires de famille

as Bong Joon-ho

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project
Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

Producer

Ally
Ally

Co-Writer

Ally
Ally

Producer, Director

Untitled Bong Joon-ho Horror Film
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Horror Film

Director, Writer

The Host 2
The Host 2

Characters

2020s

3 titles · average score 68
Mickey 17
Mickey 17 (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Incoherence
Incoherence (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paperboy's Brother

봉준호, 장르가 되다
봉준호, 장르가 되다 (2020)

TV show

2010s

7 titles · average score 74
Parasite
Parasite (2019)
GoodWatch score 92

Director, Story

Okja
Okja (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Screenplay

Sea Fog
Sea Fog (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Producer

Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenstory

Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lee Joon-ho

A Brave New World
A Brave New World (2012)

as Lee Joon-ho

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)

Director

2000s

12 titles · average score 70
Mother
Mother (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

Can I Borrow a Light?
Can I Borrow a Light? (2009)

as Guitar Man

Tokyo!
Tokyo! (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Crush and Blush
Crush and Blush (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as English Teacher

The Host
The Host (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

Antarctic Journal
Antarctic Journal (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Sink & Rise
Sink & Rise (2004)

Writer, Director

Influenza
Influenza (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (2004)

Writer, Director

Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Writer

No Blood No Tears
No Blood No Tears (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Officer

Barking Dogs Never Bite
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

1990s

9 titles · average score 51
Phantom: The Submarine
Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer

Motel Cactus
Motel Cactus (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

Assistant Director, Writer

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover
7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover (1996)

Adaptation

The Memories in My Frame
The Memories in My Frame (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

White Man
White Man (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

2001 Imagine
2001 Imagine (1994)

Director of Photography

The Love of a Grape Seed
The Love of a Grape Seed (1994)

Lighting Technician

Sounds from Heaven and Earth
Sounds from Heaven and Earth (1994)

Lighting Technician

Looking For Paradise
Looking For Paradise (1992)

Writer, Editor