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Cho Young-wuk

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2024 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tiger
The Tiger
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cho Young-wuk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Korean Cinema 10
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Mystery 5
  • Political Corruption 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Espionage Thriller 4
  • Power Dynamics 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

22 titles · average score 66
Humint
Humint (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

No Other Choice
No Other Choice (2025)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

The Match
The Match (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Uprising
Uprising (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Hear Me: Our Summer
Hear Me: Our Summer (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Harbin
Harbin (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Hunt
Hunt (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Seobok
Seobok (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Cliff Walkers
Cliff Walkers (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Man Standing Next
The Man Standing Next (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

The Closet
The Closet (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

2010s

37 titles · average score 66
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

The Spy Gone North
The Spy Gone North (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

The Drug King
The Drug King (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden (2016)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

Pandora
Pandora (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Tiger
The Tiger (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

The Beauty Inside
The Beauty Inside (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Inside Men
Inside Men (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

New World
New World (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Berlin File
The Berlin File (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Concubine
The Concubine (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Nameless Gangster
Nameless Gangster (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

2000s

24 titles · average score 66
Thirst
Thirst (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Music Director, Original Music Composer

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Lady Vengeance
Lady Vengeance (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Original Music Composer

Too Beautiful to Lie
Too Beautiful to Lie (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Classic
The Classic (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Silmido
Silmido (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Oldboy
Oldboy (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Director

If You Were Me
If You Were Me (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Ardor
Ardor (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Bloody Beach
Bloody Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

Music, Original Music Composer

1990s

5 titles · average score 67
Tell Me Something
Tell Me Something (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Happy End
Happy End (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Music

The Quiet Family
The Quiet Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

If the Sun Rises in the West
If the Sun Rises in the West (1998)

Music

The Contact
The Contact (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Music Arranger