Portrait of Kim Jee-woon

Directing

Kim Jee-woon

Career

Active from 1998 to 2023, busiest in 2013 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Jee-woon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Visually Haunting 2
  • Psychological Horror 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
The Hole
The Hole

Director, Producer

Drishyam
Drishyam

Producer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 61
Cobweb
Cobweb (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Adaptation

Untact
Untact (2020)

Writer, Director

Live Your Strength
Live Your Strength (2020)

Writer, Director

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 60
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay, Director

The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Adaptation

Ek Villain
Ek Villain (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Story

The Last Stand
The Last Stand (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

One Perfect Day
One Perfect Day (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

The X
The X (2013)

Director, Screenplay

Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 67
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Story

The Present
The Present (2009)

Director

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

Awarapan
Awarapan (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Story

A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
GoodWatch score 89

as Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)

The Power of Love
The Power of Love (2004)

Director

A Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

Three
Three (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Film Writer

Memories
Memories (2002)

Director, Writer

Coming Out
Coming Out (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

The Foul King
The Foul King (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

1990s

1 title ยท average score 69
The Quiet Family
The Quiet Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer