Portrait of Ryoo Seung-wan

Directing

Ryoo Seung-wan

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The City of Violence
The City of Violence
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryoo Seung-wan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Korean Crime Thriller 2
  • Friendship & Betrayal 2
  • Korean Cinema 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Veteran
Veteran

Original Film Writer

Veteran 3
Veteran 3

Characters, Director

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 68
Humint
Humint (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Writer

Pretty Crazy
Pretty Crazy (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner (2024)
GoodWatch score 82

Characters, Director

Smugglers
Smugglers (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Writer

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Escape from Mogadishu
Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Writer

Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 63
EXIT
EXIT (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer

Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

Start-Up
Start-Up (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

The Big Shot
The Big Shot (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Story

The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Misbehavior
Misbehavior (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Veteran
Veteran (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Mad Sad Bad
Mad Sad Bad (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

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

Director, Writer

Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

as Commando 1

The Unjust
The Unjust (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Adaptation, Director

Troubleshooter
Troubleshooter (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Writer

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 70
Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Screenplay

The City of Violence
The City of Violence (2006)
GoodWatch score 84

as Yoo SukHwan

If You Were Me 2
If You Were Me 2 (2006)

Director

Hey, Man~
Hey, Man~ (2006)

Director

Crying Fist
Crying Fist (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

Lady Vengeance
Lady Vengeance (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Passerby

Arahan
Arahan (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

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

Writer, Director

Oasis
Oasis (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

as Hong Jong-sae

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chinese Delivery Man

Die Bad
Die Bad (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Seok-whan

Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee (2000)

Writer, Director

1990s

2 titles
Doctor K
Doctor K (1999)

Production Assistant

Rumble
Rumble (1998)

Director