Choi Gwi-hwa’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Choi Gwi-hwa has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Train to Busan.
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Train to Busan
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Peacock · Included

A Taxi Driver
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Prime Video · Included

The Outlaws
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
2025 · Mini · Actor
Top 7%Netflix · Included

The Roundup
2022 · Movie · Actor
Top 8%Prime Video · Included

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Dir. Yeon Sang-ho · With Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Jung Yu-mi

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Dir. Jang Hoon · With Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hai-jin

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.
Dir. Kang Yun-sung · With Don Lee, Yoon Kye-sang, Jo Jae-yun

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.
Dir. Jang Tae-yoo · With Yoona, Lee Chae-min, Kang Han-na

The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.
Dir. Lee Sang-yong · With Don Lee, Son Suk-ku, Choi Gwi-hwa

A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.
Dir. Kim Ki-duk · With Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Won-keun, Kim Young-min