Jang Joon-hwan’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Jang Joon-hwan has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by 1987: When the Day Comes.
Recurring themes

Boy Wonder
2010
Action · Crime

Nightcrawler
2014
Crime · Drama

Killers
2014
Crime · Thriller

The Clan
2015
Drama · History

No Mercy
2010
Crime · Thriller

The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008
Action · Crime

Destroyer
2018
Thriller · Crime

Shield of Straw
2013
Thriller · Crime

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
Dir. Jang Joon-hwan · With Kim Yun-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hai-jin

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
Dir. Jang Joon-hwan · With Kim Yun-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Jin-woong

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.
Dir. Jang Joon-hwan · With Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Hwang Jeong-min