Jo Kyung-sook’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Jo Kyung-sook has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Call.
Recurring themes

Goodbye
2019
Drama · Thriller

A Bluebird in My Heart
2018
Thriller

Echo Valley
2025
Thriller · Drama

Sweet Virginia
2017
Drama · Thriller

Disorder
2015
Drama · Thriller

Edge of Winter
2016
Drama · Thriller

Drishyam
2015
Mystery · Thriller

The Keeping Room
2014
Western · Drama

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.
Dir. Lee Chung-hyun · With Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Sung-ryung

Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.
Dir. Yoo Jung-hee, Kim Cheol-kyu · With Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin
A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
Dir. Shim Sung-bo · With Kim Yun-seok, MICKY Yoochun, Han Ye-ri