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Jung Jae-young has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Castaway on the Moon.
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The Joneses
2010
Comedy · Drama

Those People
2015
Drama · Romance

Ondine
2010
Drama · Romance

Not My Type
2014
Comedy · Romance

Hotel Desire
2011
Drama · Romance

Angels of Sex
2012
Romance · Drama

The Red Thread
2016
Drama · Romance

Paris 05:59 / Théo & Hugo
2016
Drama · Romance

Castaway on the Moon
2009 · Movie · Actor
Top 5%Tubi · Free w/ ads

The Quiet Family
1998 · Movie · Actor
Top 10%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 · Movie · Actor
Top 12%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Confession of Murder
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 15%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Noryang: Deadly Sea
2023 · Movie · Actor
Top 70%Prime Video · Included

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
Dir. Lee Hae-jun · With Jung Jae-young, Jung Ryeo-won, Yang Mi-kyung

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.
Dir. Kim Jee-woon · With Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee, Choi Min-sik

Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.
Dir. Bae Jong · With Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung

A serial killer reappears 15 years after his murder spree with a book detailing his crimes. The resentful cop who failed to catch him before is assigned to protect him. The families of the victims plan revenge. And as the media circus spirals out of control, a masked man called "J" appears claiming to be the real killer.
Dir. Jung Byung-gil · With Jung Jae-young, Park Si-hoo, Jung Hae-kyun
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.
Dir. Kang Woo-suk · With Sul Kyung-gu, Ahn Sung-ki, Huh Joon-ho

By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another café and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...
Dir. Hong Sang-soo · With Jung Jae-young, Kim Min-hee, Youn Yuh-jung

In a foreign city, an actress wanders through a seaside town, reflecting on her relationship with a married man. How important is love in one’s life? Younghee wants to find out.
Dir. Hong Sang-soo · With Kim Min-hee, Jung Jae-young, Seo Young-hwa
Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has already devastated US and North Korea. He who has no recollections of his past finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth. A voice in his ears gives him orders to avoid getting killed and he's thrown into a mysterious operation while the CIA and North Korean coup chase him close.
Dir. Jung Byung-gil · With Joo Won, Lee Sung-jae, Jeong So-ri

The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa invaders in Joseon are preparing for a swift withdrawal following the deathbed orders of their leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Determined to destroy the enemy once and for all, Admiral Yi leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to mount a blockade and annihilate the Wa army. However, once Ming commander Chen Lin is bribed into lifting the blockade, Wa lord Shimazu Yoshihiro and his Satsuma army sail to the Wa army's rescue at Noryang Strait.
Dir. Kim Han-min · With Kim Yun-seok, Baek Yoon-sik, Jung Jae-young
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