Kim Hae-sook’s Typical Vibe
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Kim Hae-sook has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Hope.
Recurring themes

The Emperor of Paris
2018
Drama · Crime

Wonder Wheel
2017
Drama · Romance

Venus in Fur
2013
Drama

A Bigger Splash
2015
Drama · Thriller

Mommy
2014
Drama

Thoroughbreds
2018
Drama · Thriller

Loving Pablo
2017
Crime · Drama

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2013
Drama · Romance

Hope
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Tubi · Free w/ ads

My Demon
2023 · Series · Actor
Top 4%Netflix · Included

Tunnel
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Prime Video · Included

Hospital Playlist
2020 · Series · Actor
Top 10%Netflix · Included

Tomorrow
2022 · Series · Actor
Top 11%Netflix · Included

Start-Up
2020 · Series · Actor
Top 13%Netflix · Included

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
Dir. Park Chan-wook · With Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
Dir. Lee Joon-ik · With Sul Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re

A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.
Dir. Choi A-il, Kim Jang-han, Kwon Da-som · With Kim You-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi

A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected whilst emergency services struggle to help.
Dir. Kim Seong-hun · With Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su

Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Dir. Lee Woo-jung, Shin Won-ho · With Cho Jung-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho

Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions.
Dir. Llama · With Kim Hee-seon, Rowoon, Lee Soo-hyuk

Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
Dir. Park Hye-ryun · With Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho

A woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.
Dir. Yoon Eun-kyung, Oh Soo Yun, Kim Seon-soo · With Bae Yong-jun, Choi Ji-woo, Park Yong-ha

A man plagued by misfortune and his ex, the unluckiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life.
Dir. Hong Jong-chan, Jo Yong · With Woo Do-hwan, Lee You-mi, Oh Jung-se

A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.
Dir. Kim Hyung-sik, Park Ba-ra · With Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, Choi Won-young

A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Dir. Choi Dong-hoon · With Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
Dir. Park Chan-wook · With Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook

Gifted with superhuman strength, a young woman returns to Korea to find her birth family — only to be entangled in a drug case that could test her power.
Dir. Baek Mi-kyoung, Kim Jung-sik, Lee Kyung-shik · With Lee You-mi, Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hae-sook

In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.
Dir. Yoon Jong-bin · With Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won, Lee Kyung-young

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
Dir. Lee Joon-ik · With Yoo Ah-in, Song Kang-ho, Lee Hyo-je

Our heroine will have the unfortunate ability to see the “life clocks” of everyone around her, including herself, and the hero will somehow be able to stop her “time” without lifting a finger. This story will follow time that is stopped, extended, and even erased through the love they have for each other.
Dir. Choo Hye-mi, Kim Hyung-sik · With Lee Sang-yun, Lee Sung-kyung, Lim Se-mi

A reclusive ex-cop reenters the game as an insurance investigator, searching for clues in crime scenes perfectly staged by a serial killer in her midst.
Dir. Seong Choy · With Lee Young-ae, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hae-sook
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