Kim Sung-kyu’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Kim Sung-kyu has 5 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 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil.
Recurring themes

Chasing the Dragon
2017
Action · Crime

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016
Action · Thriller

How I Became a Gangster
2019
Crime · Action

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
Action · Crime

The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
Action · Crime

Firestorm
2013
Action · Thriller

Cold War II
2016
Action · Thriller

The Berlin File
2013
Action · Thriller

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Hulu · Included

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

Kingdom
2019 · Series · Actor
Top 6%Netflix · Included

Pachinko
2022 · Series · Actor
Top 29%Apple TV+ · Included

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

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.
Dir. Lee Won-tae · With Don Lee, Kim Moo-yul, Kim Sung-kyu

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

In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
Dir. Kim Eun-hee, Kim Seong-hun · With Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doona

This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
Dir. Soo Hugh · With Youn Yuh-jung, Soji Arai, Jin Ha

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