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Lee Joon-ik has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Hope.
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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

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

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Dir. Lee Joon-ik · With Kam Woo-sung, Lee Joon-gi, Jung Jin-young