Shim Sung-bo has 2 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 Memories of Murder.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
Memories of Murder (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 11%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
Thriller
2
Crime
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Shim Sung-bo’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty
pacing
measured 4/9measured 4/9
tone
dark 2/9dark 2/9
intensity
intense 7/9intense 7/9
complexity
layered 5/9layered 5/9
humor
light-touch 3/9light 3/9
scale
broad 4/9broad 4/9
spirit
haunting 4/9haunting 4/9
texture
grittygritty
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A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
Dir. Bong Joon Ho · With Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha
