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Chung-hoon Chung

Chung-hoon Chung

Cinematographer · Born June 15, 1970 (56) · Seoul, South Korea

Chung Chung-hoon, ASC (born June 15, 1970) is a South Korean cinematographer and filmmaker best known for his collaborations with director Park Chan-wook. He is also known for his other work in film and television, including Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, It, Zombieland: Double Tap, Last Night in Soho, Uncharted, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Wonka. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chung Chung-hoon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 15, 1970 (56)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Chung-hoon Chung's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
23%
Morality
17%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 9

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
8
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
6
Bittersweet
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chung-hoon Chung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chung-hoon Chung's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Running Man(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Heretic(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Hits(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wonka(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Uncharted(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Last Night in Soho(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Artemis(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Current War(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • It(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Handmaiden(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Rose Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Boulevard(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Stoker(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • New World(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miss Conspirator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • Hindsight(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Battlefield Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Unjust(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Slow Slow Quick Quick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Blades of Blood(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Thirst(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Crush and Blush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator · as Photographer

  • Dachimawa Lee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dasepo Naughty Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer · as Homeless

  • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Antarctic Journal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Crying Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gwang-ho

  • Three... Extremes(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Oldboy(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • No Blood No Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Camera Operator

  • Tearful Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Die Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Senior Employee

  • Yuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

It (2017)

$720M worldwide

Highest rated

Oldboy (2003)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

Film career

  • 2005Screen debut· Crying Fist

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 41: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 41: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 41: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography33 of 41: 31 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew5 of 41: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s14 · 4 acting · 12 crew2010s18 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chung-hoon Chung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 25 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most loved · cinematographer

Oldboy (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chung-hoon Chung's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles30–96 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles18–83 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles25–85 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles13–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles34–90 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chung-hoon Chung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chung-hoon Chung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Jae-beom shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers