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Phillip Rhee

Phillip Rhee

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born September 7, 1960 (66) · Seoul, Korea

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Phillip Rhee (born September 7, 1960) is a Korean-American actor and director, most famous for his role in the Best of the Best movie series. Rhee holds ranks of 6th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 3rd degree black belt in Hap Ki Do and 1st degree black belt in Kendo. He is also skilled in Wing Chun Kung fu and is a good boxer. He is the younger brother of Simon Rhee. He currently lives in the Los Angeles vicinity and is working on a screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phillip Rhee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1960 (66)
From
Seoul, Korea
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 61% in 30 days

What are Phillip Rhee's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Survival
16%
Self
14%
Society
14%
Morality
14%
Power
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Triumphant
3
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2

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 Phillip Rhee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phillip Rhee'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

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Underdog Kids(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jimmy 'The Lightning Bolt'

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best 4: Without Warning(1998)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Tommy Lee

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back(1995)

    Director · Producer · as Tommy Lee

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best II(1993)

    Producer · as Tommy Lee

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best(1989)

    Producer · Story · as Tommy Lee

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Silent Assassins(1988)

    Producer · as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hell Squad(1985)

    as Karate Fighter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Los Angeles Streetfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tony

  • Furious(1984)

    as Master Chan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Firefight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Kentucky Fried Movie(1977)

    as Klahn's Guard (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1976 to 2015; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Best of the Best II (1993)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Best of the Best (1989)

Midcredits 58th

Film career

19762015

Peak 1994 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 12: 6 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thDirecting3 of 12: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 12: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 12: 0 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score17th

12 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew1990s3 · 3 acting · 3 crew2010s1 · 1 acting · 1 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 Phillip Rhee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Underdog Kids (2015)

86th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Midcredits 58th · 55% liked

Reviewers score the acting 33/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 47, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Phillip Rhee's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Phillip Rhee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phillip Rhee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter E. Strauss shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers