Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women empowerment and women in film. Yim, who is also an animal rights activist, has worked on films that focus on human relationships with animals. Yim creates films that have personal stories and narratives that deviate from the big-budget blockbusters of the Korean film industry. (Wikipedia)
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1960 (66)
- Incheon, South Korea
- Director, writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Soon-rye Yim's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
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 Soon-rye Yim's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Soon-rye Yim'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
22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Oh My Ghost Clients(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all showsDaemoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Friends, But (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Point Men(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
보는 것을 사랑한다 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Little Forest(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Glory Day(2015)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Whistleblower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
South Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sorry and Thank You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Rolling Home with a Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Fly, Penguin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Forever the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
If You Were Me 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
If You Were Me(2003)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Weight of Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
A Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Keeping the Vision Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Waikiki Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Three Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Walking In The Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1994 to 2025.
How do Soon-rye Yim's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Who does Soon-rye Yim work with?
People who share at least 2 of Soon-rye Yim's MovieCove titles; Jeon Guk-hyang shares the most, 2.
- Jeon Guk-hyangShared titles: Oh My Ghost Clients (2025), Little Forest (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jeon Guk-hyang
- Ryu Jun-yeolShared titles: Little Forest (2018), Glory Day (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ryu Jun-yeol
