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Kim Gu-taek

Kim Gu-taek

Actor · Born December 22, 1970 (55) · South Korea

Korean actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1970 (55)
From
South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 20 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 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Kim Gu-taek's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
17%
Power
17%
Survival
17%
Self
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kim Gu-taek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Gu-taek'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

20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • No Gain No Love(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Interviewer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Korea-Khitan War(2023)

    Show 32 episodes · as Han Qi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost Station(2022)

    as Friends A

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hansan: Rising Dragon(2022)

    as Kim Wan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Business Proposal(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as 'Go Food' executive

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Outlaws(2017)

    as Mr. Kwak

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Empire of Lust(2015)

    as Ha Ryoon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Admiral: Roaring Currents(2014)

    as Bae Hong-seok

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Heist(2012)

    as Cho Young-chul

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • War of the Arrows(2011)

    as Kang-doo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Children...(2011)

    as Won-kil's Father

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Handphone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Man in training clothes

  • Vampire Cop Ricky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Boss Choi

  • Heaven's Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ni Tang-kae

  • Dance with the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yeon-hwa's brother

  • The Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sergeant Jang

  • 2009: Lost Memories(2002)

    as Crutches

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • This Is Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Function Colleague

  • My Wife Is a Gangster(2001)

    as Eel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ambiguous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Byeon Moo Moon

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1996 to 2024; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Children... (2011)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Children... (2011)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Empire of Lust (2015)

Film career

19962024

Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting20 of 20: 20 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kim Gu-taek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Korea-Khitan War (2023)

58th percentile spread · 9% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Business Proposal (2022)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 45. 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.