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Lee Mo-gae

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1972 (54) · Busan, South Korea

Born
January 1, 1972 (54)
From
Busan, South Korea
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Lee Mo-gae's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
28%
Morality
26%
Bonds
22%
Power
12%
Self
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 15

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 8

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 10

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
9
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
7
Warm
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Lee Mo-gae's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Mo-gae'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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Assassin(s)(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Yadang: The Snitch(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Exhuma(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 12.12: The Day(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hunt(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Emergency Declaration(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Seobok(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Dream(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bring Me Home(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Illang: The Wolf Brigade(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Battleship Island(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Asura(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Tiger(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • C'est Si Bon(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • No Tears for the Dead(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Way Back Home(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hwayi: A Monster Boy(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Flu(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Blade and Petal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · Camera Operator

  • My Way(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • I Saw the Devil(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Secret Reunion(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • More Than Blue(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Traces of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • April Snow(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My new boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Springtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • A Tale of Two Sisters(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Nambeol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

12.12: The Day (2023)

$97M worldwide

Highest rated

I Saw the Devil (2010)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 31: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography29 of 31: 29 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s7 · 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 Lee Mo-gae's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Assassin(s) (2026)

98th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

I Saw the Devil (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 58. 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 Lee Mo-gae's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles65–94 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles4–83 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles24–74 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles15–39 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles75–89 · median 80 · intenseheavier 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 Lee Mo-gae work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Mo-gae's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoo Hae-jin shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers