Lee Isaac Chung

What are Lee Isaac Chung's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

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 Isaac Chung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

• Disney+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Mandalorian (2019) · director
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · actor
  • Skeleton Crew (2024) · director
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Minari (2020) · director, writer · free
  • Lucky Life (2010) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Twisters (2024) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Isaac 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

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu(2026)

  as Dok Suri

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Skeleton Crew(2024)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows44^th
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  Twisters(2024)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  Minari(2020)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  The Mandalorian(2019)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  I Have Seen My Last Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer
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  Abigail Harm(2012)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films19^th
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  Behind the word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Producer
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  Lucky Life(2010)

  Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Munyurangabo(2007)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Director
• Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director
• Your Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Twisters (2024)

$372M worldwide

Highest rated

Minari (2020)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

Skeleton Crew (2024)

Awards

2 major awards from 14 major nominations, 2007–2021.

1. 2021
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
   • +3 other major bodies · 5 nominations

     • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
     • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
     • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
     • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
     • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
2. 2020
   • Sundance award, won ×2 · Dramatic
3. 2008
   • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
4. 2007
   • Cannes award, nominated ×2

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lee Isaac Chung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

11411

• Universally Loved1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

Lucky Life (2010)

72^nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Mandalorian (2019)

Midcredits 98^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. 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.

Is Lee Isaac Chung's work okay for kids?

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

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

Who does Lee Isaac Chung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Isaac Chung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel Gray Anderson shares the most, 3.