Jo Soo-won

Director · Born November 27, 1966 (59) · South Korea

Jo Soo Won is a South Korean Director and Producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: November 27, 1966 (59)
From: South Korea
Works as: Director
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 13 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 19% in 30 days

What are Jo Soo-won's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

55%

Morality

24%

Bonds

17%

Survival

4%

Justice3 Purpose2 Identity3 Romantic love2 Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Romantic

4

Melancholic

2

Hopeful

2

Warm

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Feel-good3 Hopeful3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Tragic1

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 Jo Soo-won's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service

Also on these channels

KOCOWA5 titles, show their 5 titles on KOCOWA

Subscription and free streaming for Jo Soo-won'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, 6 with a MovieCove page.

The Remarried Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Director
My Happy End(2023)
Show 16 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Today's Webtoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Doctor John(2019)
Show 16 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Still 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 32 episodes · Director
Go Ho's Starry Night(2016)
Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Time We Were Not in Love(2015)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Pinocchio(2014)
Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Gap Dong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 20 episodes · Director
I Hear Your Voice(2013)
Show 18 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Cheongdam Dong Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Swallow the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 25 episodes · Director
Land of Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 16 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2003 to 2023.

Highest rated

Pinocchio (2014)

Midcredits 92^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 13 · 77^thOther crew4 of 13

13 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Who does Jo Soo-won work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jo Soo-won's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Jong-suk shares the most, 3.