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Tae-Kyung Kim

Tae-Kyung Kim

Cinematographer · Born November 20, 1974 (51) · South Korea

Kim Tae-kyung (김태경) is a South Korean film director best known for his horror films, particularly the hit film Dead Friend a.k.a. The Ghost (2004).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1974 (51)
From
South Korea
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 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 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Tae-Kyung Kim's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th 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
Morality
33%
Self
20%
Bonds
17%
Power
15%
Survival
10%
Society
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Full focus 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Romantic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Tae-Kyung Kim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tae-Kyung Kim'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Home A Loan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Alienoid: The Return to the Future(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Believer 2(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Alienoid(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Night Owl(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hit-and-Run Squad(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Believer(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Luck-Key(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Beauty Inside(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Throne(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Tazza: The Hidden Card(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Don't Click(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Muse(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Midnight FM(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Puzzle(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Chu Noh-Myoung Bakery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Luck-Key (2016)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

The Beauty Inside (2015)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Alienoid (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 6: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 6: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tae-Kyung Kim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Don't Click (2012)

61st percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Beauty Inside (2015)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 61. 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 Tae-Kyung Kim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–64 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Tae-Kyung Kim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tae-Kyung Kim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryu Jun-yeol shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers