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Sung-je Lee

Cinematographer · South Korea

From
South Korea
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Sung-je Lee's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Power
14%
Survival
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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 7 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Sung-je Lee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sung-je Lee'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

22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Roundup: Punishment(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Big Bet(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Men of Plastic(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Grid(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Spiritwalker(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Rampant(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Confidential Assignment(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tik Tok(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Time Renegades(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet Innocence(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Man on High Heels(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Suspect(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Heist(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pacemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Yellow Sea(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Chaser(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The City of Violence(2006)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Fishplate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer · Lighting Director

  • Possible Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Lighting Director

  • Everybody Has Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Lighting Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2004 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Roundup: Punishment (2024)

$80M worldwide

Highest rated

The Chaser (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Roundup: Punishment (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography19 of 22: 18 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew4 of 22: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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 Sung-je Lee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 10 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 10

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Scarlet Innocence (2014)

54th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Chaser (2008)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 51. 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 Sung-je Lee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 96 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles7–80 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all 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 Sung-je Lee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sung-je Lee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ma Dong-seok shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers