- Director and writer, also producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 4 credits in all
What are Lee Sang-yong's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
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 Sang-yong's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Lee Sang-yong'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
4 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
The Roundup: No Way Out(2023)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Roundup(2022)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Royal Tailor(2014)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
4th Period Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 1 title in 2009.
How do Lee Sang-yong's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 63/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does Lee Sang-yong work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lee Sang-yong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ma Dong-seok shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ma Dong-seokShared titles: The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), The Roundup (2022), The Royal Tailor (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Ma Dong-seok
- Park Ji-hwanShared titles: The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), The Roundup (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Park Ji-hwan
Producers
- Jang Won-seokShared titles: The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), The Roundup (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jang Won-seok