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Hwi Kim

Writer, director and producer

Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Hwi Kim's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Bonds
19%
Morality
18%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Ideas
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · 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 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
2
Dread
2
Joyful
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Hwi Kim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hwi 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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Memorist(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Horror Stories 2(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Neighbors(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Midnight FM(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sex Is Zero 2(2007)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Neighbors (2012)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Memorist (2020)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 5: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 5: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

5 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Hwi Kim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Horror Stories 2 (2013)

65th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Memorist (2020)

Midcredits 79th · 84% liked

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 Hwi Kim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hwi Kim's MovieCove titles; Lee Se-yeong shares the most, 2.