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Choi Jeong-yeol

Choi Jeong-yeol

Director and writer · South Korea

From
South Korea
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Choi Jeong-yeol's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
35%
Self
18%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Choi Jeong-yeol's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Choi Jeong-yeol'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

6 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vigilante(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Start-Up(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Glory Day(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Closer to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Adaptation

  • A Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Writer Ahn's Cousin

  • Kin and Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2003 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Start-Up (2019)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

Vigilante (2023)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 6: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 6: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 6: 1 only writing, 3 with another role

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

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

Who does Choi Jeong-yeol work with?

People who share at least 2 of Choi Jeong-yeol's MovieCove titles; Yoon Kyung-ho shares the most, 2.