Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho Movies and TV Shows

Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호), born September 14, 1969, is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the Academy Award-winning black comedy social thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival—Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential Peop;ee and Bloomberg 50.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 9/14/1969 (54 years old)
  • Place of birth: Daegu, South Korea
  • nationality: South Korean
  • Net worth: $30,000,000
  • instagram: agenreofone
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Death to 2020
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Self (archive footage)
2020

Comedy

6.8
66%
Snowpiercer
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Story & 1 more
Not available
2020

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
74%
Not available
Parasite
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 85%
role:
Screenplay & 3 more
2019

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

8.5
85%
Okja
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Story & 3 more
2017

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
74%
Sea Fog
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2014

Drama

Thriller

6.8
68%
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Snowpiercer
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Screenstory & 2 more
2013

Action

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
69%
Doomsday Book
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Joon-ho, lee
2012

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
62%
Mother
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 77%
role:
Director & 1 more
2009

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.7
77%
The Host
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Director & 1 more
2006

Drama

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
70%
Memories of Murder
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2003

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.1
81%
Barking Dogs Never Bite
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Director & 1 more
2000

Comedy

6.9
68%
Incoherence
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Editor & 2 more
Not available
1994

Comedy

Drama

6.8
69%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Bong Joon-ho are, for example, Death to 2020, Parasite and Okja.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Parasite (8.5), Memories of Murder (8.1) and Mother (7.7).
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