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Lee Joo-Sil

Lee Joo-Sil

Actor · Died February 2, 2025, aged 80 · Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Lee Joo-Sil was born on 8 March 1944 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do , Japanese Colonial Period. She was an actress, known for Train to Busan (2016), The Uncanny Counter (2020) and Commitment (2013). She died on 2 February 2025 in Uijeongbu, South Korea.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 8, 1944
Died
February 2, 2025 (aged 80)
From
Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Lee Joo-Sil's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
22%
Self
19%
Survival
13%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · 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 4 · Relentless 2

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 6 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 Joo-Sil's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Joo-Sil'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

56 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sound of the Divine Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Teresa

  • New Normal(2022)

    as Gyu-yeon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Time Called You(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gye-sun

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Bad Mother(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Divorce Attorney Shin(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yang Bok-sun

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mother and Child Stroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Mind Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as old Hee-jin

  • Hommage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lee Ok-hee

  • It's Beautiful Now(2022)

    Show 50 episodes · as Jung Mi-young

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Juvenile Justice(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seo Yu-ri's grandma

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Flower Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ms. Hwang

  • Squid Game(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jun-ho's mother

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Grandmother

  • Move to Heaven(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Yeong-sun

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sell Your Haunted House(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Yoo Young-soon

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Uncanny Counter(2020)

    Show 28 episodes · as Jang Chun-ok

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Detective(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hyung Bok's mother

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Mystic Pop-up Bar(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Kkeut Sun [Lee Jum Rye's friend]

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Meow, the Secret Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandmother

  • Hospital Playlist(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Brain Tumor Patient

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Treadstone(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yumi

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Svaha: The Sixth Finger(2019)

    as Keum-hwa's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Son: The Guest(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Seo-yoon's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Notebook from My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ae-ran

  • Chang-ok's Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chang-ok

  • Chang-ok's Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Chang-ok

  • Train to Busan(2016)

    as Seok-woo's Mother

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Glory Day(2015)

    as Sang-woo's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Clown of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ok-nim

  • Welcome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Hye-sook's mother

  • The Admiral: Roaring Currents(2014)

    as Elder Jong-seon

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Commitment(2013)

    as North Korean Spy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Tower(2012)

    as Mrs. Jung

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yoon Hye's grandmother

  • The Sword with No Name(2009)

    as Ja-yeong's Mother

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Loving You a Thousand Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 55 episodes · as Choi Sim-deok

  • Hello, Schoolgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Laundromat Mother · as Laundry's mother

  • Antique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jin-hyuk's Grandmother

  • Wife and Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 156 episodes · as Song Sun-Ja

  • Sunny(2008)

    as Mother-in-Law

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Chef(2007)

    as Sung-il's mother

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Punch Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ha-eun's mother

  • Black House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Vice Principal

  • Hot for Teacher(2006)

    as Principal Nun

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 16 episodes · as Patient in hospital

  • The City of Violence(2006)

    as Suk-hwan's Mother

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 16 episodes · as Geum Shil

  • Running Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Do-young's Mother

  • Blossom Again(2005)

    as In-young's Mother

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hyun-min's Mother

  • The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mrs. Song

  • Saving My Hubby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mother-in-Law

  • Marriage Is a Crazy Thing(2002)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Single Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tae-il's Mother

  • Invited Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1981 to 2024; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Tower (2012)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Commitment (2013)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Tower (2012)

Film career

19812024

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s21 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
020712

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lee Joo-Sil's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Glory Day (2015)

58th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Train to Busan (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Joo-Sil work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Joo-Sil's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Jae-beom shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors