
Choi Dong-hoon (Korean: 최동훈; born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- The Big Swindle attracted 2.12 million viewers, Tazza: The High Rollers at 6.84 million, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard at 6.13 million, The Thieves at 12.9 million, and Assassination at 12.7 million.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1970 (55)
- Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Writer, director and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Choi Dong-hoon's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Dong-hoon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Assassination (2015) · director, writer, producer · free
- The Thieves (2012) · director, writer · free
- Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024) · director, writer, producer · free
- Alienoid (2022) · director, writer, producer · free
- Tazza: One-Eyed Jack (2019) · actor · free
- A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003) · actor · free
- The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure (2013) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Choi Dong-hoon'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
16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Alienoid(2022)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Tazza: One-Eyed Jack(2019)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Assassination(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Thieves(2012)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Woochi: The Demon Slayer(2009)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Restless(2006)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Tazza: The High Rollers(2006)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
A Boy Who Went to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Big Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

A Good Lawyer's Wife(2003)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsScissors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Untitled Choi Dong-hoon Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2001 to 2024.

Biggest box office
Assassination (2015)

Highest rated
Assassination (2015)

Most popular right now
Alienoid (2022)
Film career
- 2003Screen debut· A Good Lawyer's Wife
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.
How do Choi Dong-hoon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Choi Dong-hoon's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Choi Dong-hoon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Choi Dong-hoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jang Young-gyu shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Lee Ki-cheolShared titles: Assassination (2015), The Thieves (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Ki-cheol

Actors
- Kim Yoon-seokShared titles: The Thieves (2012), Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Yoon-seok

- Kim Eui-sungShared titles: Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024), Assassination (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Eui-sung

- Kim Tae-riShared titles: Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024), Alienoid (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Tae-ri

- Kim Woo-binShared titles: Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024), Alienoid (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Woo-bin

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jang Young-gyuShared titles: Alienoid (2022), Assassination (2015), The Thieves (2012), Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Jang Young-gyu

- Shin Min-kyeongShared titles: Assassination (2015), The Thieves (2012), Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Shin Min-kyeong
- Young-hwan ChoiShared titles: The Thieves (2012), Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Young-hwan Choi
- Tae-Kyung KimShared titles: Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024), Alienoid (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Tae-Kyung Kim

Producers
- Ahn Soo-hyunShared titles: Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024), Assassination (2015), The Thieves (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Ahn Soo-hyun
- Joon-hwan ChoiShared titles: The Thieves (2012), Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Joon-hwan Choi
- Sung-min KimShared titles: Alienoid (2022), The Thieves (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Sung-min Kim
- You Jeong-hunShared titles: Assassination (2015), The Thieves (2012)See all 2 shared titles with You Jeong-hun

