J.Q. Lee

Director and writer · Born October 7, 1970 (56) · Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Born: October 7, 1970 (56)
From: Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are J.Q. Lee's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Power

32%

Morality

26%

Survival

19%

Bonds

10%

Self

9%

Society

5%

Justice2 Identity2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Melancholic

5

Hopeful

2

Dread

1

Absurd

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 Bittersweet3 Unsettling2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Bittersweet5
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 J.Q. Lee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

CJ ENM Selects1 title, show their title on CJ ENM Selects
KOCOWA1 title, show their title on KOCOWA

Subscription and free streaming for J.Q. Lee'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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Pyramid Game(2024)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Daily Dose of Sunshine(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
All of Us Are Dead(2022)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Trap(2019)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Intimate Strangers(2018)
Director · Adaptation · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Fatal Encounter(2014)
Director
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The King 2 Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 20 episodes · Director
The Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Director
Beethoven Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 19 episodes · Director
Fashion 70's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 28 episodes · Director
Damo(2003)
Show 14 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
See and See Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 273 episodes · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1998 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Intimate Strangers (2018)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023)

Midcredits 89^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 11 · 79^thWriting1 of 11Producing2 of 11Other crew3 of 11

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · crew

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.

Who does J.Q. Lee work with?

People who share at least 2 of J.Q. Lee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Seo-jin shares the most, 3.