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Lee Chang-dong

South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist

3.10body-of-work score · ranked #353 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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Born
July 4, 1954 · Daegu
Nationality
South Korea
Work
film director, screenwriter, writer, novelist
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
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Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Burning버닝Must-See #477

    2018 · South Korea / Japan · thriller, drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2018 #2 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2018 #4 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2019 #10

    1.745 citations
  2. 2
    Poetry시

    2010 · South Korea · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2011 #10 · Letterboxd Top 250 #248

    0.482 citations
  3. 3
    Oasis오아시스

    2002 · South Korea · drama, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2004 #4

    0.431 citation
  4. 4
    Peppermint Candy박하사탕

    2000 · South Korea · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2000 #10

    0.291 citation
  5. 5
    Secret Sunshine밀양

    2007 · South Korea · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #576

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 7 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.