Directing · Writing · age 57

Bong Joon Ho

Best rated: Parasite (8.5)

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.38
Peak run: 2008’19
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.38
Peak run: 2008’19
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

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The career

Bong Joon Ho, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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20009 films2025

Current formLast 5: 7.46 vs career 7.38 (+0.08)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Bong by the numbers

Average

7.38

9 rated films

Vote weighted

7.42

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.60

rating spread

Career

26y

2000 to 2025

Total votes

2.57M

across every film

Best

8.5

Parasite

Worst

6.7

Mickey 17

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

2008	Crush and Blush	Private institute student	·	694

Better together?

Bong Joon Ho's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Bong Joon Ho

4 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 2020
Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 2020
Bong Joon Ho
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2020
Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
Won
Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2020
Bong Joon Ho
Won

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