Cast: Choi Min-sik

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Choi Min-sik. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Oldboy

2003 · Movie · 120 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Chan-wook

Cast Choi Min-sik · Yoo Ji-tae · Kang Hye-jung · Ji Dae-han

Synopsis In Oldboy (2003), a man named Oh Dae-su is mysteriously imprisoned in a cell resembling a hotel room for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly released, he embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance, determined to uncover the identity of his...

7.9

67K votes

7.9

67K votes

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004 · Movie · 140 min. · South Korea

Direction Kang Je-gyu

Cast Jang Dong-gun · Won Bin · Lee Eun-ju · Ahn Gil-kang

Synopsis Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) follows two brothers, Jin-tae and Jin-seok, whose lives are shattered when the Korean War erupts in 1950. Forced into combat, Jin-tae, the elder brother, volunteers for dangerous missions to protect his younger...

7.2

5K votes

7.2

5K votes

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

2005 · Movie · 112 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Chan-wook

Cast Lee Young-ae · Choi Min-sik · Tony Barry · Anne Cordiner

Synopsis In Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005), a woman named Lee Geum-ja is released from prison after serving 13 years for a kidnapping and murder she claims she didn't commit. Once a model inmate, she now seeks redemption and revenge against...

7.2

15K votes

7.2

15K votes

I Saw the Devil

2010 · Movie · 144 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Lee Byung-hun · Choi Min-sik · Jeon Gook-hwan · Oh San-ha

Synopsis I Saw the Devil (2010) is a gripping South Korean thriller about a secret agent, Kim Soo-hyun, whose life is shattered when his fiancée becomes the victim of a sadistic serial killer, Kyung-chul. Consumed by grief and rage, Soo-hyun embarks...

7.2

14K votes

7.2

14K votes

New World

2013 · Movie · 134 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Hoon-jung

Cast Lee Jung-jae · Choi Min-sik · Hwang Jung-min · Jang Gwang

Synopsis As Korea's biggest crime organization 'Goldmoon' expands its powers, Kang (Min-sik Choi), the head of police investigation planning department, orders the undercover cop Ja-Seoung (Lee Jeong-jae) to participate in project "New World", that will take down 'Goldmoon'. Ja-seong must choose...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

Heart Blackened

2017 · Movie · 125 min. · South Korea

Direction Jung Ji-woo

Cast Choi Min-sik · Park Shin-hye · Ryu Jun-yeol · Lee Honey

Synopsis The fiancé of a financial magnate is murdered and the daughter of the financial magnate becomes the prime suspect.

6.8

67 votes

6.8

67 votes

Failan

2001 · Movie · 115 min. · South Korea

Direction Song Hae-sung

Cast Choi Min-sik · Cecilia Cheung · Dae-Hoon Jeong · Kong Hyeong-jin

Synopsis After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and...

6.7

127 votes

6.7

127 votes

Happy End

1999 · Movie · 99 min. · South Korea

Direction Jung Ji-woo

Cast Choi Min-sik · Jeon Do-yeon · Joo Jin-mo · Woo Hyeon

Synopsis A provocative drama that caused a storm of controversy in its native Korea. A recently laid-off man has trouble dealing with being unemployed. Depressed and unable to find another job, he feels that his career-oriented wife has lost interest in...

6.6

45 votes

6.6

45 votes

Crying Fist

2005 · Movie · 134 min. · South Korea

6.6

137 votes

6.6

137 votes

The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale

2015 · Movie · 139 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Hoon-jung

Cast Choi Min-sik · Jeong Man-shik · Kim Sang-ho · Sung Yoo-bin

Synopsis While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experience hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.

6.5

349 votes

6.5

349 votes

Roaring Currents

2014 · Movie · 126 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Han-min

Cast Choi Min-sik · Ryu Seung-ryong · Cho Jin-woong · Kim Myung-gon

Synopsis The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-Sin (1545-1598) managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in...

6.4

527 votes

6.4

527 votes

Painted Fire

2002 · Movie · 117 min. · South Korea

Direction Im Kwon-taek

Cast Choi Min-sik · Ahn Sung-Kee · Ho-jeong Yu · Kim Yeo-jin

Synopsis A story of a Korean painter struggling with his cultural, political, and artistic identity during tumultuous political upheavals of late 19th Century Korea.

6.3

463 votes

6.3

463 votes

The Quiet Family

1998 · Movie · 98 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Park In-hwan · Nah Moon-hee · Song Kang-ho · Choi Min-sik

Synopsis A family moves from the city to a large house out in the mountains, to run a hunting lodge, but their customers always happen to end up dying.

6.3

490 votes

6.3

490 votes

Exhuma

2024 · Movie · 134 min. · South Korea

Direction Jang Jae-hyun

Cast Kim Go-eun · Choi Min-sik · Lee Do-Hyun · Yoo Hae-jin

Synopsis The story of Gwa-rim and a shaman who accompanies him, who is asked to relocate the tomb by offering a huge amount of money.

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time

2012 · Movie · 133 min. · South Korea

Direction Yun Jong-bin

Cast Choi Min-sik · Ha Jung-woo · Cho Jin-woong · Ma Dong-seok

Synopsis The film is set during the 1990s when the new Government declared war on organized crime. Choi Min-Sik is playing a corrupt customs officer, who’s working closely with the local mob, but wants to find his way out without losing...

6.0

2K votes

6.0

2K votes

Swiri (Shiri)

1999 · Movie · 124 min. · South Korea

Direction Kang Je-gyu

Cast Han Seok-gyu · Choi Min-sik · Kim Yoon-jin · Song Kang-ho

Synopsis North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries.Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service,...

5.5

498 votes

5.5

498 votes

Lucy

2014 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Scarlett Johansson · Morgan Freeman · Choi Min-sik · Amr Waked

Synopsis Lucy (2014) follows a young woman, Lucy, who is forced into becoming a drug mule. When the bag of a powerful synthetic drug bursts inside her body, it unlocks extraordinary mental and physical abilities. As her brain's capacity increases, Lucy...

5.2

42K votes

5.2

42K votes

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

2008 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Jeon Soo-il

Cast Choi Min-sik · Hamo Gurung · Namgya Gurung · Tsering Kipale Gurung

Synopsis A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his family.

4.6

22 votes

4.6

22 votes

The Mayor

2016 · Movie · 130 min. · South Korea

Direction Park In-je

Cast Choi Min-sik · Kwak Do-won · Shim Eun-kyung · Moon So-ri

Synopsis 'The Mayor' follows the political life of a controversial Seoul mayor. It’s a tale regarding the price of power, where the only thing that matters is winning.

Not rated

Not rated

Kuro arirang

1989 · Movie · 107 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Jong-won

Cast Ok So-ri · Lee Kyung-young · Choi Min-sik · Shin Eun-kyung

Synopsis The film depicts the story of four people working in a sewing factory in Guro Industrial Complex in Seoul and the problems they face.

Not rated

Not rated