With the list of ‘Lee Eol movies to watch’ we are going to take a brief look at the amazing television and big-screen career of the actor. Operating under Starit Entertainment, Lee Eol was one of the most popular South Korean actors. Making his debut as a theatre actor, Lee Wol indeed came a long way in the entertainment industry.
In his entire entertainment career, he has been part of a number of successful drama series and movies. His support and guests’ roles in drama series like 2018’s ‘Live’, 2019’s ‘WATCHER’ and ‘Hot Stove League’, 2020’s ‘It’s Okay to Be Not Okay’ and ’18 Again’, 2021’s ‘Move to Heaven’ and ‘Voice 4: Judgement Hour’ are still one of the best out there in the history of K-Dramas.
Moreover, after being in the industry since 1983 and playing multiple roles both on television and big screen, Lee Eol passed away on May 26, 2022, after battling throat cancer for years. All the projects he took part in were one of the most appreciated ones in the South Korean entertainment industry. That being said, let’s take a quick look at all the amazing ‘Lee Eol movies to watch’.
Addicted
- Premiere Date: October 25, 2002.
- Director: Park Young-hoon.
- Genres: Romance and Mystery.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Ho-Jin.
Addicted narrates the story of a happily married couple named Eun-Soo and Ho-Jin and the latter’s younger brother, Dae-Jin, who lives with the couple. Though, their happiness comes to an extreme stop when two separate car accidents put both the brothers in a coma state. After a while, Dae-Jin breaks out from his coma state, but Ho-Jin remains put.
This weighs very heavy on Eun-Soo as she is forced to live her life alone. The situation takes a sharp turn when Dae-Jin’s behavior starts to resemble Ho-Jin’s mannerisms to an extreme level.
Apart from Lee Eol, who plays the character of Ho-Jin, the movie stars Lee Byung-hun as Dae-Jin, lee Mi-yeon as Eun-Soo, Park Sun-young as Ye-Jin, Ji Dae-hun as Chul-Hyun, Gang Ye-won as Young-Eun, and many more.
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Spring Bear Love
- Premiere Date: July 16, 2003.
- Director: Yong Yi.
- Genres: Romance and Comedy.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Vincent.
Spring Bear Love is one of the must-watch Lee Eol movies. The movie narrates the story of Hyun-jae, a young woman who finds a heart-warming yet strange message underneath a picture in an artbook.
Desperate to find love in her life after being unlucky in the same aspect for long enough, Hyun-jae thinks that those messages are for her and becomes determined to seek out the writer who is leaving love notes inside the art books.
The movie stars Bae Doo-na as Jung Hyun-jae, Kim Nam-jin as Lee Dong-ha, Yoon Ji-hye as Park Mi-ran, and many more.
Redeye
- Premiere Date: February 18, 2005.
- Director: Kim Dong-bin.
- Genres: Horror and mystery.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Oh Jong-hyun.
Portraying the story of a train accident that happened on July 16, 1988, ‘Redeye’ narrates a mysterious and forgotten case. Mi-sun, a train attendant, is on board for the first time at work on the same train which has started after 16 years of the accident. As the journey begins, the train comes to a sudden halt for straight 10 minutes and then again restarts.
However, the situation inside the train changed drastically after the restart. When it begins the journey again, Mi-sun is surrounded by the 80’s and old newspapers with the date of July 16, 1988.
The cast of the show included Jang Shin-young as Oh Mi-sun, Song II-Kook as Park Chan-sik, Lee Dong-kyu as Jin-kyu, Kim Hye-na as Hee-Joo, Kim Hyun-sook as Jung Jin-sook, Kwak Ji-min as So-hee, and many more.
The Red Shoes
- Premiere Date: June 30, 2005.
- Director: Kim Yong-kyoon.
- Genres: Horror.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Seo-jun.
The Red Shoes is one of the best Lee Eol movies in the horror genre one can find out there. It narrates the story of a divorced mother who accidentally finds a pair of red shoes in the subway. Not able to find the owner of the shoes anywhere, she decides to take them home as the color of the same is quite unique. Though, her life takes upside down as the shoes carry a very heavy mystery with them.
The movie stars Kim Hye-su as Sun-jae, Kim Sung-su as In-Cheol, Park Yun-A as Tae-soo, Ko Su-hee as Mi-hee, Kim Ji-eun as Keiko, and many more.
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Holiday
- Premiere Date: January 19, 2006.
- Director: Yang Yun-ho.
- Genres: Law.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Hwang Dae-chul.
After protesting against the government for clearing out his neighborhood, Ji Kang-hun is thrown into prison, where he is beaten brutally by the officials. He manages to escape with the help of 12 inmates and escape the police for nine days. Managing to break free, Kang-hun’s main aim is to narrate the brutal reality of the prison abuse he has to endure and the story of favoritism in there.
Caught up in the circle of media and police, he is put in a dilemma of whether to become a hero or a criminal.
The movie stars Choi Min-soo as Kim An-seok, Hyun Dong as Lee Kwang-pal, Jang Se-jin as Kim Jang-kyung, Jo An as Ko Hyo-joo, Lee Bong-kyu as Lee Deok-man, and many others.
Bloody Tie
- Premiere Date: April 26, 2006.
- Director: Choi Ho.
- Genres: Action and Crime.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Detective Choi.
If you are looking for a criminal mystery, then this is your stop. ‘Holiday’ narrates the story of a crystal meth dealer named Sang-do who considers himself a businessman but is a criminal. Being entangled in the drug business all his life, he forms a very tight mindset about the same.
A cop with a hard personality named Do Jin-gwang is known to go beyond rules. Since his partner died while trying to take down the top drug dealer in Busan, he has vowed to arrest Jang-chul while using Sang-do as bait.
Apart from Lee Eol, the movie stars Hwang Jung-min as Do Jin-gwang, Ryoo Seung-bum as Oh Sang-do, Kim Hui-ra as Lee Taek-jo, Choo Ja-hyun as Ji-young, On Joo-wan as Yoo Sung-geun, Lee Do-kyung as Jang-chul, and many more.
Insadong Scandal
- Premiere Date: April 30, 2009.
- Director: Park Hee-kon.
- Genres: Crime, Action, and Drama.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Song Tae-soo.
Insandong Scandal narrates the story of the restoration of a Joseon dynasty masterpiece and its secrets. The conflicts between Bae Tae-jin and Lee Kang-jun, who is an art expert hired by her, arise with time and formulate a very interesting layered plot structure.
The movie stars Kim Rae-won as Lee Kang-jun, Uhm Jung-hwa as Bae Tae-jin, Lim Ha-ryong as Kwon, Kim Byung-ok as Officer Kang, Hong Soo-hyun as Choi Ha-Kyeong, Kim Jung-tae as Jang Seok-jin, Ma Dong-seok as Sang-baek, and many other.
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Kim Ji Young: Born 1982
- Premiere Date: October 23, 2019.
- Director: Kim Do-young.
- Genres: Mystery.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Young-soo.
Considered one of the best Lee Eol movies, Kim Ji Young: Born 1982 is one of the most globally recognized South Korean movies out there. The story revolves around Kim Ji-young, who works at a PR agency. She is living a very ordinary life where she gets married and has a child. To give the needed time to her daughter, she quits her job.
Everything was fine until one day, Ji-young started to talk and act like her mother, elder sister, and other people. Was she possessed, or was it entirely something else?
Based on the novel by Jo Nam-joo titled ‘82nyeonsaeng’, the movie stars Jung Yu-mi as Kim Ji-young, Gong Yoo as Jung Dae-hyun, Cha Mi-kyung as Mi-sook, Gong Min-jung as Eun-young, Kim Sun-cheol as Ji-suk, and many other.
The 8th Night
- Premiere Date: July 2, 2021.
- Director: Kim Tae-hyung.
- Genres: Mystery and thriller.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Bhante Hajeong.
The 8th Night narrates the story of a ‘that’ which was freed from a seal. Jin-soo is the only one who is aware of ‘that’s’ existence. A bizarre murder case takes place, which is given to Detective Ho-tae for solving.
The movie stars Lee Sung-min as Jin-Soo, Park Hae-joon as Detective Ho-tae, Kim You-jung as Aeran, Nam Da-reum as Cheong-seok, Kim Dong-young as Dong-jin, Choi Jin-ho as Professor Kim, and many others.
The Policeman’s Lineage
- Premiere Date: January 5, 2022.
- Director: Lee Kyoo-man.
- Genres: Crime.
- Lee Eol’s Role: Seo Joong-ho.
One of the must-watch Lee Eol movies, ‘The Policeman’s Lineage’ narrates the story of a Park Gang-yoon who is the chief of an investigation team dealing with serious and grim crimes. Prioritizing making arrests, Gang-yoon doesn’t mind using illegal methods.
A rookie police officer named Choi Min-jae is a man of principle. But in order to retrieve information about his dead father he accepts to participate in a mission where he has to monitor Gang-yoon and gather all the details about his corrupt dealings.
Based on the novel by Joh Sasaki titled ‘Keikan no Chi’ the movie stars Cho Jin-woong as Park Gang-yoon, Choi Woo-sik as Choi Min-jae, Park Hee-son as Hwang In-ho, and many others.
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