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Looking for reviews of Kim Young-ae movies? Cinafilm has a total of 886 reviews across 4 movies.
Movies starring Kim Young-ae have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 69%.
Oldboy - released in 2003 - is Kim Young-ae's highest rated movie, with a score of 84% based on 822 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Kim Young-ae is Operation Chromite - released in 2016 - with a score of 53% based on 46 reviews.
Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural Chief Inspector and subsequently built a prolific career in film and television.
After she made her film debut in 1973's Long Live the Island Frogs, Kim became most active on the big screen in the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in films such as Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (also known as Wangsimni or A Bygone Romance, 1976), Suddenly at Midnight (1981), and Diary of King Yeonsan (1987).
As she grew older, Kim transitioned to more television work. Among her notable television dramas are Queen Min (1973), Ilchul (or Sunrise, 1989), Magpie-in-law (1991), The Brothers' River (1996), Waves (1999), Go, Mom, Go! (2003), Hwang Jini (2006), Royal Family (2011), and Moon Embracing the Sun (2012).
In 2009, she drew praise for her portrayal of a terminally ill yet headstrong mother who has a love-hate relationship with her daughter in the dramedy film Aeja (internationally known as Goodbye Mom).Another notable role was as a Busan restaurant owner whose son is arrested and tortured during the 1980s in The Attorney (2013). Kim later won Best Supporting Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performances.
Kim Young-ae has acted in films with Song Young-chang, Oh Dal-su, Kim Byeong-ok and Liam Neeson.
Kim Young-ae has worked with these film directors: Park Chan-wook, Park Jung-woo, John H. Lee and Yang Woo-seok.
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