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Lee Isaac Chung

8 credited titles on WatchWise

Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature, Munyurangabo (2007), was officially selected at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda language. Chung gained fame for directing the semi-autobiographical film Minari (2020), for which he received numerous major awards and nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. In 2023, he directed an episode in the third season of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, and 2024, he directed the blockbuster disaster film Twisters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Isaac Chung, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Upcoming

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Releasing 2026

Strongest genre

Thriller

$372M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Twisters

$372M

Standout efficiency

6.5x

Minari · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$385M

Combined reported budget

$157M

Gross / budget

2.5x

Bankability Index

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