The Best Ahn Nae-sang Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. 12.12: The Day (2023) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is 12.12: The Day (2023) with $97.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ahn Nae-sang Box Office Hits
Ahn Nae-sang's films have made $138M worldwide in total. 12.12: The Day (2023) is the biggest hit at $97.5M, ahead of Paradise Murdered (2007) ($14.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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12.12: The Day 2023 · History $97.5M - 2
Paradise Murdered 2007 · Mystery $14.2M - 3
R-Point 2004 · History $6.74M - 4
The Last Princess 2016 · Action $4.14M $29.3K dom. - 5
Jungle Juice 2002 · Action $3.87M - 6
Monstar 2013 · Drama $3.82M - 7
Solomon’s Perjury 2016 · Drama $2.87M - 8
Tumbleweed 2013 · Drama $2.81M - 9
Voices 2007 · Horror $1.82M - 10
Killed My Wife 2019 · Drama $537K
The Best Ahn Nae-sang Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ahn Nae-sang has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and Monstar (2013) is the pick of them.
- Drama 27 films Monstar 2013 · as Han Ji-woong
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Comedy 6 films Kill Me, Heal Me 2015 · as Cha Joon-pyo - Mystery 5 films Paradise Murdered 2007 · as Engineer Lee
- History 2 films 12.12: The Day 2023 · as Han Young-goo Movie Echo Score: 85
- Action 2 films The Last Princess 2016 · as Kim Hwang-jin
- Horror 2 films Voices 2007 · as Ga-in's Teacher
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Thriller 1 film Steel Rain 2: Summit 2020 · as Minister of National Defense Movie Echo Score: 57
The Best Ahn Nae-sang Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ahn Nae-sang's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Ahn Nae-sang Movies
The most recent films Ahn Nae-sang is credited on, newest first — starting with The Haunted Palace (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Haunted Palace 2025 · Choi Won-woo - 12.12: The Day 2023 · Han Young-goo
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Pandora: Beneath the Paradise 2023 · Jang Keum-mo -
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse 2023 · Shin Won Ho -
Miraculous Brothers 2023 · Lee Byung-man -
My Lovely Liar 2023 · Mok Tae-seob -
Call It Love 2023 · Shim Chul-min -
Bloody Heart 2022 · King -
Unlock My Boss 2022 · Park Jae-chun -
The Devil Judge 2021 · Min Jeong-ho -
Racket Boys 2021 · Director Pang -
The Road: The Tragedy of One 2021 · Choi Nam-kyu
The Best Ahn Nae-sang Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ahn Nae-sang films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ahn Nae-sang movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) is the best-rated Ahn Nae-sang film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
12.12: The Day: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ahn Nae-sang movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) made the most at the box office, with $97.5M worldwide, followed by Paradise Murdered (2007) with $14.2M. Together, Ahn Nae-sang's films with box office figures have made $138M.
What is the best Ahn Nae-sang drama movie?
Monstar (2013) is the best-rated of Ahn Nae-sang's drama films. In other genres: Kill Me, Heal Me (comedy), Paradise Murdered (mystery) and 12.12: The Day (history).
What is the newest Ahn Nae-sang movie?
The newest film on Ahn Nae-sang's filmography is The Haunted Palace (2025), with Ahn Nae-sang as Choi Won-woo.
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