The Best Bae Joong-sik Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 1994 to 2010, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Public Enemy Returns (2008) with $27.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Bae Joong-sik Box Office Hits
Bae Joong-sik's films have made $53M worldwide in total. Public Enemy Returns (2008) is the biggest hit at $27.2M, ahead of Break Out (2002) ($7.68M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Public Enemy Returns 2008 · Action $27.2M - 2
Break Out 2002 · Comedy $7.68M - 3
Duelist 2005 · Action $6.32M - 4
Parallel Life 2010 · Thriller $5.98M - 5
Crossing 2008 · Drama $5.42M - 6
Sword In The Moon 2003 · Adventure $190K - 7
Shiri 1999 · Adventure $165K $98.5K dom. - 8
Yoga 2009 · Horror $42.5K - 9
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well 1996 · Drama $8.35K
The Best Bae Joong-sik Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bae Joong-sik has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 3 films, and Public Enemy Returns (2008) is the pick of them.
The Best Bae Joong-sik Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bae Joong-sik's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest Bae Joong-sik Movies
The most recent films Bae Joong-sik is credited on, newest first — starting with Parallel Life (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Parallel Life 2010 · Detective Bae
- Yoga 2009 · (cameo) (uncredited)
- Public Enemy Returns 2008 · Detective Choi
- Crossing 2008 · Safety Officer
- Duelist 2005 · Detective Bae
- Sword In The Moon 2003 · Tae-baek
- Break Out 2002 · Comedy
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Die Bad 2000 · Tae-hoon -
Real Fiction 2000 · Detective Bae - Shiri 1999 · Special Agent, North Korean 8th Squad
- The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well 1996 · Korean Restaurant Manager
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Rules of the Game 1994 · Gangster
The Best Bae Joong-sik Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bae Joong-sik films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Bae Joong-sik movie?
Public Enemy Returns (2008) made the most at the box office, with $27.2M worldwide, followed by Break Out (2002) with $7.68M. Together, Bae Joong-sik's films with box office figures have made $53M.
What is the best Bae Joong-sik action movie?
Public Enemy Returns (2008) is the best-rated of Bae Joong-sik's action films. In other genres: Parallel Life (thriller), Crossing (drama) and Sword In The Moon (adventure).
What is the newest Bae Joong-sik movie?
The newest film on Bae Joong-sik's filmography is Parallel Life (2010), with Bae Joong-sik as Detective Bae.
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