The Best Choi Hee-jin Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 2004 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Next Sohee (2022) comes out on top with a score of 95. The biggest box office hit is Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) with $27.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Choi Hee-jin Box Office Hits
Choi Hee-jin's films have made $77.1M worldwide in total. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) is the biggest hit at $27.7M, ahead of Confession of Murder (2012) ($21.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 2019 · Drama $27.7M - 2
Confession of Murder 2012 · Thriller $21.7M - 3
Petty Romance 2010 · Comedy $14.2M - 4
I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK 2006 · Romance $4.64M - 5
Perhaps Love 2021 · Drama $4.33M - 6
Crush and Blush 2008 · Drama $2.63M - 7
Next Sohee 2022 · Thriller $1.35M - 8
Money 2019 · Crime $156K $156K dom. - 9
Steel Rain 2: Summit 2020 · Thriller $111K - 10
The Girl on a Bulldozer 2021 · Drama $75.2K
The Best Choi Hee-jin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Choi Hee-jin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 2019 · as Young-ho's Mother Movie Echo Score: 74
- Comedy 5 films Petty Romance 2010 · as Bank clerk
- Thriller 4 films Next Sohee 2022 · as Newcomer Team Manager Movie Echo Score: 95
- Crime 2 films Money 2019 · as Audit
- Romance 1 film I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK 2006 · as Choi Seul-gi
The Best Choi Hee-jin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Choi Hee-jin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Choi Hee-jin Movies
The most recent films Choi Hee-jin is credited on, newest first — starting with Motel California (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Motel California 2025 · Yoon Nan-wu -
The History of Us 2024 · Lady Hye Bin Hong [Crown Prince's mother] -
The Land of Morning Calm 2024 · Ko Yu-shin -
The Impossible Heir 2024 · Kang Hui-ju -
Strong Girl Nam-soon 2023 · Ri Hwa-ja / Lee Myeong-hee -
Crash Course in Romance 2023 · Young-min's mother -
Other Life 2022 · Young-hyeon - Next Sohee 2022 · Newcomer Team Manager
- Perhaps Love 2021 · Moon Ae-ri
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A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea 2021 · Hye-young - The Girl on a Bulldozer 2021 · Kyung-jin
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Good Deal 2021 · Na-na
The Best Choi Hee-jin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Choi Hee-jin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Choi Hee-jin movie?
Next Sohee (2022) is the best-rated Choi Hee-jin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 95, ahead of Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) (74) and Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Next Sohee: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Choi Hee-jin movie?
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) made the most at the box office, with $27.7M worldwide, followed by Confession of Murder (2012) with $21.7M. Together, Choi Hee-jin's films with box office figures have made $77.1M.
What is the best Choi Hee-jin drama movie?
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) is the best-rated of Choi Hee-jin's drama films, with a score of 74. In other genres: Petty Romance (comedy), Next Sohee (thriller) and Money (crime).
What is the newest Choi Hee-jin movie?
The newest film on Choi Hee-jin's filmography is Motel California (2025), with Choi Hee-jin as Yoon Nan-wu.
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