The Best Choi Hong-il Movies, Ranked
10 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) with $7.81M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Choi Hong-il Box Office Hits
Choi Hong-il's films have made $10.9M worldwide in total. Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) is the biggest hit at $7.81M, ahead of Hot Blooded (2022) ($2.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Choi Hong-il Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Choi Hong-il has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Cassiopeia (2022) is the pick of them.
The Latest Choi Hong-il Movies
The most recent films Choi Hong-il is credited on, newest first — starting with Karma (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Karma 2025 · Park Dong-Sik -
Hot Blooded 2022 · Mr Han -
Cassiopeia 2022 · Ji-man -
Blind 2022 · Ryu Il-ho -
Now, We Are Breaking Up 2021 · Ha Taek-soo -
Trap 2019 · Profiler Suk [Seo Yeong's superior] -
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet 2016 · Dong-ju's Father -
Untouchable Lawmen 2015 · Police Commissioner -
The Avian Kind 2014 · Hunter -
Say Yes 2001 · Veterinarian
The Best Choi Hong-il Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Choi Hong-il films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Choi Hong-il movie?
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) made the most at the box office, with $7.81M worldwide, followed by Hot Blooded (2022) with $2.9M. Together, Choi Hong-il's films with box office figures have made $10.9M.
What is the best Choi Hong-il drama movie?
Cassiopeia (2022) is the best-rated of Choi Hong-il's drama films. In other genres: Hot Blooded (action) and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (history).
What is the newest Choi Hong-il movie?
The newest film on Choi Hong-il's filmography is Karma (2025), with Choi Hong-il as Park Dong-Sik.
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