The Best Dong Bang-woo Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1993 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Battle of Jangsari (2019) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is The Book of Fish (2021) with $2.62M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dong Bang-woo Box Office Hits
Dong Bang-woo's films have made $22.4M worldwide in total. The Book of Fish (2021) is the biggest hit at $2.62M, ahead of Red Carpet (2014) ($2.22M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Book of Fish 2021 · Drama $2.62M - 2
Red Carpet 2014 · Comedy $2.22M - 3
National Security 2012 · History $2.01M - 4
The Customer Is Always Right 2006 · Thriller $1M - 5
Collective Invention 2015 · Comedy $634K - 6
A Diamond in the Rough 2019 · Drama $205K - 7
Alice in Earnestland 2015 · Comedy $117K - 8
Ode to the Goose 2018 · Drama $105K - 9
Musudan 2016 · Action $87K - 10
Beaten Black And Blue 2016 · Comedy $7.63K
The Best Dong Bang-woo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dong Bang-woo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Book of Fish (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films The Book of Fish 2021 · as Naju Mayor
- Comedy 7 films Red Carpet 2014 · as Jung-woo's father
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War 1 film Battle of Jangsari 2019 · as Brigadier Gen. Im Chun-bong Movie Echo Score: 60 - Action 1 film Musudan 2016 · as North Korean Lieutenant General
- History 1 film National Security 2012 · as Executive Director Park
- Thriller 1 film The Customer Is Always Right 2006 · as Kim Yang-gil
The Best Dong Bang-woo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dong Bang-woo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Dong Bang-woo Movies
The most recent films Dong Bang-woo is credited on, newest first — starting with Isle Child (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Isle Child 2025 · Hotteok Haraboji -
Ghost Doctor 2022 · Go Jae-sik - The Book of Fish 2021 · Naju Mayor
- Battle of Jangsari 2019 · Brigadier Gen. Im Chun-bong
- A Diamond in the Rough 2019 · Village foreman
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Beautiful World 2019 · Myung-sun -
The Best Chicken 2019 · Seo Myung-dong - Ode to the Goose 2018 · Yoon-yeong's Father
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Eun-ha 2017 · Jeong Man-ho -
We Made It 2016 · Dope Cock - Beaten Black And Blue 2016 · Jeongsu
- Musudan 2016 · North Korean Lieutenant General
The Best Dong Bang-woo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dong Bang-woo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dong Bang-woo movie?
Battle of Jangsari (2019) is the best-rated Dong Bang-woo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Battle of Jangsari: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dong Bang-woo movie?
The Book of Fish (2021) made the most at the box office, with $2.62M worldwide, followed by Red Carpet (2014) with $2.22M. Together, Dong Bang-woo's films with box office figures have made $22.4M.
What is the best Dong Bang-woo drama movie?
The Book of Fish (2021) is the best-rated of Dong Bang-woo's drama films. In other genres: Red Carpet (comedy), Battle of Jangsari (war) and Musudan (action).
What is the newest Dong Bang-woo movie?
The newest film on Dong Bang-woo's filmography is Isle Child (2025), with Dong Bang-woo as Hotteok Haraboji.
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