The Best Hong Sang-soo Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1996 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. In Front of Your Face (2021) comes out on top with a score of 93. The biggest box office hit is Our Sunhi (2013) with $279K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Hong Sang-soo Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Hong Sang-soo is credited on. In Front of Your Face (2021) leads with 93, followed by What Does That Nature Say to You (2025) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 93 In Front of Your Face 2021 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 What Does That Nature Say to You 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 By the Stream 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Novelist’s Film 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The Woman Who Ran 2020 · Drama
Biggest Hong Sang-soo Box Office Hits
Hong Sang-soo's films have made $1.17M worldwide in total. Our Sunhi (2013) is the biggest hit at $279K, ahead of Like You Know It All (2009) ($211K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Our Sunhi 2013 · Drama $279K - 2
Like You Know It All 2009 · Comedy $211K - 3 The Woman Who Ran 2020 · Drama $190K
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Yourself and Yours 2016 · Comedy $150K - 5 The Novelist’s Film 2022 · Drama $99.5K
- 6 In Front of Your Face 2021 · Drama $63.7K $9.15K dom.
- 7 By the Stream 2025 · Drama $47.6K
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Walk Up 2022 · Drama $42.2K - 9
What Does That Nature Say to You 2026 · Comedy $28.8K - 10 What Does That Nature Say to You 2025 · Drama $28.8K
The Best Hong Sang-soo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hong Sang-soo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and In Front of Your Face (2021) is the pick of them.
The Best Hong Sang-soo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hong Sang-soo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Hong Sang-soo Movies
The most recent films Hong Sang-soo is credited on, newest first — starting with What Does That Nature Say to You (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- What Does That Nature Say to You 2026 · Director
- By the Stream 2025 · Director
- What Does That Nature Say to You 2025 · Director
- Walk Up 2022 · Director
- The Novelist’s Film 2022 · Director
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Letter to the New York Film Festival 2021 · Director - In Front of Your Face 2021 · Director
- The Woman Who Ran 2020 · Director
- Yourself and Yours 2016 · Director
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Hill of Freedom 2014 · Director - Our Sunhi 2013 · Director
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Nobody’s Daughter Haewon 2013 · Director
The Best Hong Sang-soo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hong Sang-soo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Hong Sang-soo movie?
In Front of Your Face (2021) is the best-rated Hong Sang-soo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 93, ahead of What Does That Nature Say to You (2025) (80) and By the Stream (2025) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
In Front of Your Face: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Hong Sang-soo movie?
Our Sunhi (2013) made the most at the box office, with $279K worldwide, followed by Like You Know It All (2009) with $211K. Together, Hong Sang-soo's films with box office figures have made $1.17M.
What is the best Hong Sang-soo drama movie?
In Front of Your Face (2021) is the best-rated of Hong Sang-soo's drama films, with a score of 93. In other genres: Like You Know It All (comedy) and The Power of Kangwon Province (romance).
What is the newest Hong Sang-soo movie?
The newest film on Hong Sang-soo's filmography is What Does That Nature Say to You (2026), directed by Hong Sang-soo.
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