The Best Jo Young-jin Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 2004 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019) comes out on top with a score of 52. The biggest box office hit is Secretly, Greatly (2013) with $43.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jo Young-jin Box Office Hits
Jo Young-jin's films have made $146M worldwide in total. Secretly, Greatly (2013) is the biggest hit at $43.4M, ahead of Forever the Moment (2008) ($27.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Secretly, Greatly 2013 · Action $43.4M - 2
Forever the Moment 2008 · Drama $27.3M - 3
Troubleshooter 2010 · Drama $12.5M - 4
Secret Sunshine 2007 · Drama $11.6M - 5
The King’s Case Note 2017 · Adventure $11.4M $91K dom. - 6
Howling 2012 · Thriller $10.4M - 7
Private Eye 2009 · Crime $10.1M - 8
The Devil’s Deal 2021 · Thriller $5.7M - 9
Hindsight 2011 · Action $4.87M - 10
Single in Seoul 2023 · Romance $3.05M
The Best Jo Young-jin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jo Young-jin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Forever the Moment (2008) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films Forever the Moment 2008 · as Director Song
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Crime 4 films The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos 2019 · as No Sang-shik Movie Echo Score: 52 - Thriller 3 films Howling 2012 · as Jung-Ah's dad
- Action 2 films Secretly, Greatly 2013 · as Kim Hui-gwan
- Romance 1 film Single in Seoul 2023 · as Hyun-jin's Father
- Adventure 1 film The King’s Case Note 2017 · as Second Vice-Premier
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Family 1 film A Long Visit 2010 · as Ji-suk's Husband
The Best Jo Young-jin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jo Young-jin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Jo Young-jin Movies
The most recent films Jo Young-jin is credited on, newest first — starting with Single in Seoul (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Single in Seoul 2023 · Hyun-jin's Father
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Through the Darkness 2022 · Lee Jin-chul - The Devil’s Deal 2021 · Thriller
- The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos 2019 · No Sang-shik
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Excavator 2017 · Drama -
Close My Eyes 2017 · Oh Deok-goo - The King’s Case Note 2017 · Second Vice-Premier
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Somehow 18 2017 · Drama -
The Red Teacher 2016 · Vice Director -
The Lost Choices 2015 · Ji-eun's father -
Six Flying Dragons 2015 · Min Je - Secretly, Greatly 2013 · Kim Hui-gwan
The Best Jo Young-jin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jo Young-jin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jo Young-jin movie?
The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019) is the best-rated Jo Young-jin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 52. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jo Young-jin movie?
Secretly, Greatly (2013) made the most at the box office, with $43.4M worldwide, followed by Forever the Moment (2008) with $27.3M. Together, Jo Young-jin's films with box office figures have made $146M.
What is the best Jo Young-jin drama movie?
Forever the Moment (2008) is the best-rated of Jo Young-jin's drama films. In other genres: The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (crime), Howling (thriller) and Secretly, Greatly (action).
What is the newest Jo Young-jin movie?
The newest film on Jo Young-jin's filmography is Single in Seoul (2023), with Jo Young-jin as Hyun-jin's Father.
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