The Best Kim Dong-won Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1956 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Childe (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Spirits’ Homecoming (2016) with $23.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Dong-won Box Office Hits
Kim Dong-won's films have made $51.5M worldwide in total. Spirits’ Homecoming (2016) is the biggest hit at $23.9M, ahead of Soar Into the Sun (2012) ($7.77M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Spirits’ Homecoming 2016 · History $23.9M $126K dom. - 2
Soar Into the Sun 2012 · Romance $7.77M - 3
City of Damnation 2009 · Comedy $7.55M - 4
Bet On My Disco 2002 · Comedy $6.32M - 5
The Childe 2023 · Action $5.99M $102K dom. - 6
The Aggressives 2005 · Drama $6.53K $6.53K dom. - 7
Farewell to the Duman River 1962 · War $2.22K
The Best Kim Dong-won Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Dong-won has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Aggressives (2005) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films The Aggressives 2005 · as Seung-gyo
- Comedy 3 films City of Damnation 2009 · Director
- Action 1 film The Childe 2023 · as Henchmen 5 Movie Echo Score: 78
- History 1 film Spirits’ Homecoming 2016 · as Matsumoto
- Romance 1 film Soar Into the Sun 2012 · Director
- War 1 film Farewell to the Duman River 1962 · as Choi Su-bong
The Best Kim Dong-won Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Dong-won's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Dong-won Movies
The most recent films Kim Dong-won is credited on, newest first — starting with Love Song for Illusion (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Love Song for Illusion 2024 · Yang Jae-yi - The Childe 2023 · Henchmen 5
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The Kidnapping Day 2023 · Ho-young -
A Shoulder to Cry On 2023 · Kwon Min-jung -
Big Mouth 2022 · Gan Soocheol -
Baby Beside Me 2016 · Il-song - Spirits’ Homecoming 2016 · Matsumoto
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December 2013 · Drama - Soar Into the Sun 2012 · Director
- City of Damnation 2009 · Director
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My Boss, My Teacher 2006 · Director - The Aggressives 2005 · Seung-gyo
The Best Kim Dong-won Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Dong-won films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Dong-won movie?
The Childe (2023) is the best-rated Kim Dong-won film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Childe: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Dong-won movie?
Spirits’ Homecoming (2016) made the most at the box office, with $23.9M worldwide, followed by Soar Into the Sun (2012) with $7.77M. Together, Kim Dong-won's films with box office figures have made $51.5M.
What is the best Kim Dong-won drama movie?
The Aggressives (2005) is the best-rated of Kim Dong-won's drama films. In other genres: City of Damnation (comedy), The Childe (action) and Spirits’ Homecoming (history).
What is the newest Kim Dong-won movie?
The newest film on Kim Dong-won's filmography is Love Song for Illusion (2024), with Kim Dong-won as Yang Jae-yi.
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