The Best Kim Hae-sook Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. No Other Choice (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is No Other Choice (2025) with $40.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Hae-sook Box Office Hits
Kim Hae-sook's films have made $116M worldwide in total. No Other Choice (2025) is the biggest hit at $40.2M, ahead of Start-Up (2020) ($24.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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No Other Choice 2025 · Comedy $40.2M $10M dom. - 2
Start-Up 2020 · Comedy $24.1M - 3
New Trial 2017 · Drama $17.2M - 4
Open City 2008 · Action $11.1M - 5
Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · Action $10.8M $60.7K dom. - 6
Wet Dreams 2 2005 · Comedy $6.16M - 7
A Long Visit 2010 · Family $2.85M - 8
Pinocchio 2014 · Drama $2.66M - 9
My Girl and I 2005 · Drama $460K - 10
Eye For An Eye 2008 · Crime $317K
The Best Kim Hae-sook Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Hae-sook has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and New Trial (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films New Trial 2017 · as Soon-im
- Comedy 7 films No Other Choice 2025 · as Grandmother on Rooftop Movie Echo Score: 87
- Action 2 films Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · as Old Lady Movie Echo Score: 71
- Crime 2 films Eye For An Eye 2008 · as Do-soo's Mother
- Family 2 films A Long Visit 2010 · as Mother
The Best Kim Hae-sook Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Hae-sook's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Hae-sook Movies
The most recent films Kim Hae-sook is credited on, newest first — starting with No Other Choice (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- No Other Choice 2025 · Grandmother on Rooftop
- Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · Old Lady
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Strong Girl Nam-soon 2023 · Gil Jung-gan -
Revenant 2023 · Na Byung-hee -
My Demon 2023 · Ju Cheon-suk -
Under the Queen’s Umbrella 2022 · Queen Dowager - Start-Up 2020 · Choi Won-deok
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A Diamond in the Rough 2019 · Soon-ok -
Herstory 2018 · Bae Jung-gil - New Trial 2017 · Soon-im
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Miss Butcher 2017 · Forensic Doctor -
Whisper 2017 · Kim Sook-Hee
The Best Kim Hae-sook Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Hae-sook films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Hae-sook movie?
No Other Choice (2025) is the best-rated Kim Hae-sook film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
No Other Choice: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Hae-sook movie?
No Other Choice (2025) made the most at the box office, with $40.2M worldwide, followed by Start-Up (2020) with $24.1M. Together, Kim Hae-sook's films with box office figures have made $116M.
Which Kim Hae-sook movie won the most awards?
No Other Choice (2025) is the most decorated Kim Hae-sook film, with 1 win from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kim Hae-sook drama movie?
New Trial (2017) is the best-rated of Kim Hae-sook's drama films. In other genres: No Other Choice (comedy), Alienoid: Return to the Future (action) and Eye For An Eye (crime).
What is the newest Kim Hae-sook movie?
The newest film on Kim Hae-sook's filmography is No Other Choice (2025), with Kim Hae-sook as Grandmother on Rooftop.
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