The Best Kim Hee-jung Movies, Ranked
38 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Start-Up (2020) with $24.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Hee-jung Box Office Hits
Kim Hee-jung's films have made $53.8M worldwide in total. Start-Up (2020) is the biggest hit at $24.1M, ahead of Vampire Cop Ricky (2006) ($10.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Start-Up 2020 · Comedy $24.1M - 2
Vampire Cop Ricky 2006 · Action $10.7M - 3
Conduct Zero 2002 · Romance $9.84M - 4
In Our Prime 2022 · Drama $3.97M - 5
For Horowitz 2006 · Drama $2.6M - 6
My Dear Enemy 2008 · Comedy $2.11M - 7
Sketch 2018 · Drama $157K - 8
A French Woman 2019 · Drama $106K - 9
Ode to the Goose 2018 · Drama $105K - 10
Kill Me, Heal Me 2015 · Comedy $36K $36K dom.
The Best Kim Hee-jung Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Hee-jung has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and In Our Prime (2022) is the pick of them.
The Best Kim Hee-jung Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Hee-jung's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Hee-jung Movies
The most recent films Kim Hee-jung is credited on, newest first — starting with Melo Movie (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Melo Movie 2025 · Kang Yeon-joo -
Glory Again 2023 · Yeon-su -
Where Would You Like to Go? 2023 · Director -
Call It Love 2023 · Kim Hyun-joo - In Our Prime 2022 · Bo-ram's Mother
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Again My Life 2022 · Lee Mi-Ok -
Kiss Sixth Sense 2022 · Kim Sa-ra -
River Where the Moon Rises 2021 · Tara Jin -
Born Again 2020 · Kim Seo Ra -
Tale of the Nine Tailed 2020 · Ji-a's mother - Start-Up 2020 · Park Geum-jeong
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More Than Friends 2020 · Choi Won-jung
The Best Kim Hee-jung Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Hee-jung films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kim Hee-jung movie?
Start-Up (2020) made the most at the box office, with $24.1M worldwide, followed by Vampire Cop Ricky (2006) with $10.7M. Together, Kim Hee-jung's films with box office figures have made $53.8M.
What is the best Kim Hee-jung drama movie?
In Our Prime (2022) is the best-rated of Kim Hee-jung's drama films. In other genres: Start-Up (comedy), Conduct Zero (romance) and The Wonder Years (family).
What is the newest Kim Hee-jung movie?
The newest film on Kim Hee-jung's filmography is Melo Movie (2025), with Kim Hee-jung as Kang Yeon-joo.
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