The Best Kim Hee-won Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 2007 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Next Sohee (2022) comes out on top with a score of 95. The biggest box office hit is The Man from Nowhere (2010) with $44.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Hee-won Box Office Hits
Kim Hee-won's films have made $213M worldwide in total. The Man from Nowhere (2010) is the biggest hit at $44.7M, ahead of Mr. Go (2013) ($26.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Man from Nowhere 2010 · Thriller $44.7M $528K dom. - 2
Mr. Go 2013 · Drama $26.8M - 3
Tazza: One Eyed Jack 2019 · Drama $17.2M $97.7K dom. - 4
Running Turtle 2009 · Comedy $16.9M - 5
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful 2019 · Action $15.6M $67.6K dom. - 6
Pawn 2020 · Drama $14.2M - 7
The King’s Case Note 2017 · Adventure $11.4M $91K dom. - 8
Hot Young Bloods 2014 · Drama $10.6M - 9
Twilight Gangsters 2010 · Comedy $7.77M - 10
Troll Factory 2024 · Drama $6.68M
The Best Kim Hee-won Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Hee-won has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Pawn (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Pawn 2020 · as Jong-bae Movie Echo Score: 74
- Comedy 13 films Running Turtle 2009 · as Martial Arts Instructor
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Thriller 4 films Next Sohee 2022 · as Call Center Colleague Seon-ae Movie Echo Score: 95 -
Fantasy 2 films Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 2016 · as Do-gyoon - Action 2 films The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful 2019 · as Teacher Ttong
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Romance 2 films Scarlet Innocence 2014 · as Mr. Choi -
Crime 1 film The Merciless 2017 · as Byung-gab - Adventure 1 film The King’s Case Note 2017 · as Nam Geon-hee
The Best Kim Hee-won Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Hee-won's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Hee-won Movies
The most recent films Kim Hee-won is credited on, newest first — starting with Virus (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Virus 2025 · Director of Research Institute - Troll Factory 2024 · Sun-woo
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Light Shop 2024 · Director -
Queen of Tears 2024 · Director -
FAQ 2023 · Young-jin -
Behind Your Touch 2023 · Won Jong-muk -
Soundtrack #2 2023 · Director -
Han River Police 2023 · Lee Chun-seok - Next Sohee 2022 · Call Center Colleague Seon-ae
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Soundtrack #1 2022 · Director -
Perhaps Love 2021 · Soon-mo -
Vincenzo 2021 · Director
The Best Kim Hee-won Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Hee-won films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Hee-won movie?
Next Sohee (2022) is the best-rated Kim Hee-won film, with a Movie Echo Score of 95, ahead of Pawn (2020) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Next Sohee: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Hee-won movie?
The Man from Nowhere (2010) made the most at the box office, with $44.7M worldwide, followed by Mr. Go (2013) with $26.8M. Together, Kim Hee-won's films with box office figures have made $213M.
What is the best Kim Hee-won drama movie?
Pawn (2020) is the best-rated of Kim Hee-won's drama films, with a score of 74. In other genres: Running Turtle (comedy), Next Sohee (thriller) and Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (fantasy).
What is the newest Kim Hee-won movie?
The newest film on Kim Hee-won's filmography is Virus (2025), with Kim Hee-won as Director of Research Institute.
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