The Best Kim Hong-pa Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 2001 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Dude in Me (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is A Violent Prosecutor (2016) with $66.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kim Hong-pa Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Kim Hong-pa is credited on. The Dude in Me (2019) leads with 82, followed by The Man Standing Next (2020) at 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 The Dude in Me 2019 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Man Standing Next 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Drug King 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Sinkhole 2021 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Ghost Mansion 2021 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Seobok 2021 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Kim Hong-pa Box Office Hits
Kim Hong-pa's films have made $212M worldwide in total. A Violent Prosecutor (2016) is the biggest hit at $66.7M, ahead of The Man Standing Next (2020) ($34.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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A Violent Prosecutor 2016 · Action $66.7M - 2 The Man Standing Next 2020 · Drama $34.7M $114K dom.
- 3 Sinkhole 2021 · Comedy $18.8M
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The Sheriff In Town 2017 · Crime $18.3M - 5 The Dude in Me 2019 · Action $14.7M
- 6 The Drug King 2018 · Drama $14.4M
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Man in Love 2014 · Drama $13.1M - 8
The King’s Case Note 2017 · Adventure $11.4M $91K dom. - 9 Seobok 2021 · Sci-Fi $6.78M
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The Plot 2024 · Crime $3.64M
The Best Kim Hong-pa Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Hong-pa has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and The Man Standing Next (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films The Man Standing Next 2020 · as Ambassador Yun Movie Echo Score: 78
- Crime 5 films The Sheriff In Town 2017 · as Mr. Yun
- Thriller 3 films Ghost Mansion 2021 · as Keeper Movie Echo Score: 61
- Action 3 films The Dude in Me 2019 · as CEO Han Movie Echo Score: 82
- Comedy 2 films Sinkhole 2021 · as Director Seo Movie Echo Score: 67
- Sci-Fi 1 film Seobok 2021 · as Bureau Director Bae Guk-jang Movie Echo Score: 56
- Adventure 1 film The King’s Case Note 2017 · as Prime Minister
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Romance 1 film A Boy Who Went to Heaven 2005 · as Pervert
The Best Kim Hong-pa Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Hong-pa's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Hong-pa Movies
The most recent films Kim Hong-pa is credited on, newest first — starting with The Plot (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Plot 2024 · Ju Seong-jik
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4PM 2024 · Yook-nam -
The Judge from Hell 2024 · Jeong Jae-geol -
One Win 2023 · Moon Oh-sung -
Payback: Money and Power 2023 · Myung In Joo - Sinkhole 2021 · Director Seo
- Ghost Mansion 2021 · Keeper
- Seobok 2021 · Bureau Director Bae Guk-jang
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One Ordinary Day 2021 · Park Sang-beom - The Man Standing Next 2020 · Ambassador Yun
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MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission 2019 · Cho Gap-yoon - The Dude in Me 2019 · CEO Han
The Best Kim Hong-pa Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Hong-pa films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Hong-pa movie?
The Dude in Me (2019) is the best-rated Kim Hong-pa film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of The Man Standing Next (2020) (78) and The Drug King (2018) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Dude in Me: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Hong-pa movie?
A Violent Prosecutor (2016) made the most at the box office, with $66.7M worldwide, followed by The Man Standing Next (2020) with $34.7M. Together, Kim Hong-pa's films with box office figures have made $212M.
What is the best Kim Hong-pa drama movie?
The Man Standing Next (2020) is the best-rated of Kim Hong-pa's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: The Sheriff In Town (crime), Ghost Mansion (thriller) and The Dude in Me (action).
What is the newest Kim Hong-pa movie?
The newest film on Kim Hong-pa's filmography is The Plot (2024), with Kim Hong-pa as Ju Seong-jik.
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