The Best Kim Hye-soo Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 1993 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Face Reader (2013) with $61.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Hye-soo Box Office Hits
Kim Hye-soo's films have made $164M worldwide in total. The Face Reader (2013) is the biggest hit at $61.6M, ahead of Smugglers (2023) ($36.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Face Reader 2013 · Drama $61.6M $516K dom. - 2
Smugglers 2023 · Crime $36.9M - 3
Familyhood 2016 · Action $14.8M - 4
A Good Day to Have an Affair 2007 · Romance $11.2M - 5
Coin Locker Girl 2015 · Drama $10.6M - 6
YMCA Baseball Team 2002 · Comedy $8.27M - 7
The Red Shoes 2005 · Horror $7.85M - 8
Modern Boy 2008 · War $3.84M - 9
My 11th Mother 2007 · Drama $2.22M - 10
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 2020 · Mystery $1.99M
The Best Kim Hye-soo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Hye-soo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and The Face Reader (2013) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films The Face Reader 2013 · as Yeon-hong
- Crime 4 films Smugglers 2023 · as Jo Choon-ja
- Comedy 4 films YMCA Baseball Team 2002 · as Min Jung-rim
- Action 3 films Familyhood 2016 · as Go Ju-yeon
- Mystery 2 films The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 2020 · as Hyun-soo
- Romance 2 films A Good Day to Have an Affair 2007 · as Dewdrop
- Horror 2 films The Red Shoes 2005 · as Sun-jae
- War 1 film Modern Boy 2008 · as Jo Nan-sil
The Best Kim Hye-soo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Hye-soo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Hye-soo Movies
The most recent films Kim Hye-soo is credited on, newest first — starting with Smugglers (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Smugglers 2023 · Jo Choon-ja
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Under the Queen’s Umbrella 2022 · Queen Im Hwa-ryeong -
Juvenile Justice 2022 · Sim Eun-seok - The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 2020 · Hyun-soo
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Hyena 2020 · Jung Geum-ja -
A Special Lady 2017 · Hyun-jung -
Infinite Challenge - Muhan Company 2016 · Cha Soo-Hyun - Familyhood 2016 · Go Ju-yeon
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Signal 2016 · Cha Soo-hyun - Coin Locker Girl 2015 · Ma Woo-hee
- The Face Reader 2013 · Yeon-hong
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The Queen of Office 2013 · Miss Kim
The Best Kim Hye-soo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Hye-soo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kim Hye-soo movie?
The Face Reader (2013) made the most at the box office, with $61.6M worldwide, followed by Smugglers (2023) with $36.9M. Together, Kim Hye-soo's films with box office figures have made $164M.
What is the best Kim Hye-soo drama movie?
The Face Reader (2013) is the best-rated of Kim Hye-soo's drama films. In other genres: Smugglers (crime), YMCA Baseball Team (comedy) and Familyhood (action).
What is the newest Kim Hye-soo movie?
The newest film on Kim Hye-soo's filmography is Smugglers (2023), with Kim Hye-soo as Jo Choon-ja.
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