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The Best Kim Jee-woon Movies, Ranked

17 credits from 1998 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018) comes out on top with a score of 56. The biggest box office hit is The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) with $44.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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The Best Kim Jee-woon Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Kim Jee-woon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and A Bittersweet Life (2005) is the pick of them.

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The Best Kim Jee-woon Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Jee-woon films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Kim Jee-woon movie?

Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018) is the best-rated Kim Jee-woon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 56. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Illang: The Wolf Brigade: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Kim Jee-woon movie?

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) made the most at the box office, with $44.3M worldwide, followed by A Bittersweet Life (2005) with $10.1M. Together, Kim Jee-woon's films with box office figures have made $73.9M.

What is the best Kim Jee-woon drama movie?

A Bittersweet Life (2005) is the best-rated of Kim Jee-woon's drama films. In other genres: Illang: The Wolf Brigade (sci-fi) and The Good, the Bad, the Weird (action).

What is the newest Kim Jee-woon movie?

The newest film on Kim Jee-woon's filmography is Dr. Brain (2021), directed by Kim Jee-woon.

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