The Best Kim Ji-young Movies, Ranked
66 credits from 1964 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Vanished (2018) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is Tidal Wave (2009) with $71.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Ji-young Box Office Hits
Kim Ji-young's films have made $346M worldwide in total. Tidal Wave (2009) is the biggest hit at $71.3M, ahead of Hide and Seek (2013) ($35.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Tidal Wave 2009 · Thriller $71.3M - 2
Hide and Seek 2013 · Thriller $35.5M - 3
All About My Wife 2012 · Romance $29.4M - 4
Forever the Moment 2008 · Drama $27.3M - 5
Mr. Go 2013 · Drama $26.8M - 6
Sector 7 2011 · Action $18.6M - 7
Cyrano Agency 2010 · Comedy $17.9M - 8
Maundy Thursday 2006 · Drama $14.8M - 9
Innocent Steps 2005 · Comedy $13.4M - 10
Vampire Cop Ricky 2006 · Action $10.7M
The Best Kim Ji-young Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Ji-young has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Forever the Moment (2008) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films Forever the Moment 2008 · as Song Jeong-ran
- Comedy 18 films Cyrano Agency 2010 · as Yoo-mi
- Romance 7 films All About My Wife 2012 · as Writer Song
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Thriller 5 films The Vanished 2018 · as Dr. Cha Movie Echo Score: 69 - Action 3 films Sector 7 2011 · as Young Cha Hae-joon
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Family 2 films The Last Blossom 2011 · as Grandmother
The Best Kim Ji-young Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Ji-young's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Ji-young Movies
The most recent films Kim Ji-young is credited on, newest first — starting with Single in Seoul (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Single in Seoul 2023 · Kyung-ah -
Because I Hate Korea 2023 · Kim Tae-eun -
My Heart Puppy 2022 · Director of the Stray Dog Center -
2037 2022 · Kwon Kyeong-sook -
Link: Eat, Love, Kill 2022 · Hong Bok-hee -
Never Give Up 2022 · Jo Ahn-na -
New Year Blues 2021 · Namsan -
Melancholia 2021 · Kim Ji-na -
Graceful Friends 2020 · Ji Myeong-Sook -
Good Casting 2020 · Hwang Mi-Soon -
A French Woman 2019 · Kim Yeong-eun - The Vanished 2018 · Dr. Cha
The Best Kim Ji-young Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Ji-young films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Ji-young movie?
The Vanished (2018) is the best-rated Kim Ji-young film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Vanished: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Ji-young movie?
Tidal Wave (2009) made the most at the box office, with $71.3M worldwide, followed by Hide and Seek (2013) with $35.5M. Together, Kim Ji-young's films with box office figures have made $346M.
What is the best Kim Ji-young drama movie?
Forever the Moment (2008) is the best-rated of Kim Ji-young's drama films. In other genres: Cyrano Agency (comedy), All About My Wife (romance) and The Vanished (thriller).
What is the newest Kim Ji-young movie?
The newest film on Kim Ji-young's filmography is Single in Seoul (2023), with Kim Ji-young as Kyung-ah.
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