The Best Kim Jong-goo Movies, Ranked
33 credits from 1992 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. House of Hummingbird (2018) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is A Werewolf Boy (2012) with $46.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Jong-goo Box Office Hits
Kim Jong-goo's films have made $122M worldwide in total. A Werewolf Boy (2012) is the biggest hit at $46.3M, ahead of Pandora (2016) ($30.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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A Werewolf Boy 2012 · Fantasy $46.3M $343K dom. - 2
Pandora 2016 · Thriller $30.9M - 3
Confession of Murder 2012 · Thriller $21.7M - 4
Howling 2012 · Thriller $10.4M - 5
For the Emperor 2014 · Thriller $4.58M - 6
Hot Blooded 2022 · Action $2.9M - 7
Recalled 2021 · Mystery $2.7M - 8
House of Hummingbird 2018 · Drama $1.04M - 9
A Girl at My Door 2014 · Drama $570K - 10
Sword In The Moon 2003 · Adventure $190K
The Best Kim Jong-goo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Jong-goo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Extreme Festival (2023) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 8 films Extreme Festival 2023 · as King Yeon-san - Drama 8 films House of Hummingbird 2018 · as New Seoul Medical Center Doctor Movie Echo Score: 81
- Thriller 6 films Pandora 2016 · as Nuclear Safety Committee Chairman
- Mystery 2 films Recalled 2021 · as Factory Manager Movie Echo Score: 70
- Action 1 film Hot Blooded 2022 · as President Nam
- Fantasy 1 film A Werewolf Boy 2012 · as Sun-yi's Father (uncredited)
- Adventure 1 film Sword In The Moon 2003 · as His Excellency Song
The Best Kim Jong-goo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Jong-goo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Jong-goo Movies
The most recent films Kim Jong-goo is credited on, newest first — starting with Extreme Festival (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Extreme Festival 2023 · King Yeon-san
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Flowers of Mold 2023 · Security -
Woongnami 2023 · Police Director - Hot Blooded 2022 · President Nam
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My Lovely Angel 2021 · Mr. Jung - Recalled 2021 · Factory Manager
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Double Patty 2021 · President Kim Tae-gon -
Good Person 2020 · Mystery -
A Bedsore 2019 · Kang Chang-sik -
My Fellow Citizens 2019 · Park Sang-Pil - House of Hummingbird 2018 · New Seoul Medical Center Doctor
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Bori 2018 · Grandfather
The Best Kim Jong-goo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Jong-goo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Jong-goo movie?
House of Hummingbird (2018) is the best-rated Kim Jong-goo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Recalled (2021) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
House of Hummingbird: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Jong-goo movie?
A Werewolf Boy (2012) made the most at the box office, with $46.3M worldwide, followed by Pandora (2016) with $30.9M. Together, Kim Jong-goo's films with box office figures have made $122M.
What is the best Kim Jong-goo comedy movie?
Extreme Festival (2023) is the best-rated of Kim Jong-goo's comedy films. In other genres: House of Hummingbird (drama), Pandora (thriller) and Recalled (mystery).
What is the newest Kim Jong-goo movie?
The newest film on Kim Jong-goo's filmography is Extreme Festival (2023), with Kim Jong-goo as King Yeon-san.
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