The Best Kim Joon-bae Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1999 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Open City (2008) with $11.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Joon-bae Box Office Hits
Kim Joon-bae's films have made $28.9M worldwide in total. Open City (2008) is the biggest hit at $11.1M, ahead of Marine Boy (2009) ($3.92M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Kim Joon-bae Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Joon-bae has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 4 films, and Open City (2008) is the pick of them.
The Best Kim Joon-bae Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Joon-bae's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Joon-bae Movies
The most recent films Kim Joon-bae is credited on, newest first — starting with Tomb of the River (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tomb of the River 2021 · Action -
The Hill of Wind 2019 · Yoon-sik -
The Net 2016 · Security Officer -
INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls 2013 · Hyeong-wook -
A Millionaire on the Run 2012 · Squad Chief Oh -
A Million 2009 · Suspicious Character -
Marine Boy 2009 · Company president Hwang -
Modern Boy 2008 · Baek Sang-heo -
The Truck 2008 · Boss -
Open City 2008 · Franken -
Cruel Winter Blues 2006 · Won-ki -
Les Formidables 2006 · Kang Chul-Min
The Best Kim Joon-bae Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Joon-bae films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kim Joon-bae movie?
Open City (2008) made the most at the box office, with $11.1M worldwide, followed by Marine Boy (2009) with $3.92M. Together, Kim Joon-bae's films with box office figures have made $28.9M.
What is the best Kim Joon-bae action movie?
Open City (2008) is the best-rated of Kim Joon-bae's action films. In other genres: Cruel Winter Blues (drama), A Million (thriller) and Modern Boy (war).
What is the newest Kim Joon-bae movie?
The newest film on Kim Joon-bae's filmography is Tomb of the River (2021).
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