The Best Kim Kang-woo Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 2002 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Childe (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Mr. Go (2013) with $26.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Kang-woo Box Office Hits
Kim Kang-woo's films have made $124M worldwide in total. Mr. Go (2013) is the biggest hit at $26.8M, ahead of Le Grand Chef (2007) ($20.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Mr. Go 2013 · Drama $26.8M - 2
Le Grand Chef 2007 · Comedy $20.8M - 3
High Society 2018 · Drama $10.7M - 4
The Vanished 2018 · Thriller $10.1M - 5
The Beast and the Beauty 2005 · Romance $8.67M - 6
Marriage Blue 2013 · Comedy $7.9M - 7
The Childe 2023 · Action $5.99M $102K dom. - 8
Cart 2014 · Drama $5.22M - 9
Silmido 2003 · Action $4.86M $298K dom. - 10
Marine Boy 2009 · Action $3.92M
The Best Kim Kang-woo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Kang-woo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Mr. Go (2013) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Mr. Go 2013 · as Kim
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Mystery 6 films Recalled 2021 · as Kim Sun-woo Movie Echo Score: 70 - Action 3 films The Childe 2023 · as Director Han Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 3 films Le Grand Chef 2007 · as Sung-chan
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Horror 1 film Guimoon: The Lightless Door 2021 · as Do-jin - Thriller 1 film The Vanished 2018 · as Park Jin-han Movie Echo Score: 69
- Romance 1 film The Beast and the Beauty 2005 · as Tak Jun-ha
The Best Kim Kang-woo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Kang-woo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Kang-woo Movies
The most recent films Kim Kang-woo is credited on, newest first — starting with Wonderful World (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Wonderful World 2024 · Kang Su-ho -
The Tyrant 2024 · Agent Paul - The Childe 2023 · Director Han
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A Birth 2022 · Paul Chong Hasang - Guimoon: The Lightless Door 2021 · Do-jin
- Recalled 2021 · Kim Sun-woo
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New Year Blues 2021 · Ji-ho -
Woman of 9.9 Billion 2019 · Kang Tae Woo - High Society 2018 · Baek Kwang-hyun
- The Vanished 2018 · Park Jin-han
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Circle 2017 · Kim Joon-Hyuk -
Goodbye Mr. Black 2016 · Min Seon-jae
The Best Kim Kang-woo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Kang-woo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Kang-woo movie?
The Childe (2023) is the best-rated Kim Kang-woo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Recalled (2021) (70) and The Vanished (2018) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Childe: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Kang-woo movie?
Mr. Go (2013) made the most at the box office, with $26.8M worldwide, followed by Le Grand Chef (2007) with $20.8M. Together, Kim Kang-woo's films with box office figures have made $124M.
What is the best Kim Kang-woo drama movie?
Mr. Go (2013) is the best-rated of Kim Kang-woo's drama films. In other genres: Recalled (mystery), The Childe (action) and Le Grand Chef (comedy).
What is the newest Kim Kang-woo movie?
The newest film on Kim Kang-woo's filmography is Wonderful World (2024), with Kim Kang-woo as Kang Su-ho.
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