The Best Kim Ki-cheon Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1993 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zombie for Sale (2019) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) with $82.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Ki-cheon Box Office Hits
Kim Ki-cheon's films have made $273M worldwide in total. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) is the biggest hit at $82.1M, ahead of Smugglers (2023) ($36.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Miracle in Cell No. 7 2013 · Comedy $82.1M - 2
Smugglers 2023 · Crime $36.9M - 3
Blood Rain 2005 · Thriller $14.3M - 4
My Scary Girl 2006 · Drama $13.5M - 5
Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · Action $10.8M $60.7K dom. - 6
Honeysweet 2023 · Comedy $10.8M - 7
Inseparable Bros 2019 · Comedy $10.7M - 8
Chaw 2009 · Action $10.7M - 9
Private Eye 2009 · Crime $10.1M - 10
Secret Zoo 2020 · Drama $9.47M
The Best Kim Ki-cheon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Ki-cheon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Zombie for Sale (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 19 films Zombie for Sale 2019 · as Old Man Movie Echo Score: 77 - Comedy 13 films Miracle in Cell No. 7 2013 · as Old Man Seo
- Action 4 films Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · as Gae-ttong Movie Echo Score: 71
- Crime 4 films Smugglers 2023 · as Captain Kim
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Horror 3 films Horror Stories 2 2013 - Thriller 3 films Blood Rain 2005 · as Son-in Law Heo
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War 1 film Modern Boy 2008 · as Boarding House Owner
The Best Kim Ki-cheon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Ki-cheon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Ki-cheon Movies
The most recent films Kim Ki-cheon is credited on, newest first — starting with Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Alienoid: Return to the Future 2024 · Gae-ttong
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Romance in the House 2024 · Choi Dong-jin - Honeysweet 2023 · Manager
- Smugglers 2023 · Captain Kim
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Woongnami 2023 · Cheif Police -
Racket Boys 2021 · Principal -
Jirisan 2021 · Lee Jaegeun -
Best Friend 2020 · Police Executive -
The Night of the Undead 2020 · Old man at the drugstore - Secret Zoo 2020 · Mr. Go
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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay 2020 · Kan Pil-ong - Inseparable Bros 2019 · Taxi Driver
The Best Kim Ki-cheon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Ki-cheon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Ki-cheon movie?
Zombie for Sale (2019) is the best-rated Kim Ki-cheon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Secret Zoo (2020) (75) and Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zombie for Sale: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Ki-cheon movie?
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) made the most at the box office, with $82.1M worldwide, followed by Smugglers (2023) with $36.9M. Together, Kim Ki-cheon's films with box office figures have made $273M.
What is the best Kim Ki-cheon drama movie?
Zombie for Sale (2019) is the best-rated of Kim Ki-cheon's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Miracle in Cell No. 7 (comedy), Alienoid: Return to the Future (action) and Smugglers (crime).
What is the newest Kim Ki-cheon movie?
The newest film on Kim Ki-cheon's filmography is Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024), with Kim Ki-cheon as Gae-ttong.
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