The Best Kim Kwang-shik Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 2003 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Midnight (2021) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) with $98.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Kwang-shik Box Office Hits
Kim Kwang-shik's films have made $126M worldwide in total. Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) is the biggest hit at $98.8M, ahead of Stand by Me (2018) ($11.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Kim Kwang-shik Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Kwang-shik has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Stand by Me (2018) is the pick of them.
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Drama 13 films Stand by Me 2018 · as Seong-bok -
Comedy 6 films Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield 2003 · as Baekje Soldier -
Crime 2 films Midnight 2021 · as Middle-aged Man Movie Echo Score: 68 -
Action 1 film Punch Lady 2007 · as [Ha Eun's father] -
Thriller 1 film Beautiful Sunday 2007 · as Detective Ahn
The Best Kim Kwang-shik Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Kwang-shik's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Kwang-shik Movies
The most recent films Kim Kwang-shik is credited on, newest first — starting with Miss Night and Day (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Miss Night and Day 2024 · Cha Jae-seong -
Divorce Attorney Shin 2023 · Chauffeur Jung -
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise 2023 · Assemblyman Ahn Seong Min [Kyung Rok's aide] -
Kiss Sixth Sense 2022 · Cheol Yeong [Sa Ra's boyfriend] - Midnight 2021 · Middle-aged Man
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Oh! Master 2021 · Yoo Dae Young -
Mr. Queen 2020 · Jo Deok-moon -
The Goddess of Revenge 2020 · Mr. Choi [Happy Credit Thug] -
Leverage 2019 · Park Ki Ho -
My Country: The New Age 2019 · General Jung Sa Jeong -
The Light in Your Eyes 2019 · Mr. Park - Stand by Me 2018 · Seong-bok
The Best Kim Kwang-shik Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Kwang-shik films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Kwang-shik movie?
Midnight (2021) is the best-rated Kim Kwang-shik film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Midnight: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Kwang-shik movie?
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) made the most at the box office, with $98.8M worldwide, followed by Stand by Me (2018) with $11.9M. Together, Kim Kwang-shik's films with box office figures have made $126M.
What is the best Kim Kwang-shik drama movie?
Stand by Me (2018) is the best-rated of Kim Kwang-shik's drama films. In other genres: Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (comedy), Midnight (crime) and Punch Lady (action).
What is the newest Kim Kwang-shik movie?
The newest film on Kim Kwang-shik's filmography is Miss Night and Day (2024), with Kim Kwang-shik as Cha Jae-seong.
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