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The Best Kim Kyung-duk Movies, Ranked

6 credits from 2017 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) with $53.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Biggest Kim Kyung-duk Box Office Hits

Kim Kyung-duk's films have made $142M worldwide in total. 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the biggest hit at $53.8M, ahead of Smugglers (2023) ($36.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) movie poster 1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · Thriller $53.8M
  2. 2 Smugglers (2023) movie poster Smugglers 2023 · Crime $36.9M
  3. 3 Start-Up (2019) movie poster Start-Up 2019 · Drama $24.1M
  4. 4 I Can Speak (2017) movie poster I Can Speak 2017 · Drama $24M $63.2K dom.
  5. 5 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist (2018) movie poster Heung-boo: The Revolutionist 2018 · Drama $3.14M
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The Best Kim Kyung-duk Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Kim Kyung-duk has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and Start-Up (2019) is the pick of them.

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The Latest Kim Kyung-duk Movies

The most recent films Kim Kyung-duk is credited on, newest first — starting with Smugglers (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Kim Kyung-duk Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Kyung-duk films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Kim Kyung-duk movie?

1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the best-rated Kim Kyung-duk film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019) (52). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

1987: When the Day Comes: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Kim Kyung-duk movie?

1987: When the Day Comes (2017) made the most at the box office, with $53.8M worldwide, followed by Smugglers (2023) with $36.9M. Together, Kim Kyung-duk's films with box office figures have made $142M.

What is the best Kim Kyung-duk drama movie?

Start-Up (2019) is the best-rated of Kim Kyung-duk's drama films. In other genres: The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (crime) and 1987: When the Day Comes (thriller).

What is the newest Kim Kyung-duk movie?

The newest film on Kim Kyung-duk's filmography is Smugglers (2023), with Kim Kyung-duk as Uhm Jin-gu.

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