The Best Kim Nam-gil Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 2004 to 2025, 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 Pandora (2016) with $30.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Nam-gil Box Office Hits
Kim Nam-gil's films have made $94.6M worldwide in total. Pandora (2016) is the biggest hit at $30.9M, ahead of Public Enemy Returns (2008) ($27.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pandora 2016 · Thriller $30.9M - 2
Public Enemy Returns 2008 · Action $27.2M - 3
Portrait of a Beauty 2008 · Drama $11.8M - 4
Okay! Madam 2020 · Action $9.43M - 5
Modern Boy 2008 · War $3.84M - 6
Handphone 2009 · Thriller $3.14M - 7
The Shameless 2015 · Drama $2.8M - 8
Zombie for Sale 2019 · Drama $1.95M - 9
The Sound of a Flower 2015 · Romance $1.89M - 10
Nocturnal 2025 · Mystery $1.24M
The Best Kim Nam-gil Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Nam-gil has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Zombie for Sale (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Zombie for Sale 2019 · as Min-geol Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 2 films Public Enemy Returns 2008 · as Moon-soo
- Thriller 2 films Pandora 2016 · as Jae-hyuk
- Mystery 1 film Nocturnal 2025 · as Kang Ho-ryeong
- Romance 1 film The Sound of a Flower 2015 · as Heungseon Daewongun
- War 1 film Modern Boy 2008 · as Hidaka Shinsuke
The Best Kim Nam-gil Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Nam-gil's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Nam-gil Movies
The most recent films Kim Nam-gil is credited on, newest first — starting with Nocturnal (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nocturnal 2025 · Kang Ho-ryeong
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Song of the Bandits 2023 · Lee Yun -
Through the Darkness 2022 · Song Ha-young - Okay! Madam 2020 · Nervous Man
- Zombie for Sale 2019 · Min-geol
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The Fiery Priest 2019 · Kim Hae-Il -
Live Up to Your Name 2017 · Dr. Heo Im - Pandora 2016 · Jae-hyuk
- The Sound of a Flower 2015 · Heungseon Daewongun
- The Shameless 2015 · Jung Jae-gon
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Lovers Vanished 2010 · Kim Su-in -
Bad Guy 2010 · Shim Gun-wook
The Best Kim Nam-gil Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Nam-gil films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Nam-gil movie?
Zombie for Sale (2019) is the best-rated Kim Nam-gil film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77. 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 Nam-gil movie?
Pandora (2016) made the most at the box office, with $30.9M worldwide, followed by Public Enemy Returns (2008) with $27.2M. Together, Kim Nam-gil's films with box office figures have made $94.6M.
What is the best Kim Nam-gil drama movie?
Zombie for Sale (2019) is the best-rated of Kim Nam-gil's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Public Enemy Returns (action), Pandora (thriller) and Nocturnal (mystery).
What is the newest Kim Nam-gil movie?
The newest film on Kim Nam-gil's filmography is Nocturnal (2025), with Kim Nam-gil as Kang Ho-ryeong.
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