The Best Kim Sung-kyun Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 2012 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. 12.12: The Day (2023) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is 12.12: The Day (2023) with $97.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Sung-kyun Box Office Hits
Kim Sung-kyun's films have made $280M worldwide in total. 12.12: The Day (2023) is the biggest hit at $97.5M, ahead of Secretly, Greatly (2013) ($43.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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12.12: The Day 2023 · History $97.5M - 2
Secretly, Greatly 2013 · Action $43.4M - 3
Man on the Edge 2013 · Comedy $25.8M - 4
Sinkhole 2021 · Comedy $18.8M - 5
The Sheriff In Town 2017 · Crime $18.3M - 6
Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013 · Thriller $16.4M - 7
Feng Shui 2018 · Drama $15.7M $64.1K dom. - 8
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful 2019 · Action $15.6M $67.6K dom. - 9
Dino King: Journey to Fire Mountain 2018 · Adventure $8.11M - 10
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant 2015 · Drama $6.7M
The Best Kim Sung-kyun Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Sung-kyun has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Feng Shui (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films Feng Shui 2018 · as Kim Byung-gi
- Comedy 5 films Sinkhole 2021 · as Dong-won Movie Echo Score: 67
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Mystery 3 films Don’t Buy the Seller 2023 · as Joo Cheol-ho Movie Echo Score: 78 - Crime 3 films The Sheriff In Town 2017 · as Duk-man
- Action 2 films Secretly, Greatly 2013 · as Seo Soo-hyuk
- Thriller 2 films Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013 · as Dong-beom
- History 1 film 12.12: The Day 2023 · as Kim Jun-yeob Movie Echo Score: 85
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Romance 1 film Endless Rain 2021 · as Teacher - Adventure 1 film Dino King: Journey to Fire Mountain 2018
The Latest Kim Sung-kyun Movies
The most recent films Kim Sung-kyun is credited on, newest first — starting with Karma (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Karma 2025 · Jang Gil-Ryong -
Nine Puzzles 2025 · Yang Jeong-ho / Violent Crimes Unit 2 Team Chief - 12.12: The Day 2023 · Kim Jun-yeob
- Don’t Buy the Seller 2023 · Joo Cheol-ho
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Divorce Attorney Shin 2023 · Jang Hyeong-geun -
Grid 2022 · Kim Ma-nok - Sinkhole 2021 · Dong-won
- Endless Rain 2021 · Teacher
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D.P. 2021 · Park Beom-gu - The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful 2019 · Heo Il-do
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A Diamond in the Rough 2019 · Drunken man -
The Fiery Priest 2019 · Koo Dae-Young
The Best Kim Sung-kyun Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Sung-kyun films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Sung-kyun movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) is the best-rated Kim Sung-kyun film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Don’t Buy the Seller (2023) (78) and Sinkhole (2021) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
12.12: The Day: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Sung-kyun movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) made the most at the box office, with $97.5M worldwide, followed by Secretly, Greatly (2013) with $43.4M. Together, Kim Sung-kyun's films with box office figures have made $280M.
What is the best Kim Sung-kyun drama movie?
Feng Shui (2018) is the best-rated of Kim Sung-kyun's drama films. In other genres: Sinkhole (comedy), Don’t Buy the Seller (mystery) and The Sheriff In Town (crime).
What is the newest Kim Sung-kyun movie?
The newest film on Kim Sung-kyun's filmography is Karma (2025), with Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Gil-Ryong.
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