The Best Kim Tae-hun Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 2002 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mission: Possible (2021) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is The Man from Nowhere (2010) with $44.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Tae-hun Box Office Hits
Kim Tae-hun's films have made $135M worldwide in total. The Man from Nowhere (2010) is the biggest hit at $44.7M, ahead of Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) ($32.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Man from Nowhere 2010 · Thriller $44.7M $528K dom. - 2
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow 2011 · Action $32.4M - 3
Samjin Company English Class 2020 · Comedy $12.8M - 4
Samjin Company English Class 2020 · Comedy $12.8M - 5
Parallel Life 2010 · Thriller $5.98M - 6
Ghost Sweepers 2012 · Comedy $5.93M - 7
Love+Sling 2018 · Comedy $5.82M - 8
Addicted 2002 · Thriller $4.09M - 9
Mission: Possible 2021 · Action $3.57M - 10
Shotgun Love 2011 · Drama $2.79M
The Best Kim Tae-hun Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Tae-hun has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Shotgun Love (2011) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films Shotgun Love 2011 · as Producer Park
- Comedy 9 films Samjin Company English Class 2020 · as Public Prosecutor
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Mystery 4 films The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 2020 · as Hyun-soo's husband - Action 4 films Mission: Possible 2021 · as Shin Gi-roo Movie Echo Score: 73
- Thriller 4 films The Man from Nowhere 2010 · as Kim Chi-gon
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War 1 film Battle of Jangsari 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 60 -
Romance 1 film The Sound of a Flower 2015 · as Government Official
The Best Kim Tae-hun Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Tae-hun's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Tae-hun Movies
The most recent films Kim Tae-hun is credited on, newest first — starting with Friendly Rivalry (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Friendly Rivalry 2025 · Yoo Tae-joon -
My Dearest 2023 · Choi Myeong-gil -
My Demon 2023 · Noh Suk-min -
Delightfully Deceitful 2023 · Jay -
Dream Palace 2022 · Yong-min -
Alice, the Final Weapon 2022 · Spicy -
Never Give Up 2022 · Hwang Eun-ho - Mission: Possible 2021 · Shin Gi-roo
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Navillera 2021 · Ki Seung-joo - The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 2020 · Hyun-soo's husband
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Good Person 2020 · Gyeong-seok - Samjin Company English Class 2020 · Public Prosecutor
The Best Kim Tae-hun Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Tae-hun films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Tae-hun movie?
Mission: Possible (2021) is the best-rated Kim Tae-hun film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Battle of Jangsari (2019) (60). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Mission: Possible: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kim Tae-hun movie?
The Man from Nowhere (2010) made the most at the box office, with $44.7M worldwide, followed by Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) with $32.4M. Together, Kim Tae-hun's films with box office figures have made $135M.
What is the best Kim Tae-hun drama movie?
Shotgun Love (2011) is the best-rated of Kim Tae-hun's drama films. In other genres: Samjin Company English Class (comedy), The Day I Died: Unclosed Case (mystery) and Mission: Possible (action).
What is the newest Kim Tae-hun movie?
The newest film on Kim Tae-hun's filmography is Friendly Rivalry (2025), with Kim Tae-hun as Yoo Tae-joon.
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