The Best Kim Yun-seok Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 2001 to 2025, 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.
Biggest Kim Yun-seok Box Office Hits
Kim Yun-seok's films have made $276M worldwide in total. 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the biggest hit at $53.8M, ahead of The Priests (2015) ($36.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · Thriller $53.8M - 2
The Priests 2015 · Horror $36.6M $185K dom. - 3
Punch 2011 · Comedy $33.6M - 4
Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · Drama $31.3M $252K dom. - 5
Dark Figure of Crime 2018 · Crime $29.2M - 6
The Classified File 2015 · Drama $19.2M - 7
Running Turtle 2009 · Comedy $16.9M - 8
Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013 · Thriller $16.4M - 9
Sea Fog 2014 · Thriller $11.4M - 10
Will You Be There 2016 · Drama $7.76M
The Best Kim Yun-seok Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Yun-seok has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · as Ah-gwi
- Comedy 7 films Punch 2011 · as Lee Dong-joo
- Thriller 3 films 1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · as Park Cheo-won Movie Echo Score: 84
- Crime 2 films Dark Figure of Crime 2018 · as Kim Hyeong-min Movie Echo Score: 74
- Horror 2 films The Priests 2015 · as Father Kim
The Best Kim Yun-seok Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Yun-seok's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Yun-seok Movies
The most recent films Kim Yun-seok is credited on, newest first — starting with Virus (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Virus 2025 · Lee Gyun -
About Family 2024 · Mu-ok -
Another Child 2019 · Dae-won - Dark Figure of Crime 2018 · Kim Hyeong-min
- 1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · Park Cheo-won
- Will You Be There 2016 · Soo-hyun
- The Priests 2015 · Father Kim
- The Classified File 2015 · Gong Gil-yong
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C’est Si Bon 2015 · Oh Geun-tae (40s) - Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · Ah-gwi
- Sea Fog 2014 · Captain
- Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013 · Seok-tae
The Best Kim Yun-seok Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Yun-seok films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kim Yun-seok movie?
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the best-rated Kim Yun-seok film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Dark Figure of Crime (2018) (74). 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 Yun-seok movie?
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) made the most at the box office, with $53.8M worldwide, followed by The Priests (2015) with $36.6M. Together, Kim Yun-seok's films with box office figures have made $276M.
What is the best Kim Yun-seok drama movie?
Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) is the best-rated of Kim Yun-seok's drama films. In other genres: Punch (comedy), 1987: When the Day Comes (thriller) and Dark Figure of Crime (crime).
What is the newest Kim Yun-seok movie?
The newest film on Kim Yun-seok's filmography is Virus (2025), with Kim Yun-seok as Lee Gyun.
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