The Best Kwak Ja-hyung Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 2010 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 Kwak Ja-hyung Box Office Hits
Kwak Ja-hyung's films have made $156M worldwide in total. 12.12: The Day (2023) is the biggest hit at $97.5M, ahead of Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) ($31.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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12.12: The Day 2023 · History $97.5M - 2
Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · Drama $31.3M $252K dom. - 3
Innocence 2020 · Crime $6.69M - 4
Kingmaker 2022 · History $6.05M - 5
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Comedy $4.43M - 6
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Comedy $4.43M - 7
Pacemaker 2012 · Drama $2.75M - 8
Dead Man 2024 · Thriller $1.69M - 9
Part-Time Spy 2017 · Comedy $1.01M - 10
Gyeongju 2014 · Drama $288K
The Best Kwak Ja-hyung Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kwak Ja-hyung has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · as Kko-jang House Cheong-ho Protector
- Comedy 4 films Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · as Boar (voice)
- Thriller 2 films Dead Man 2024 · as Special assistant
- History 2 films 12.12: The Day 2023 · as Colonel Lee Movie Echo Score: 85
- Crime 2 films Innocence 2020 · as Geologist
The Latest Kwak Ja-hyung Movies
The most recent films Kwak Ja-hyung is credited on, newest first — starting with Nine Puzzles (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Nine Puzzles 2025 · Roh Su-kwang / Violent Crimes Unit 2 Detective -
The Potato Lab 2025 · Ko Jeong-hae - Dead Man 2024 · Special assistant
- 12.12: The Day 2023 · Colonel Lee
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Havana 2022 · Hwang - Kingmaker 2022 · Detective
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Let Me Be Your Knight 2021 · CEO Moon - Innocence 2020 · Geologist
- Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Boar (voice)
- Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Boar (voice)
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Clean Up 2018 · Chief -
Ode to the Goose 2018 · Fight Man
The Best Kwak Ja-hyung Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kwak Ja-hyung films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kwak Ja-hyung movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) is the best-rated Kwak Ja-hyung film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85. 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 Kwak Ja-hyung movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) made the most at the box office, with $97.5M worldwide, followed by Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) with $31.3M. Together, Kwak Ja-hyung's films with box office figures have made $156M.
What is the best Kwak Ja-hyung drama movie?
Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) is the best-rated of Kwak Ja-hyung's drama films. In other genres: Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (comedy), Dead Man (thriller) and 12.12: The Day (history).
What is the newest Kwak Ja-hyung movie?
The newest film on Kwak Ja-hyung's filmography is Nine Puzzles (2025), with Kwak Ja-hyung as Roh Su-kwang / Violent Crimes Unit 2 Detective.
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