The Best Lee Hee-jun Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 2007 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 Lee Hee-jun Box Office Hits
Lee Hee-jun's films have made $206M worldwide in total. 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the biggest hit at $53.8M, ahead of The Man Standing Next (2020) ($34.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · Thriller $53.8M - 2
The Man Standing Next 2020 · Drama $34.7M $114K dom. - 3
Quick 2011 · Thriller $21.6M - 4
The Most Beautiful Goodbye 2017 · Drama $16.5M - 5
The Drug King 2018 · Drama $14.4M - 6
Secret Sunshine 2007 · Drama $11.6M - 7
Sea Fog 2014 · Thriller $11.4M - 8
Runway Cop 2012 · Comedy $8.21M - 9
Marriage Blue 2013 · Comedy $7.9M - 10
S.I.U. 2011 · Crime $6.95M
The Best Lee Hee-jun Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lee Hee-jun has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The Man Standing Next (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films The Man Standing Next 2020 · as Kwak Sang-cheon Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 5 films 1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · as Reporter Yoon Sang-sam Movie Echo Score: 84
- Comedy 3 films Runway Cop 2012 · as Kyeong-seok
- Crime 2 films S.I.U. 2011 · as Geun-su
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Action 1 film A Special Lady 2017 · as Dae-sik -
War 1 film A Melody to Remember 2016 · as Galgori
The Best Lee Hee-jun Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lee Hee-jun's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Lee Hee-jun Movies
The most recent films Lee Hee-jun 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 · Park Jae-yeong -
A Killer Paradox 2024 · Song Chon -
Blood Free 2024 · Seon Woo-jae -
Humidity Alert 2021 · Director -
Mouse: The Predator 2021 · Mystery -
Oh! My Gran 2020 · Du-won - The Man Standing Next 2020 · Kwak Sang-cheon
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Another Child 2019 · Mr. Park - The Drug King 2018 · Choi Jin-pil
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Miss Baek 2018 · Jang-seop -
Mistress 2018 · Han Sang-Hoon - 1987: When the Day Comes 2017 · Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
The Best Lee Hee-jun Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lee Hee-jun films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lee Hee-jun movie?
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) is the best-rated Lee Hee-jun film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of The Man Standing Next (2020) (78) and The Drug King (2018) (69). 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 Lee Hee-jun movie?
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) made the most at the box office, with $53.8M worldwide, followed by The Man Standing Next (2020) with $34.7M. Together, Lee Hee-jun's films with box office figures have made $206M.
What is the best Lee Hee-jun drama movie?
The Man Standing Next (2020) is the best-rated of Lee Hee-jun's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: 1987: When the Day Comes (thriller), Runway Cop (comedy) and S.I.U. (crime).
What is the newest Lee Hee-jun movie?
The newest film on Lee Hee-jun's filmography is Karma (2025), with Lee Hee-jun as Park Jae-yeong.
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