The Best Lee Joon-ik Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 2003 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) with $98.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Lee Joon-ik Box Office Hits
Lee Joon-ik's films have made $347M worldwide in total. Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) is the biggest hit at $98.8M, ahead of Blades of Blood (2010) ($82.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield 2003 · Comedy $98.8M $56.4M dom. - 2
Blades of Blood 2010 · Action $82.2M - 3
The King and the Clown 2005 · Drama $74.5M - 4
Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · Drama $31.3M $252K dom. - 5
Anarchist from Colony 2017 · Drama $15.9M - 6
Sunny 2008 · War $11.1M - 7
Radio Star 2006 · Drama $9.72M - 8
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet 2016 · History $7.81M $56.6K dom. - 9
The Book of Fish 2021 · Drama $2.62M - 10
Sunkist Family 2019 · Family $34.7K
The Best Lee Joon-ik Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lee Joon-ik has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The King and the Clown (2005) is the pick of them.
The Best Lee Joon-ik Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lee Joon-ik's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Lee Joon-ik Movies
The most recent films Lee Joon-ik is credited on, newest first — starting with Yonder (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Yonder 2022 · Director - The Book of Fish 2021 · Director
- Sunkist Family 2019 · Family
- Anarchist from Colony 2017 · Director
- Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet 2016 · Director
- Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · O-ring Man
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Hope 2013 · Director -
Battlefield Heroes 2011 · Director -
The Unjust 2010 · President Jung - Blades of Blood 2010 · Director
- Sunny 2008 · Director
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Happy Life 2007 · Director
The Best Lee Joon-ik Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lee Joon-ik films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Lee Joon-ik movie?
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) made the most at the box office, with $98.8M worldwide, followed by Blades of Blood (2010) with $82.2M. Together, Lee Joon-ik's films with box office figures have made $347M.
What is the best Lee Joon-ik drama movie?
The King and the Clown (2005) is the best-rated of Lee Joon-ik's drama films. In other genres: Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (comedy), Sunkist Family (family) and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (history).
What is the newest Lee Joon-ik movie?
The newest film on Lee Joon-ik's filmography is Yonder (2022), directed by Lee Joon-ik.
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