Lee Kyung-young: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 61
- on screen
- 1987–2024
- box office
- $451M
- average score
- 76
The Best Lee Kyung-young Movies
The highest-rated films Lee Kyung-young is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Monstrum (2018) scores highest, at 85. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
Lee Kyung-young's Career in Numbers
Lee Kyung-young's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Lee Kyung-young works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Adada (1987) to High School Return of a Gangster (2024), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Lee Kyung-young Movies by Decade
- 1980s 1
- 1990s 11
- 2000s 3
- 2010s 35
- 2020s 11
The 2010s were Lee Kyung-young's busiest decade, with 35 films.
Lee Kyung-young Movies by Genre
- Drama 26
- Crime 8
- Action 7
- Comedy 6
- Thriller 4
- Romance 3
- History 2
- Adventure 1
- Mystery 1
- Horror 1
Drama is the genre Lee Kyung-young has worked in most, with 26 films, ahead of crime (8).
Lee Kyung-young Career Milestones
- First film
- Adada 1987
- Biggest box office hit
- Ashfall $61.4M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Monstrum Movie Echo Score 85
- Newest film
- High School Return of a Gangster 2024
Lee Kyung-young Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Lee Kyung-young is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 76. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 2024
High School Return of a Gangster as The Boss · Drama - 2023
Moon in the Day as So Ri-bu · Drama - 2023
Queenmaker as Carl Yoon · Drama - 2022
A Birth as Lee Woong-sik · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.36M - 2022
Doctor Lawyer as Goo Jin-Ki · Crime - 2022
Why Her? as Han Sung-bum · Drama - 2022
Adamas as Chairman Kwon · Drama - 2022
Again My Life as Cho Tae-sub · Drama - 2021
Sweet & Sour as Security · Drama Movie Echo Score: 68 - 2020
Hyena as Song Pil-jung · Crime - 2020
The World of the Married as Yeo Byeong-gyu · Drama - 2019
Ashfall as General Choi · Adventure Worldwide box office: $61.4M Movie Echo Score: 65 - 2019
Black Money as Lee Kwang-ju · Crime Worldwide box office: $17.9M - 2019
Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong as Uhm Sun-yang · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.15M - 2019
Vagabond as Edward Park · Mystery - 2018
Monstrum as Sim-un · Horror Worldwide box office: $5.25M Movie Echo Score: 85 - 2018
Snatch Up as Killer Park · Crime Worldwide box office: $379K - 2018
Gate as Jang-chun · Comedy Worldwide box office: $756K - 2018
Misty as Jang Gyu-seok · Drama - 2017
Steel Rain as Kim Kyeong-yeong · Action Worldwide box office: $32.8M Movie Echo Score: 84 - 2017
Man of Will as Lee Jae-jung (uncredited) · History Worldwide box office: $2.56M - 2017
Real as No-yeom · Action Worldwide box office: $2.98M - 2017
The Merciless as Byung-chul · Crime Worldwide box office: $6.32M - 2017
New Trial as Attorney Goo Pil-ho · Drama Worldwide box office: $17.2M - 2016
Pandora as Prime Minister · Thriller Worldwide box office: $30.9M - 2016
Misbehavior as Chairman · Drama Worldwide box office: $843K - 2015
Untouchable Lawmen as Chief Detective Wang · Action - 2015
Perfect Proposal as Kim Seok-koo · Crime Worldwide box office: $966K - 2015
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant as Ok-ran's Father · Drama Worldwide box office: $6.7M - 2014
Fashion King as Won-ho's Father · Romance Worldwide box office: $3.88M - 2014
Tazza: The Hidden Card as Kko-jang · Drama Worldwide box office: $31.3M - 2014
Mr. Perfect as Principal · Drama - 2014
Venus Talk as Choi Seong-jae · Comedy Worldwide box office: $5.07M - 2014
Incomplete Life as Choi Young-hoo · Comedy - 2013
Hwayi: A Monster Boy as Lim Hyeong-taek · Thriller Worldwide box office: $16.4M - 2013
Genome Hazard as Yoo Kang-jin · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.09M - 2013
The Terror Live as Cha Dae-eun · Thriller Worldwide box office: $35.7M - 2012
National Security as Lee Doo-han · History Worldwide box office: $2.01M - 2012
A Company Man as Ban Ji-hoon · Thriller Worldwide box office: $7.34M - 2012
A Millionaire on the Run as Congressman Park · Comedy - 2012
The Concubine as Chief Eunuch · Drama Worldwide box office: $16.5M - 2011
Unbowed as Lee Tae-woo · Drama Worldwide box office: $22.1M - 2011
Hindsight as Consultant Choi (uncredited) · Action Worldwide box office: $4.87M - 2011
War of the Arrows as Kim Mu-seon · Drama Worldwide box office: $50.6M - 2011
Moby Dick as Professor Jang · Action Worldwide box office: $3.06M - 2011
Sunny as Joon-ho · Drama Worldwide box office: $51.1M - 2009
Paju as Boss · Romance Worldwide box office: $827K - 2007
The Mafia, The Salesman as Head Monk · Action Worldwide box office: $6.4M - 2007
Meet Mr. Daddy as Sang-joon · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.84M - 1998
The Happenings as Old Timer · Crime - 1997
Hallelujah Comedy - 1997
Trio as Ahn · Comedy - 1997
Holiday in Seoul as Telephone seller · Romance - 1995
Run Away as Detective Jang · Action - 1995
A Hot Roof as Deok-bae (Thief 1) · Drama - 1995
The Terrorist as Sa-Hyeon · Crime - 1994
Rules of the Game as Man-Soo - 1993
To the Starry Island Fantasy - 1992
White Badge as Byun Jin-soo · Drama - 1991
Praise of Death as Hong Nan-pa · Drama - 1987
Adada as Su-ryong · Drama
Lee Kyung-young: Questions & Answers
How many movies Lee Kyung-young has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Lee Kyung-young been in?
Lee Kyung-young is credited on 61 films, from 1987 to 2024. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Lee Kyung-young's highest-grossing movie?
Ashfall (2019) is Lee Kyung-young's biggest box office hit, with $61.4M worldwide, ahead of Sunny (2011) ($51.1M). Across every film with box office figures, Lee Kyung-young's movies have made $451M.
Lee Kyung-young's biggest hits What is the best Lee Kyung-young movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Lee Kyung-young's best-rated film is Monstrum (2018) with a score of 85, followed by Steel Rain (2017) (84).
Best Lee Kyung-young movies, ranked What is Lee Kyung-young's newest movie?
The most recent film on Lee Kyung-young's filmography is High School Return of a Gangster (2024), in the role of The Boss.
Who does Lee Kyung-young work with most often?
Lee Kyung-young shares the most films with Andreas Fronk (3 films) and Teo Yoo (2 films).
The Best Lee Kyung-young Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 61 credits.
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