The Best Lee Kyung-young Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1987 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Monstrum (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Ashfall (2019) with $61.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Lee Kyung-young Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Lee Kyung-young is credited on. Monstrum (2018) leads with 85, followed by Steel Rain (2017) at 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Lee Kyung-young Box Office Hits
Lee Kyung-young's films have made $451M worldwide in total. Ashfall (2019) is the biggest hit at $61.4M, ahead of Sunny (2011) ($51.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ashfall 2019 · Adventure $61.4M $373K dom. - 2
Sunny 2011 · Drama $51.1M - 3
War of the Arrows 2011 · Drama $50.6M $251K dom. - 4
The Terror Live 2013 · Thriller $35.7M - 5
Steel Rain 2017 · Action $32.8M - 6
Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014 · Drama $31.3M $252K dom. - 7
Pandora 2016 · Thriller $30.9M - 8
Unbowed 2011 · Drama $22.1M - 9
Black Money 2019 · Crime $17.9M - 10
New Trial 2017 · Drama $17.2M
The Best Lee Kyung-young Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lee Kyung-young has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Sweet & Sour (2021) is the pick of them.
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Drama 26 films Sweet & Sour 2021 · as Security Movie Echo Score: 68 - Crime 8 films Black Money 2019 · as Lee Kwang-ju
- Action 7 films Steel Rain 2017 · as Kim Kyeong-yeong Movie Echo Score: 84
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Comedy 6 films Venus Talk 2014 · as Choi Seong-jae - Thriller 4 films The Terror Live 2013 · as Cha Dae-eun
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Romance 3 films Fashion King 2014 · as Won-ho's Father -
History 2 films Man of Will 2017 · as Lee Jae-jung (uncredited) - Adventure 1 film Ashfall 2019 · as General Choi Movie Echo Score: 65
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Horror 1 film Monstrum 2018 · as Sim-un Movie Echo Score: 85
The Best Lee Kyung-young Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lee Kyung-young's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Lee Kyung-young Movies
The most recent films Lee Kyung-young is credited on, newest first — starting with High School Return of a Gangster (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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High School Return of a Gangster 2024 · The Boss -
Moon in the Day 2023 · So Ri-bu -
Queenmaker 2023 · Carl Yoon -
A Birth 2022 · Lee Woong-sik -
Doctor Lawyer 2022 · Goo Jin-Ki -
Why Her? 2022 · Han Sung-bum -
Adamas 2022 · Chairman Kwon -
Again My Life 2022 · Cho Tae-sub - Sweet & Sour 2021 · Security
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Hyena 2020 · Song Pil-jung -
The World of the Married 2020 · Yeo Byeong-gyu - Ashfall 2019 · General Choi
The Best Lee Kyung-young Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lee Kyung-young films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lee Kyung-young movie?
Monstrum (2018) is the best-rated Lee Kyung-young film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Steel Rain (2017) (84) and Sweet & Sour (2021) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Monstrum: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lee Kyung-young movie?
Ashfall (2019) made the most at the box office, with $61.4M worldwide, followed by Sunny (2011) with $51.1M. Together, Lee Kyung-young's films with box office figures have made $451M.
What is the best Lee Kyung-young drama movie?
Sweet & Sour (2021) is the best-rated of Lee Kyung-young's drama films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Black Money (crime), Steel Rain (action) and Venus Talk (comedy).
What is the newest Lee Kyung-young movie?
The newest film on Lee Kyung-young's filmography is High School Return of a Gangster (2024), with Lee Kyung-young as The Boss.
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