The Best Lee Sung-min Movies, Ranked
53 credits from 2004 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. No Other Choice (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. 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.
Top Rated Lee Sung-min Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Lee Sung-min is credited on. No Other Choice (2025) leads with 87, followed by 12.12: The Day (2023) at 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 No Other Choice 2025 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 12.12: The Day 2023 · History -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Man Standing Next 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Drug King 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The 8th Night 2021 · Thriller
Biggest Lee Sung-min Box Office Hits
Lee Sung-min's films have made $577M worldwide in total. 12.12: The Day (2023) is the biggest hit at $97.5M, ahead of Bestseller (2010) ($68.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 12.12: The Day 2023 · History $97.5M
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Bestseller 2010 · Thriller $68.8M - 3
A Violent Prosecutor 2016 · Action $66.7M - 4
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2008 · Action $44.3M $128K dom. - 5 No Other Choice 2025 · Comedy $40.2M $10M dom.
- 6 The Man Standing Next 2020 · Drama $34.7M $114K dom.
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All About My Wife 2012 · Romance $29.4M - 8
The Sheriff In Town 2017 · Crime $18.3M - 9
Black Money 2019 · Crime $17.9M - 10
Familyhood 2016 · Action $14.8M
The Best Lee Sung-min Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lee Sung-min has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and The Man Standing Next (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films The Man Standing Next 2020 · as President Park Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 9 films No Other Choice 2025 · as Bummo Movie Echo Score: 87
- Action 7 films A Violent Prosecutor 2016 · as Woo Jong-gil
- Thriller 6 films The 8th Night 2021 · as Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa Movie Echo Score: 55
- Crime 5 films The Sheriff In Town 2017 · as Dae-ho
- Romance 5 films All About My Wife 2012 · as Director Na
- History 1 film 12.12: The Day 2023 · as Jung Sang-ho Movie Echo Score: 85
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Horror 1 film The Pot 2009 · as Dong-shik
The Best Lee Sung-min Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lee Sung-min's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Lee Sung-min Movies
The most recent films Lee Sung-min is credited on, newest first — starting with No Other Choice (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- No Other Choice 2025 · Bummo
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The Queen Who Crowns 2025 · Lee Seong-gye / King Taejo - 12.12: The Day 2023 · Jung Sang-ho
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A Bloody Lucky Day 2023 · Oh Taek -
Reborn Rich 2022 · Jin Yang-chul -
Juvenile Justice 2022 · Kang Won-jung -
Miracle: Letters to the President 2021 · Tae-yoon -
The Devil’s Deal 2021 · Kwon Soon-tae - The 8th Night 2021 · Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa
- The Man Standing Next 2020 · President Park
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Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Joo Tae-ju -
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 2020 · Joo Tae-ju
The Best Lee Sung-min Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lee Sung-min films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lee Sung-min movie?
No Other Choice (2025) is the best-rated Lee Sung-min film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of 12.12: The Day (2023) (85) and The Man Standing Next (2020) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
No Other Choice: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lee Sung-min movie?
12.12: The Day (2023) made the most at the box office, with $97.5M worldwide, followed by Bestseller (2010) with $68.8M. Together, Lee Sung-min's films with box office figures have made $577M.
Which Lee Sung-min movie won the most awards?
No Other Choice (2025) is the most decorated Lee Sung-min film, with 1 win from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lee Sung-min drama movie?
The Man Standing Next (2020) is the best-rated of Lee Sung-min's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: No Other Choice (comedy), A Violent Prosecutor (action) and The 8th Night (thriller).
What is the newest Lee Sung-min movie?
The newest film on Lee Sung-min's filmography is No Other Choice (2025), with Lee Sung-min as Bummo.
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