The Best Son Ye-jin Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 2000 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 No Other Choice (2025) with $40.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Son Ye-jin Box Office Hits
Son Ye-jin's films have made $158M worldwide in total. No Other Choice (2025) is the biggest hit at $40.2M, ahead of April Snow (2005) ($24.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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No Other Choice 2025 · Comedy $40.2M $10M dom. - 2
April Snow 2005 · Romance $24.9M - 3
A Moment to Remember 2004 · Drama $20.9M - 4
Be with You 2018 · Romance $19.7M - 5
Spellbound 2011 · Horror $18.9M - 6
Open City 2008 · Action $11.1M - 7
My Wife Got Married 2008 · Drama $8.79M - 8
Bad Guys Always Die 2015 · Action $4.94M - 9
The Last Princess 2016 · Action $4.14M $29.3K dom. - 10
Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox 2007 · Fantasy $2.78M
The Best Son Ye-jin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Son Ye-jin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and A Moment to Remember (2004) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films A Moment to Remember 2004 · as Kim Su-jin
- Comedy 3 films No Other Choice 2025 · as Miri Movie Echo Score: 87
- Romance 3 films Be with You 2018 · as Soo-a Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 3 films Open City 2008 · as Baek Jang-mi
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Thriller 1 film The Truth Beneath 2016 · as Kim Yeon-hong - Horror 1 film Spellbound 2011 · as Kang Yeo-ri
- Fantasy 1 film Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox 2007 · as Yobi (voice)
The Best Son Ye-jin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Son Ye-jin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Son Ye-jin Movies
The most recent films Son Ye-jin 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 · Miri
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Thirty-Nine 2022 · Cha Mi-jo -
Crash Landing on You 2019 · Yoon Se-ri - Be with You 2018 · Soo-a
- The Last Princess 2016 · Princess Deok-hye
- The Truth Beneath 2016 · Kim Yeon-hong
- Bad Guys Always Die 2015 · Ji-yeon
- Spellbound 2011 · Kang Yeo-ri
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Personal Taste 2010 · Park Kae-in - My Wife Got Married 2008 · Joo In-ah
- Open City 2008 · Baek Jang-mi
- Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox 2007 · Yobi (voice)
The Best Son Ye-jin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Son Ye-jin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Son Ye-jin movie?
No Other Choice (2025) is the best-rated Son Ye-jin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Be with You (2018) (77). 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 Son Ye-jin movie?
No Other Choice (2025) made the most at the box office, with $40.2M worldwide, followed by April Snow (2005) with $24.9M. Together, Son Ye-jin's films with box office figures have made $158M.
Which Son Ye-jin movie won the most awards?
No Other Choice (2025) is the most decorated Son Ye-jin 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 Son Ye-jin drama movie?
A Moment to Remember (2004) is the best-rated of Son Ye-jin's drama films. In other genres: No Other Choice (comedy), Be with You (romance) and Open City (action).
What is the newest Son Ye-jin movie?
The newest film on Son Ye-jin's filmography is No Other Choice (2025), with Son Ye-jin as Miri.
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