The Best Son Young-soon Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1974 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ashfall (2019) comes out on top with a score of 65. 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.
Biggest Son Young-soon Box Office Hits
Son Young-soon's films have made $192M worldwide in total. Ashfall (2019) is the biggest hit at $61.4M, ahead of The Himalayas (2015) ($50.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ashfall 2019 · Adventure $61.4M $373K dom. - 2
The Himalayas 2015 · Adventure $50.5M $697K dom. - 3
April Snow 2005 · Romance $24.9M - 4
Blood Rain 2005 · Thriller $14.3M - 5
Closer to Heaven 2009 · Drama $13.3M - 6
Private Eye 2009 · Crime $10.1M - 7
Shadows in the Palace 2007 · Thriller $9.72M - 8
I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK 2006 · Romance $4.64M - 9
My Dictator 2014 · Drama $2.57M - 10
Samaritan Girl 2004 · Drama $328K
The Best Son Young-soon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Son Young-soon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Closer to Heaven (2009) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Closer to Heaven 2009 · as Jong-woo's Mother
- Adventure 2 films Ashfall 2019 · as Refugee Grandmother Movie Echo Score: 65
- Thriller 2 films Blood Rain 2005 · as Commissioner Kang's Mother
- Romance 2 films April Snow 2005 · as Accident Victim's Mother
- Crime 1 film Private Eye 2009 · as One-Armed Man's Mother
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Horror 1 film Into the Mirror 2003 · as Yang Joon-suk's Mother
The Best Son Young-soon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Son Young-soon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest Son Young-soon Movies
The most recent films Son Young-soon is credited on, newest first — starting with Ashfall (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Ashfall 2019 · Refugee Grandmother
- The Himalayas 2015 · Grandmother
- My Dictator 2014 · Sung-geun's Mother
- Closer to Heaven 2009 · Jong-woo's Mother
- Private Eye 2009 · One-Armed Man's Mother
- Shadows in the Palace 2007 · Chief Palace Matron
- I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK 2006 · Young-goon's Grandmother
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My Boss, My Teacher 2006 · Grandmother - April Snow 2005 · Accident Victim's Mother
- Blood Rain 2005 · Commissioner Kang's Mother
- Samaritan Girl 2004 · Suicide Man's Mother
- Into the Mirror 2003 · Yang Joon-suk's Mother
The Best Son Young-soon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Son Young-soon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Son Young-soon movie?
Ashfall (2019) is the best-rated Son Young-soon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 65. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ashfall: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Son Young-soon movie?
Ashfall (2019) made the most at the box office, with $61.4M worldwide, followed by The Himalayas (2015) with $50.5M. Together, Son Young-soon's films with box office figures have made $192M.
What is the best Son Young-soon drama movie?
Closer to Heaven (2009) is the best-rated of Son Young-soon's drama films. In other genres: Ashfall (adventure), Blood Rain (thriller) and April Snow (romance).
What is the newest Son Young-soon movie?
The newest film on Son Young-soon's filmography is Ashfall (2019), with Son Young-soon as Refugee Grandmother.
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