The Best Song Kang-ho Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1996 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Drug King (2018) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is The Face Reader (2013) with $61.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Song Kang-ho Box Office Hits
Song Kang-ho's films have made $206M worldwide in total. The Face Reader (2013) is the biggest hit at $61.6M, ahead of The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) ($44.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Face Reader 2013 · Drama $61.6M $516K dom. - 2
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2008 · Action $44.3M $128K dom. - 3
Secret Reunion 2010 · Thriller $36.3M - 4
The Drug King 2018 · Drama $14.4M - 5
Secret Sunshine 2007 · Drama $11.6M - 6
Howling 2012 · Thriller $10.4M - 7
YMCA Baseball Team 2002 · Comedy $8.27M - 8
The Show Must Go On 2007 · Comedy $6.67M - 9
Antarctic Journal 2005 · Horror $5.57M - 10
Hindsight 2011 · Action $4.87M
The Best Song Kang-ho Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Song Kang-ho has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Drug King (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films The Drug King 2018 · as Lee Doo-sam Movie Echo Score: 69
- Thriller 4 films Secret Reunion 2010 · as Lee Han-kyu
- Comedy 3 films YMCA Baseball Team 2002 · as Lee Ho-chang
- Action 3 films The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2008 · as Yoon Tae-goo
- Horror 1 film Antarctic Journal 2005 · as Choi Do-hyung
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Adventure 1 film Shiri 1999 · as Lee Jang-gil
The Best Song Kang-ho Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Song Kang-ho's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Song Kang-ho Movies
The most recent films Song Kang-ho is credited on, newest first — starting with Uncle Samsik (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Uncle Samsik 2024 · Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik -
One Win 2023 · Kim Woo-jin -
The King’s Letters 2019 · King Sejong - The Drug King 2018 · Lee Doo-sam
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Decades Apart 2017 · Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil - The Face Reader 2013 · Nae-kyung
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Day Trip 2012 · Teacher - Howling 2012 · Jo Sang-gil
- Hindsight 2011 · Du-heon
- Secret Reunion 2010 · Lee Han-kyu
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A Little Pond 2009 · Police officer (cameo) - The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2008 · Yoon Tae-goo
The Best Song Kang-ho Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Song Kang-ho films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Song Kang-ho movie?
The Drug King (2018) is the best-rated Song Kang-ho film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Drug King: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Song Kang-ho movie?
The Face Reader (2013) made the most at the box office, with $61.6M worldwide, followed by The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) with $44.3M. Together, Song Kang-ho's films with box office figures have made $206M.
What is the best Song Kang-ho drama movie?
The Drug King (2018) is the best-rated of Song Kang-ho's drama films, with a score of 69. In other genres: Secret Reunion (thriller), YMCA Baseball Team (comedy) and The Good, the Bad, the Weird (action).
What is the newest Song Kang-ho movie?
The newest film on Song Kang-ho's filmography is Uncle Samsik (2024), with Song Kang-ho as Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik.
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