The Best Um Tae-goo Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 2007 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Secretly, Greatly (2013) with $43.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Um Tae-goo Box Office Hits
Um Tae-goo's films have made $108M worldwide in total. Secretly, Greatly (2013) is the biggest hit at $43.4M, ahead of Spellbound (2011) ($18.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Secretly, Greatly 2013 · Action $43.4M - 2
Spellbound 2011 · Horror $18.9M - 3
Obsessed 2014 · Drama $10.7M - 4
Coin Locker Girl 2015 · Drama $10.6M - 5
S.I.U. 2011 · Crime $6.95M - 6
Insadong Scandal 2009 · Crime $6.18M - 7
Epitaph 2007 · Horror $4.59M - 8
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 2016 · Fantasy $3.33M $57.8K dom. - 9
Horror Stories 2012 · Thriller $2.87M - 10
My Punch-Drunk Boxer 2019 · Drama $152K
The Best Um Tae-goo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Um Tae-goo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Obsessed (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films Obsessed 2014 · as Warrant Officer Kim
- Crime 3 films S.I.U. 2011 · as Thai
- Thriller 3 films Horror Stories 2012 · as Deliveryman
- Horror 2 films Spellbound 2011 · as PD
- Fantasy 1 film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 2016 · as Tae-sik
- Action 1 film Secretly, Greatly 2013 · as Hwang Jae-oh
The Latest Um Tae-goo Movies
The most recent films Um Tae-goo is credited on, newest first — starting with Light Shop (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Light Shop 2024 · Kim Hyun-min -
Hometown 2021 · Jo Kyung-ho - My Punch-Drunk Boxer 2019 · Byung-gu
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Adulthood 2018 · Jae-min -
Trivial Matters 2017 · Do-hwan - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 2016 · Tae-sik
- Coin Locker Girl 2015 · Woo-gon
- Obsessed 2014 · Warrant Officer Kim
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INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls 2013 · Tae-sik - Secretly, Greatly 2013 · Hwang Jae-oh
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Incomplete Life: Prequel 2013 · Hwan-young -
Azooma 2013 · Police
The Best Um Tae-goo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Um Tae-goo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Um Tae-goo movie?
Secretly, Greatly (2013) made the most at the box office, with $43.4M worldwide, followed by Spellbound (2011) with $18.9M. Together, Um Tae-goo's films with box office figures have made $108M.
What is the best Um Tae-goo drama movie?
Obsessed (2014) is the best-rated of Um Tae-goo's drama films. In other genres: S.I.U. (crime), Horror Stories (thriller) and Spellbound (horror).
What is the newest Um Tae-goo movie?
The newest film on Um Tae-goo's filmography is Light Shop (2024), with Um Tae-goo as Kim Hyun-min.
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