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The best Choi Min-sik movies

The top 3 according to 47 votes from people: New World (2013) · Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) · Oldboy (2003). (Updated Jan 29, 2025.)

From Shiri and Oldboy to The Admiral, New World and Exhuma: Choi Min-sik's key films, from Ilyo Sisa's profile of the 'national actor', Wikipedia and Namuwiki.

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Automatically translated (original in 한국어). See the original

Top 13

  1. 1

    New World (2013)

    Park Hoon-jung. Police chief Kang.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)

    Yoon Jong-bin. Corrupt customs officer Choi Ik-hyun.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  3. 3

    Oldboy (2003)

    Park Chan-wook. Oh Dae-su, locked up for fifteen years. Best actor at the Baeksang, Blue Dragon and Grand Bell awards.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  4. 4

    The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

    Kim Han-min. Admiral Yi Sun-sin. 17.6 million admissions.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  5. 5

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

    Park Chan-wook. Mr Baek.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  6. 6

    Failan (2001)

    Song Hae-sung. Kang-jae, a small-time hood in a sham marriage.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Happy End (1999)

    Jung Ji-woo. With Jeon Do-yeon.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    I Saw the Devil (2010)

    Kim Jee-woon. Serial killer Jang Kyung-chul.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  9. 9

    Shiri (1999)

    Kang Je-gyu. A North Korean special forces commander.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  10. 10

    Exhuma (2024)

    Jang Jae-hyun. Geomancer Sang-deok.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  11. 11

    No. 3 (1997)

    Song Neung-han. A prosecutor going after gangsters.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Chi-hwa-seon (2002)

    Im Kwon-taek. Joseon painter Jang Seung-eop.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  13. 13

    The Tiger (2015)

    Park Hoon-jung. The last hunter of Joseon.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0

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