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Best Korean Films

by Derek-Schaible • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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  • My Sassy Girl (2001)

    1. My Sassy Girl

    20012h 17mNot Rated
    7.9 (52K)
    A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.
    DirectorJae-young KwakStarsCha Tae-hyunJun Ji-hyunIn-mun Kim
  • Sul Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin, and Kim Sang-kyung in The Tower (2012)

    2. The Tower

    20122h 1mNot Rated
    6.5 (7.1K)
    A Christmas Eve party at a luxury residential building takes a horrific turn when a fire breaks out.
    DirectorKim Ji-hoonStarsKim Sang-kyungSul Kyung-guSon Ye-jin
  • Jang Dong-gun and Joe Odagiri in My Way (2011)

    3. My Way

    20112h 17mR30Metascore
    7.6 (13K)
    In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
    DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunJoe OdagiriBingbing Fan
  • Mr. Go (2013)

    4. Mr. Go

    20132h 12m
    6.0 (977)
    Story about the first gorilla playing baseball in Korean Baseball League.
    DirectorKim Yong-hwaStarsSung Dong-ilJiao XuKim Hee-won
  • Park Bo-young and Song Joong-ki in A Werewolf Boy (2012)

    5. A Werewolf Boy

    20122h 7mNot Rated
    7.2 (9.5K)
    Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.
    DirectorSung-hee JoStarsSong Joong-kiPark Bo-youngLee Yeong-ran
  • Lee Byung-hun in Masquerade (2012)

    6. Masquerade

    20122h 11mNot Rated
    7.8 (7.8K)
    A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
    DirectorChoo Chang-minStarsLee Byung-hunRyu Seung-ryongHan Hyo-joo
  • The Thieves (2012)

    7. The Thieves

    20122h 15mNot Rated75Metascore
    6.8 (12K)
    After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?
    DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsKim Yoon-seokLee Jung-jaeKim Hye-su
  • Doomsday Book (2012)

    8. Doomsday Book

    20121h 55mNot Rated
    5.8 (3.7K)
    The First Chapter of The Anthology Film- In A Brave New World, a mysterious virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. The Chapter 2, The Heavenly Creature, a robot reaches enlightenment on its own while working at a temple. Its creators regard this phenomenon as a threat to mankind and decide to terminate the robot. The Last Chapter- Happy Birthday, a little girl logs into a strange website and puts in an order for a new pool ball for her billiards-obsessed father. Soon an unidentified meteor heads toward Earth and all human beings flee to underground bomb shelters.
    DirectorsKim Jee-woonPil-sung YimStarsLee Bong-gyuChoi Deok-moonMa Dong-seok
  • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok in The Chaser (2008)

    9. The Chaser

    20082h 5mNot Rated64Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
    DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsKim Yoon-seokHa Jung-wooSeo Young-hee
  • Won Bin and Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)

    10. Mother

    20092h 9mR79Metascore
    7.7 (77K)
    A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsKim Hye-jaWon BinJin Goo
  • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)

    11. Thirst

    20092h 14mR73Metascore
    7.1 (53K)
    Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoKim Ok-binChoi Hee-jin
  • The Housemaid (2010)

    12. The Housemaid

    20101h 47mNot Rated68Metascore
    6.4 (14K)
    A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads to dark consequences.
    DirectorIm Sang-sooStarsJeon Do-yeonLee Jung-jaeYoun Yuh-jung
  • Confession of Murder (2012)

    13. Confession of Murder

    20121h 59mNot Rated
    7.0 (12K)
    Lee Du-Seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victims' mother search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.
    DirectorJung Byung-gilStarsJeong Jae-yeongPark Shi-hooJung Hae-kyun
  • Han Suk-kyu, Jun Ji-hyun, Ryu Seung-beom, and Ha Jung-woo in The Berlin File (2013)

    14. The Berlin File

    20132hPG-1354Metascore
    6.6 (7.8K)
    Jong-seong, a North Korean ghost agent, interrupts an illegal arms sale in Berlin. A notorious North Korean agent tests the loyalties of everyone involved as Jong-Seong prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice.
    DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsHa Jung-wooHan Suk-kyuRyu Seung-beom
  • Seo Young-hee and Ji Seong-won in Bedevilled (2010)

    15. Bedevilled

    20101h 55mNot Rated
    7.2 (19K)
    A woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.
    DirectorCheol-soo JangStarsSeo Young-heeJi Seong-wonMin-ho Hwang
  • Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)

    16. New World

    20132h 15mNot Rated58Metascore
    7.5 (28K)
    An undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
    DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsLee Jung-jaeChoi Min-sikHwang Jung-min
  • Song Kang-ho in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

    17. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    20022h 9mR59Metascore
    7.5 (79K)
    A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoShin Ha-kyunBae Doona
  • Memories of Murder (2003)

    18. Memories of Murder

    20032h 12mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.1 (246K)
    In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-ha
  • Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-hun, and Song Kang-ho in The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

    19. The Good, the Bad, the Weird

    20082h 10mR69Metascore
    7.2 (39K)
    The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsSong Kang-hoLee Byung-hunJung Woo-sung
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)

    20. Lady Vengeance

    20051h 55mR75Metascore
    7.5 (90K)
    After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLee Yeong-aeChoi Min-sikYea-young Kwon
  • Kim Kap-su, Yum Jung-ah, Lim Soo-jung, and Moon Geun-young in A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

    21. A Tale of Two Sisters

    20031h 54mR65Metascore
    7.1 (72K)
    After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-su
  • Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron in The Man from Nowhere (2010)

    22. The Man from Nowhere

    20101h 59mR
    7.7 (78K)
    A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
    DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoon
  • Ko Ah-sung in The Host (2006)

    23. The Host

    20062hR85Metascore
    7.1 (139K)
    A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-il
  • I Saw the Devil (2010)

    24. I Saw the Devil

    20102h 24mNot Rated67Metascore
    7.8 (158K)
    A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwan
  • Oldboy (2003)

    25. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (686K)
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong

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