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Best Korean Movies

by cure-2 • Created 13 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
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  • Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo, Jung Woo-sung, and Ziyi Zhang in The Warrior (2001)

    1. The Warrior

    20012h 38mR
    7.1 (11K)
    1375. Nine Koryo warriors, envoys exiled by Imperial China, battle to protect a Chinese Ming Princess from Mongolian troops.
    DirectorSung Soo KimStarsJung Woo-sungAhn Sung-kiJu Jin-mo
  • Sul Kyung-gu and Lee Sung-jae in Public Enemy (2002)

    2. Public Enemy

    20022h 18mTV-MA
    7.1 (2.4K)
    A detective plays cat-and-mouse with a banker who brutally murdered his own parents.
    DirectorKang Woo-sukStarsSul Kyung-guLee Sung-jaeKang Shin-il
  • Oldboy (2003)

    3. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (688K)
    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
  • Lee Byung-hun, Lee Yeong-ae, and Song Kang-ho in Joint Security Area (2000)

    4. Joint Security Area

    20001h 50mNot Rated58Metascore
    7.7 (37K)
    After a shooting incident at the North-South Korean border DMZ leaves two North Korean soldiers dead, a neutral Swiss and Swedish team investigates what actually happened.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLee Yeong-aeLee Byung-hunSong Kang-ho
  • Shin Ha-kyun in Guns & Talks (2001)

    5. Guns & Talks

    20012h
    6.8 (1.9K)
    Four unlikely assassins genuinely care about their customers and victims, meanwhile a prosecutor is on their trail.
    DirectorJang JinStarsShin Hyeon-junShin Ha-kyunWon Bin
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)

    6. 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
  • Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron in The Man from Nowhere (2010)

    7. The Man from Nowhere

    20101h 59mR
    7.7 (79K)
    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
  • Park Hae-il in War of the Arrows (2011)

    8. War of the Arrows

    20112h 2mR
    7.1 (13K)
    A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
    DirectorKim Han-minStarsPark Hae-ilRyu Seung-ryongKim Mu-yeol
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)

    9. The Handmaiden

    20162h 25mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (192K)
    In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsKim Min-heeHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woong

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