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Favourite Korean Films - iCM Poll

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  • Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)

    1. Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

    19892h 17mNot Rated
    7.4 (1.5K)
    About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.
    DirectorYong-Kyun BaeStarsYi Pan-YongSin Won-SopHae-Jin Huang
  • The Isle (2000)

    2. The Isle

    20001h 30mNot Rated61Metascore
    6.9 (15K)
    Working at a fishing resort in an idyllic location, but surrounded by various facets of human unpleasantness, a young mute woman falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.
    DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsJung SuhKim Yu-seokCho Jae-hyun
  • Painted Fire (2002)

    3. Painted Fire

    20022hUnrated78Metascore
    7.1 (2.9K)
    In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
    DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsChoi Min-sikAhn Sung-kiYoo Ho-jeong
  • Chunhyang (2000)

    4. Chunhyang

    20002h 17mR79Metascore
    7.1 (1.9K)
    A governor's son falls in love and marries a beautiful girl, the daughter of a courtesan. Their marriage is kept a secret from the governor who would immediately disown him if he found that his son married beneath him.
    DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsHyo-jeong LeeCho Seung-wooSeong-nyeo Kim
  • Oldboy (2003)

    5. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (679K)
    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
  • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

    6. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

    20031h 43mR85Metascore
    8.0 (89K)
    In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a boy while teaching wisdom and compassion through experience and endless exercises.
    DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsKim Ki-dukOh Yeong-suJong-ho Kim
  • Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)

    7. The Handmaiden

    20162h 25mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (188K)
    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
  • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok in The Chaser (2008)

    8. 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
  • Memories of Murder (2003)

    9. Memories of Murder

    20032h 12mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.1 (241K)
    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
  • Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)

    10. A Hard Day

    20141h 51mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.2 (18K)
    After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
    DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsLee Sun-kyunCho Jin-woongJeong Man-sik
  • Ko Ah-sung in The Host (2006)

    11. 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
  • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok in The Yellow Sea (2010)

    12. The Yellow Sea

    20102h 16mR70Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    When the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.
    DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsHa Jung-wooKim Yoon-seokJo Sung-ha
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Fengyi Zhang in Red Cliff II (2009)

    13. Red Cliff II

    20092h 22m
    7.5 (26K)
    Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi Zhang
  • Failan (2001)

    14. Failan

    20011h 55mNot Rated
    7.5 (6.4K)
    A marriage of convenience between a petty gangster and an illegal immigrant he has never met has unforeseen consequences for them both.
    DirectorHae-sung SongStarsChoi Min-sikCecilia CheungSon Byung-ho
  • Sorum (2001)

    15. Sorum

    20011h 49mR
    5.7 (1K)
    A 30 year old mystery resurfaces and takes over the lives of the people living in an eerie apartment complex.
    DirectorJong-chan YunStarsJang Jin-youngKim Myung-minJo An
  • Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)

    16. Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

    20111h 55m
    6.2 (1.2K)
    Detective genius Detective K is enlisted by the king to investigate a string of murders that may be linked to a government conspiracy. But when K becomes a suspect himself, he'll have to catch the killers to prove his own innocence.
    DirectorSuk-Yoon KimStarsKim Myung-minOh Dal-suHan Ji-min
  • The Day He Arrives (2011)

    17. The Day He Arrives

    20111h 19mNot Rated83Metascore
    7.0 (2.9K)
    A professor in the film department at a provincial university goes to Seoul to meet his senior, who works as a film critic, and stays in a northern Seoul village for three days.
    DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsYoo Joon-sangKim Sang-jungSong Seon-mi
  • Sul Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)

    18. Peppermint Candy

    19992h 9m
    7.6 (12K)
    Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
    DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSul Kyung-guKim Yeo-jinMoon So-ri
  • Kim Su-an, Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Sohee, and Choi Woo-sik in Train to Busan (2016)

    19. Train to Busan

    20161h 58mNot Rated73Metascore
    7.6 (284K)
    While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
    DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGong YooJung Yu-miMa Dong-seok
  • Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)

    20. Right Now, Wrong Then

    20152h 1mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.1 (5.3K)
    A married film director falls for a young painter - twice.
    DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsJeong Jae-yeongKim Min-heeYoun Yuh-jung
  • Choi Min-sik and Ryu Seung-beom in Crying Fist (2005)

    21. Crying Fist

    20052h 14m
    7.2 (3.2K)
    Tae Sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang Hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.
    DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsChoi Min-sikRyu Seung-beomJeong-ah Bae
  • Kim Hye-su and Kim Go-eun in Coin Locker Girl (2015)

    22. Coin Locker Girl

    20151h 50m
    6.7 (2.3K)
    A new born girl is placed in a coin operated locker in the subway station. The girl is raised by a mother who is the boss for a loan shark group. Later, when the girl has grown into a teen, she carries out missions given to her by her mother.
    DirectorHan Jun-heeStarsKim Hye-suKim Go-eunPark Bo-gum
  • Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)

    23. Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors

    20002h 6mNot Rated
    6.9 (1.6K)
    Relationship filled with pitfalls between a pleasant female video producer and a gallery owner as they become embroiled in their self-spun web of illusions. Bitter-sweet serenade to modern courtship.
    DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsLee Eun-juMoon Sung-keunJeong Bo-seok
  • The Divine Move (2014)

    24. The Divine Move

    20141h 58mNot Rated
    6.6 (2.7K)
    A professional baduk player infiltrates his local underground gambling scene to avenge his brother's death.
    DirectorBeom-gu ChoStarsJung Woo-sungLee Beom-suAhn Sung-ki
  • Moon So-ri and Kim Sang-kyung in Hahaha (2010)

    25. Hahaha

    20101h 55m
    6.7 (1.6K)
    Two friends, while having drinks together, share their memories of visiting the seaside resort of Tongyeong.
    DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsKim Sang-kyungMoon So-riYoo Joon-sang

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