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My personal favorite Korean movies (Highly recommended)

by DeadlyBaazigar • Created 9 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
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  • Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)

    1. Hwayi: A Monster Boy

    20132h 6mNot Rated
    7.0 (5.8K)
    A boy with five fathers who is attached to the criminal underworld. A sinister past is about to be revealed as he is forced to join the killing spree.
    DirectorJang Joon-hwanStarsKim Yoon-seokYeo Jin-gooCho Jin-woong
  • Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)

    2. 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
  • Yun Ji-hye, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Ma Dong-seok in Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)

    3. Kundo: Age of the Rampant

    20142h 17mNot Rated56Metascore
    6.8 (4K)
    A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility.
    DirectorYoon Jong-binStarsHa Jung-wooGang Dong-wonLee Sung-min
  • Yunjin Kim in Ode to My Father (2014)

    4. Ode to My Father

    20142h 6m
    7.8 (6.6K)
    Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.
    DirectorJK YounStarsHwang Jung-minYunjin KimOh Dal-su
  • I Saw the Devil (2010)

    5. 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
  • Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron in The Man from Nowhere (2010)

    6. 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
  • Oldboy (2003)

    7. 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
  • Breathless (2008)

    8. Breathless

    20082h 10mNot Rated
    7.5 (5.7K)
    A bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.
    DirectorYang Ik-joonStarsKim KkobbiHwan LeeYang Ik-joon
  • Confession of Murder (2012)

    9. Confession of Murder

    20121h 59mNot Rated
    7.0 (13K)
    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
  • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok in The Chaser (2008)

    10. 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)

    11. Memories of Murder

    20032h 12mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.1 (247K)
    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
  • Kim Kap-su, Yum Jung-ah, Lim Soo-jung, and Moon Geun-young in A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

    12. 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
  • Choi Min-sik, Kim Myung-gon, Lee Jung-hyun, Jin Goo, Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Seung-ryong, Ryôhei Ohtani, Kim Tae-hoon, and Park Bo-gum in The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

    13. The Admiral: Roaring Currents

    20142h 8mNot Rated
    7.1 (14K)
    Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.
    DirectorKim Han-minStarsChoi Min-sikRyu Seung-ryongCho Jin-woong
  • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)

    14. 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
  • So Ji-seob in A Company Man (2012)

    15. A Company Man

    20121h 36mNot Rated
    6.6 (6.8K)
    When a change of heart moves a well-trained hitman to tender his resignation to his employers, no good comes of it for anyone.
    DirectorsSang-yoon LimIm Sang YoonStarsSo Ji-seobLee Mi-yeonKwak Do-won
  • Kim Go-eun and Lee Min-ki in Monster (2014)

    16. Monster

    20141h 53m
    6.4 (1.9K)
    When a serial killer murders her sister, rage consumes her completely as she seeks for revenge.
    DirectorIn-ho HwangStarsLee Min-kiKim Go-eunKim Bo-ra
  • Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae in Flu (2013)

    17. Flu

    20132h 2mNot Rated40Metascore
    6.6 (15K)
    Chaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.
    DirectorSung Soo KimStarsJang HyukSoo AeMin-ah Park
  • Song Kang-ho in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

    18. 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
  • Ko Ah-sung in The Host (2006)

    19. The Host

    20062hR85Metascore
    7.1 (140K)
    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
  • Jang Dong-gun and Brian Tee in No Tears for the Dead (2014)

    20. No Tears for the Dead

    20141h 56mNot Rated
    6.7 (7.6K)
    A hit man traumatized from accidentally killing a young girl during a job is given the mission to eliminate her mother, and begins the ultimate fight to save her life.
    DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsJang Dong-gunKim Min-heeBrian Tee
  • The Divine Move (2014)

    21. 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
  • Lee Byung-hun in A Bittersweet Life (2005)

    22. A Bittersweet Life

    20051h 59mNot Rated
    7.5 (45K)
    Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Yeong-cheol
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)

    23. 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
  • Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)

    24. 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
  • Kim Yoo-jung in Commitment (2013)

    25. Commitment

    20131h 53mNot Rated36Metascore
    6.7 (5.1K)
    The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.
    DirectorHong-soo ParkStarsChoi Seung-hyunHan Ye-riYun Je-mun

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