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Officers Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK are on the hunt a killer following duo of ghastly murders. The victims carry a common military past, and the secret of their past must be unraveled to find the killer.
40 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Memories of Murder. 2003 2h 12m Not Rated. 8.1 (218K) Rate. 82 Metascore. 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. Director Bong Joon Ho Stars Song Kang-ho Kim Sang-kyung Kim Roe-ha. 2. Montage.
Serial killer Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police and confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned and awaiting the death sentence but the killings continue, with the same characteristics of the Shin-Hyun serial killings.
- 18 'Carter'
- 17 'Confession'
- 16 'Lucid Dream'
- 15 'Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance'
- 14 'The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey'
- 13 'Midnight'
- 12 'Helpless'
- 11 'Confession of Murder'
- 10 'Forgotten'
- 9 'The Call'
Directed by Jung Byung-gil
Carter is an action-thriller that focuses on a virus that causes the infected to become violent and zombie-like. A man with a cross-shaped scar on the back of his head (Joo Won) wakes in a motel, where CIA agents demand that he reveal the location of Dr. Jung Byung-Ho (Jung Jae-young). Carter is able to escape and Han Jung-Hee (Jeong So-ri) reveals that he was to rescue the cured Ha-na (Kim Bo-min), Jung Byung-Ho's missing daughter. With incredible stunts, a good dose of violence, an action-p...
Directed by Yoon Jong-seok
Min-Ho's (So Ji-sub) lover is found dead in a hotel, with Min-Ho as the prime suspect due to the room being locked from the inside. With no evidence of an intruder, the character flees to an isolated cabin to meet with Shin-Ae (Kim Yunjin), who has never lost a case. Throughout the night Shin-Ae prompts Min-Ho to recount the events leading to the victim's death. Confession is a gripping whodunitthat skillfully examines how perspective can shift when presented with the true intentions, lies, a...
Directed by Kim Joon-sung
Lucid Dream follows a father desperate to find his son who went missing three years prior. Dae-Ho (Go Soo) is convinced that it was one of the corrupt enemies he made while exposing them. With no developments in the case, Dae-Ho learns of a new therapy that allows patients to relive their memories through lucid dreams. He meets his old friend, So-hyun (Kang Hye-jeong), who delivers the therapy. When he finds the prime suspect, not all is as it seems. Although not on the same level, Lucid Drea...
Directed by Chan-wook Park
Centering on a newly fired factory worker who kidnaps the daughter of the buddy of his former boss in an attempt to obtain the ransom money necessary to pay for his sister's kidney transplant, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance stars Song Kang-ho and is directed by the acclaimed Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, who stands among the most prolific and well-known in the country. This enthralling 2002 movie serves as the beginning of the Vengeance trilogy, which also features the iconic revenge film Oldb...
Directed by Kim Yong-wan
The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey is an occult thriller film developed from the 2020 drama The Cursed. In this universe, shamans are able to reanimate the dead to seek revenge. The movie begins when someone is murdered by a reanimated corpse. An investigative journalist receives a call whilst on a radio show, and requests to be interviewed on camera, claiming to be the killer. He reveals there will be three more murders, and an army of reanimated corpses appear and attack.The film, written by Yeon...
Directed by Kwon Oh-seung
One of Do-Shik's (Wi Ha-joon) kills is unintentionally interrupted by a woman and her mother (Hae-yeon Kil and Ki-joo Jin). When they go to the police, they are unaware that Do-Shik is the killer, who begins to stalk and play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, determined to eliminate them. Do-Shik carefully manipulates and takes advantage of Kyung Mi's deafness, smirking and enjoying toying with his victims while staying one step ahead. The character of Kyung Mi highlights the realities that peo...
Directed by Young-Joo Byun
This South Korean psychological thriller is based on the bestselling novel All She Was Worth by Japanese writer Miyabe Miyuki and focuses on a man (Lee Sun-kyun) who searches for his finacée (Kim Min-hee) who has disappeared without a trace before their wedding ceremony, only to realize her shocking true identity. Young-Joo Byun's solid mystery thriller is interesting enough to keep audiences intrigued (its few horror elements certainly add to it), and some even compare it with the American T...
Directed by Jung Byung-gil
In Confession of Murder, directed by Byung-gil Jung, Lee Du-seok (Shi-hoo Park), writes about killing people after the statute of limitations has passed. In the meantime, while another murderer starts his own murderous spree, a detective (Jae-yeong Jeong) and the mother of one of the victims look for the author. Thrilling and engaging with a very well-written script, the haunting Confession of Murder surprises audiences until the end by featuring great action sequencesand a captivating narrat...
Directed by Jang Hang-jun
Jin-Seok (Kang Ha-neul) moves to a new house with his family, though he can't help but feel that something isn't quite right. One night, he sees his older brother kidnapped. Nineteen days later, Jin-Seok's brother (Kim Mu-yeol) returns, and he begins to notice abnormalities in his family's behavior. Believing them not to be his actual family, Jin-Seok goes to the police for help. He soon learns a disturbing truth. With its many twists and turns and a sad atmosphere, the twisty Forgotten is a...
Directed by Lee Chung-hyun
Seo-Yeon (Park Shin-hye) loses her phone when traveling to visit her mother, and inadvertently discovers an old cordless phone. Young-Sook (Jeon Jong Seo), a scared little girl, tells Seo-Yeon that her mother wants to kill her. Seo-Yeon and Young-Sook begin to help one another but soon, Seo-Yeon learns that not all calls should be answered. Available to stream on Netflix, The Call doesn't shy away from the darker things a human is capable of committing, and the continuous building of suspense...
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- 'Oldboy' (2003) Directed by Park Chan-wook. Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a husband and father, is kidnapped and thrown in solitary confinement in a hotel-like prison on his daughter's birthday for unknown reasons.
- 'Memories of Murder' (2003) Directed by Bong Joon-ho. The film was inspired by a true event about ten women who were raped and murdered in a small hamlet in Gyeonggi province, south of Seoul, between 1986 and 1991.
- 'I Saw the Devil' (2010) Directed by Kim Jee-woon. When serial killer Kyung-Chul (Choi Min-sik) murders pregnant Joo-Yun (Oh San Ha) on a snowy night and dismembers her body, he has no idea that her father, a police officer, and her boyfriend (Lee Byung-hun), a National Intelligence Service secret agent, will go to any length to identify the perpetrator and bring him to justice.
- 'The Chaser' (2008) Directed by Na Hong-jin. Joong-ho (Kim Yoon-seok) is a former cop who now works as a pimp. Two of his girls have recently vanished without paying their bills.
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Apr 3, 2024 · 1. Memories of Murder. Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha. 275 votes. Memories of Murder, a riveting tale of two detectives seeking to solve a serial rape and murder case, has captured the fascination of Korean cinema lovers.
Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-rim. It stars Song Kang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung.
