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Recommendation. I've recently started watching Korean movies. (I've typically only watched Korean dramas) and I've discovered that I really enjoy them. I had erroneously assumed that would be boring and predictable but they are far from and now I'm addicted and in search of more quality Korean movies. So far I've seen,
Some of my recommendations sorted by director and release dates : Bong Joon Ho: Memories of Murder (2003) The Host (2006) Mother (2009) Snowpiercer (2013) Okja (2017) Parasite (2019) Chan-wook Park: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Oldboy (2003) Lady Vengeance(2005) The Handmaiden ( 2016) Na Hong-jin:
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- 'Burning' (2018) Lee Chang-dong's Burning revolves around the love triangle between Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), a struggling aspiring writer; Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo), a free-spirited young woman with a bleak past and dreams of escape; and Ben (Steven Yeun), a wealthy and enigmatic man whom Hae-mi meets while traveling.
- 'Joint Security Area' (2000) Park Chan-wook shows up yet again on Reddit with Joint Security Area, a mystery-drama set in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the border between North and South Korea.
- 'My Sassy Girl' (2001) This romantic comedy was a smash hit in South Korea, becoming one of the country highest grossing movies of all time. It's a quirky love story about Gyeon-woo (Cha Tae-hyun), an awkward engineering student and an eccentric young woman referred to only as The Girl (Jun Ji-hyun).
- 'The Chaser' (2008) The Chaser is a crime thriller directed by The Wailing's Na Hong-jin. Eom Joong-ho (Kim Yoon-seok), a former detective turned pimp, realizes that some of the women who work for him have gone missing after meeting a mysterious client.
- Hide and Seek
- Death Bell
- Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
- R-Point
- Bedevilled
- The Wailing
- Save The Green Planet!
- I Saw The Devil
- Thirst
- Tale of Two Sisters
Korean title: 숨바꼭질| Released: 2013 | Horror Sub-Genre: Mystery, Thriller | Starring: Son Hyun-joo, Moon Jung-hee, Jeon Mi-seon We begin our list of top Korean horror movies with Hide and Seek. This horror mystery was a surprise hit that topped South Korea’s box office upon its opening, despite not having high profile stars. Hide and Seekcenters on ...
Korean title: 고死: 피의 중간고사 | Released: 2008 | Horror Sub-Genre: Thriller | Starring: Lee Beom-soo, Yoon Jung-hee, Nam Gyu-ri Death Bell depicts one of the most nerve-wracking parts of Korean life: test-taking. In this horror thriller, a group of elite high school students are prepping for their college exams. However, students start disappearing and...
Korean title: 곤지암 | Released: 2018 | Horror Sub-Genre: Found Footage | Starring: Park Ji-hyun, Mun Ye-won Our next top Korean horror movie is a found footage flick: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This movie has a pretty apt title; it centers on a group of YouTubers who decide to explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital. As you might expect: creepy super...
Korean title: 알 포인트 | Released: 2004 | Horror Sub-Genre: War, Action, Psychological | Starring: Kam Woo-sung, Son Byong-ho Many in the English-speaking world don’t know that South Korea participated in the Vietnam War alongside America. As a result, similar to the US, South Korea also makes Vietnam War movies. R-Pointis one of these movies. In R-Po...
Korean title: 김복남 살인사건의 전말| Released: 2010 | Horror Sub-Genre: Thriller, Revenge | Starring: Seo Young-hee, Ji Sung-won If you’re looking for a more horror-tinged, female-centric counterpart to Oldboy, consider Bedevilled. This revenge horror thriller was an unexpected box office success upon its premiere in 2010, and offers a captivatingly unique ...
Korean title: 곡성 | Released: 2016 | Horror Sub-Genre: Mystery, Thriller | Starring: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee We go from islands to mountains with The Wailing, another Korean horror film that occurs in an isolated setting. After a mysterious Japanese stranger arrives in the mountainous village of Gokseong, unsettling events begin ha...
Korean title: 지구를 지켜라! | Released: 2003 | Horror Sub-Genre: Torture, Dark Comedy, Sci-Fi | Starring: Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik Save the Green Planet!Is one of the most disturbing Korean movies in existence—no small feat given everything else you see on this list. Although the movie’s title might make it seem like some sort of happy-go-lucky envir...
Korean title: 악마를 보았다 | Released: 2010 | Horror Sub-Genre: Thriller, Serial Killer | Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik Even though Oldboy isn’t on this list (given no major film databases classify it under “horror”), its influence keeps coming up. Vengeance seemingly seeps through all corners of Korean cinema, and I Saw the Devilis another exce...
Korean title: 박쥐 | Released: 2009 | Horror Sub-Genre: Vampire, Thriller | Starring: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook Park Chan-wook, the director of Oldboy, also made one of South Korea’s most renowned horror films: Thirst.This vampire-themed horror thriller won the prestigious Jury Prize at 2009’s Cannes Film Festival, and enjoyed box office...
Korean title: 장화, 홍련 | Released: 2003 | Horror Sub-Genre: Mystery | Starring: Im Soo-jung, Moon Geun-young, Yum Jung-ah Inspired by a folktale from the Joseon Dynasty, A Tale of Two Sistersis another chilling, top-notch Korean horror film that enjoyed both box office and critical success. The film centers on a girl named Su-mi who returns to her fa...
Nov 22, 2023 · The best Korean movies to stream on Netflix encompass nearly every existing genre in modern film. Like Hollywood in the West, South Korea's movie industry has grown globally, not just through theatrical releases, but also through streaming platforms like Netflix.
May 17, 2024 · Netflix can be hard to navigate, so use this list of Korean language movies on Netflix to find recommendations from your fellow movie lovers. This list contains Korean films with English subtitles currently streaming on Netflix.
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