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- 20th Century Girl. Prepare to feel tons of nostalgia for your teenage crushes while watching this sentimental rom-com. In 1999, 17-year-old Bo-ra receives a request from her best friend Yeon-doo: to find out everything she can about Yeon-doo's crush, the popular Hyun-jin, while her friend's away overseas.
- Kill Boksoon. This slick Korean thriller on Netflix follows the titular Bok-soon (Crash Course in Romance's Jeon Do-yeon), a top-class assassin who balances her successful career with her private life, as mother to 15-year-old Jae-young (Kim Si-a).
- Unlocked. Don't be surprised if you want to throw your phone off a cliff (or just spent a few hours updating the privacy settings) after watching this terrifying psychological thriller.
- Kingdom: Ashin of the North. Viewers can watch this prequel to the Korean horror Kingdom without seeing the original show, though the drama's always there if you fall in love with the film and want more.
- 'Love and Leashes'
- 'Unlocked'
- 'Jung_E'
- 'Kill Boksoon'
- 'Lucid Dream'
- '20th Century Girl'
- 'High Society'
- 'Sweet & Sour'
- 'Veteran'
- 'Night in Paradise'
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% | IMDb: 6.3/10
When you think rom-com, BDSM isn’t exactly what springs to mind. And yet this is the topic explored in Park Hyun-jin’s Love and Leashes. This 2022 romantic comedy tells the story of Ji-woo (Seohyun), who becomes inducted into the world of BDSM by her colleague Ji-hoo (Lee Jun-young). The film has been praised as having a refreshing and accurate representation of kink and is surprisingly sweet and wholesome. It makes an effort to erase the stigma behind BDSM on top of being genuinely informati...
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% | IMDb: 6.4/10
In a society where smartphones and social media dominate our everyday lives, Unlocked acts as an urgent call to action. After dropping her smartphone on the bus, Woo-hee Chun’s Lee-Na Mi is manipulated by the sinister Oh Jun-Yeong (Si-wan Yim), whose installation of spyware on her phone acts as the devastating catalyst to the unraveling of her life. Tae-joon Kim’s fast-paced narrative hurtles towards an expected conclusion before finally pulling the rug from underneath the audience’s feet and...
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% | IMDb: 6.4/10
From brilliant writer and visionary director Yeon Sang-ho, Jung_E is a bold science-fiction drama with a thought-provoking premise that is as fascinating as it is moving. Serving as her final movie role before her death, Jung_E stars Kang Soo-yeon who, alongside co-stars Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo, presents unsettling questions of morality within technology, greed, and how these impact the planet. Highlighted by both the acting and action, as well as the beautiful technical design, Jung_E...
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | IMDb: 6.6/10
Kill Boksoon is a South Korean action film about a secret organization of assassins that would feel quite at home in the John Wick universe. Jeon Do-yeon (The Housemaid) punches, kicks, and stabs her way through the lead role as the titular character, Gil Bok-soon, a.k.a. Kill Boksoon. She’s a crack assassin who’s never missed a target, but as a single mother, she finds herself looking over her shoulder more and more afraid she’ll lose the one thing that she loves above all else. Unfortunatel...
IMDb: 6.1/10
Written and directed by Joon-Sung Kim in his acclaimed directorial debut and starringGo Soo (Money Game)as a successful investigative journalist searching for his abducted son, Lucid Dream is a heartbreaking sci-fi drama with themes of personal strength and the love of a father. Praised for the incredible acting and creative foundation of the film, Lucid Dream is a rich mystery that plays with Inception-type concepts. Although featuring interesting cinematic techniques and stylish dream effec...
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% | IMDb: 7.3/10
20th Century Girl is a charming, beautifully shot film written and directed by Woo-ri Bang. Taking place before the new millennium in 1999, 20th Century Girl follows a sweet and kind teenager, Na Bo-Ra (Kim Yoo-jeong), who has a whimsical imagination. When her best friend asks her to keep an eye on a popular boy in her class, Na Bo-Ra finds herself swept away by an unexpected romance. By emphasizing the use of outdated technology from the late 1990s, 20th Century Girl plays with modern tropes...
IMDb: 5.6/10
High Society revolves around Jang Tae-joon (Park Hae-il) and Oh Soo-yeon (Soo Ae), a husband and wife who will do anything to enter society’s elite. A beloved professor of economics, Jae becomes a hero after saving the life of a burning man on TV. To capitalize on his popularity, he decides to go into politics. His wife Oh is based in the art world and does everything in her power to take the place of her female manager – including entering an affair with a high-powered photographer. Tense an...
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% | IMDb: 6.6/10
Sweet & Sour is an adorable Korean rom-com exploring the universal struggles and celebrations of dating. With an attractive young cast consisting of Jang Ki-Yong, Krystal Jung, and Chae Soo-bin, Sweet & Sour draws on the classic romantic comedy tropes while implementing them into a modern Korean setting. Even with cultural differences, this film is approachable to a global audience. Follow this cute couple on their journey attempting to stay together through a long-distance relationship and t...
Rotten Tomatoes: 90% | IMDb: 7.0/10
The setup of Veteran is a familiar concept: tough police detective Seo Do-cheol (Hwang Jung-min) is determined to bring arrogant millionaire Jo Tae-oh (Yoo Ah-in), who runs his own crime syndicate and tried to murder Hwang’s friend, to justice despite overwhelming odds. However, Veteran doesn’t feel derivative, instead, it mixes its own unique characters with a heady mixture of action and suspense. A bare-knuckled face-off between Hwang and Jo in one of the final scenes of the film is especia...
Rotten Tomatoes: 70% | IMDb: 6.8/10
If you are looking for a classic crime thriller, the likes of which South Korean filmmakers are known for, then the Netflix Original movie Night in Paradise is a great choice. Directed by Park Hoon-jung, the dark drama stars Uhm Tae-goo as Park Tae-goo, a mobster who denies an offer to join the rival Bukseong gang, resulting in the murder of his entire family. Tae-goo then retaliates by killing the men responsible before fleeing to the picturesque Jeju Island. There he meets a woman named Kim...
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May 22, 2023 · Over in South Korea, there's a whole treasure trove of dramas that will expand your international film expertise. These are 18 of the best Korean films available on Netflix.
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- Ballerina (2023) Vivid Action Sequences Make For A Compelling Korean Revenge Movie.
- Forgotten (2017) The Korean Thriller That Leaves Viewers Questioning Reality. A fascinating mystery that keeps the viewer guessing until the very end, Forgotten takes stories about not being able to determine reality from lies to whole a new level.
- Miss Granny (2014) Age-Reversal Comedy From The Director Of Squid Game. For subscribers who only know the director Hwang Dong-hyuk from violent dramas like Squid Game, the inclusion of Miss Granny in Netflix's Korean movie library is the perfect opportunity to see his lighter side.
- The Call (2020) Terrifying Horror Starring Jeon Jong-seo. A phone call has never been scarier than in the Korean horror movie The Call — a mix of frights, thrills, and a hint of fantasy.
- Oldboy (2003) A cult classic from director Park Chan-wook, this action thriller stars Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-su, who is kidnapped and held in a windowless room for 15 years, after which he is released.
- Alive (2020) People who are sick of being cooped up in their homes during the months-long quarantine will relate to this zombie siege film that’s reminiscent of ‘Train To Busan.’ ‘#
- Space Sweepers (2021) Set in the year 2092, the film follows four space travelers as they travel far and wide in their quest to find exotic space debris.
- Time To Hunt (2020) ‘Time To Hunt’ is a high-octane Netflix Original crime thriller set in a dystopian world. In poverty-stricken South Korea, four friends pull off a reckless heist to escape their dire financial straits but, in doing so, get themselves on the radar of a ruthless assassin who will stop at nothing to hunt them all down.
Apr 3, 2024 · Here are 31 Korean movies on Netflix to help you understand the Korean language and simultaneously entertain you. 1. Sweet & Sour (새콤달콤, 2021) “Sweet & Sour” is a 2021 South Korean romantic comedy flick based on the novel Initiation Love by Kurumi Inui.
2 days ago · Looking for some new Korean movies to watch on Netflix? Luckily, there's a great selection of Korean movies to pick from on the service, and we've gathered a list of our favorites available this June 2024.
