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The following is a list of South Korean films released in 2020. Box office. The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2020, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [1] Released. January – March. April – June. July – September. October – December. See also. List of South Korean films of 2019.
- Hitman: Agent Jun
- Honest Candidate
- The Woman Who Ran
- Deliver Us from Evil
- Time to Hunt
- #alive
- Samjin Company English Class
- Collectors
- Steel Rain 2: Summit
- Pawn
Korean Title: 히트맨 | Director: Choi Won-sub | Starring: Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Hwang Woo-seul-hye | Genre: Action, Comedy Once upon a time, a renowned Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent named Jun fakes his death in order to become a webtoonartist. However, his drunkenly created hit webtoon series accidentally reveals classified i...
Korean Title: 정직한 후보 | Director: Jang Yu-jeong | Starring: Ra Mi-ran, Kim Mu-yeol, Na Moon-hee | Genre: Political, Comedy What if a politician couldn’t tell lies? This is the premise of Honest Candidate, a political comedy who focuses on a National Assembly member who gets afflicted with an inability to lie just as she needs to run for re-election....
Korean Title: 도망친 여자 | Director: Hong Sang-soo | Starring: Kim Min-hee, Seo Young-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Kim Sae-byuk | Genre: Drama Hong Sang-soo is one of Korea’s most renowned art house directors, and he returned in 2020 with The Woman Who Ran. The film screened at numerous international festivals (ex. 2020’s New York FIlm Festival) despite COVID, a...
Korean Title: 다만 악에서 구하소서 | Director: Hong Won-chan | Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jung-min | Genre: Action, Thriller The “tough fatherly guy protects younger girl” story is a staple of global cinema (think Taken, Leon The Professional, and more), and Korea offers its take on the subgenre with Deliver Us from Evil. Starring three hi...
Korean Title: 사냥의 시간 | Director: Yoon Sung-hyun | Starring: Lee Je-hoon, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Woo-shik, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-soo | Genre: Thriller, Action Time To Hunt was another 2020 Korean film that made it to the international festival circuit, including a slot at the Berlinale. However, this isn’t some highfalutin art house mood piece; it’s ...
Korean Title: #살아있다 | Director: Cho Il-hyung | Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye | Genre: Zombie, Action With the success of 2016’s Train to Busan, Korean zombie films became a hot topic worldwide. While Train to Busan’s 2020 sequel Peninsula wasn’t particularly great, another Korean zombie movie caught our eye this year: #Alive. Starring top acto...
Korean Title: 삼진그룹 영어토익반 | Director: Lee Jong-pil | Starring: Go Ah-sung, Esom, Park Hye-su | Genre: Comedy, Drama Despite its name, Samjin Company English Class isn’t really about learning English. Instead, it’s a socially conscious comedy about three female employees of the Samjin Company who stumble upon unethical business practices and strive t...
Korean Title: 도굴 | Director: Park Jung-bae | Starring: Lee Je-hoon, Jo Woo-jin, Shin Hye-sun | Genre: Heist, Comedy, Drama, Adventure Imagine if Hollywood’s famous Indiana Jones franchise was Korean, and had a lot more humor. You’d probably end up with something pretty similar to Collectors, whose Korean title directly translates to “Grave Robbers....
Korean Title: 강철비2: 정상회담 | Director: Yang Woo-seok | Starring: Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-won, Yoo Yeon-seok | Genre: War, Political, Action In 2017, we recommended Korean political thriller Steel Rain on that year’s list of best Korean movies. This year for 2020, we’re recommending its sequel, Steel Rain 2: Summit. While Steel Rain 2 isn’t a direct se...
Korean Title: 담보 | Director: Kang Dae-gyu | Starring: Sung Dong-il, Ha Ji-won, Kim Hee-won | Genre: Drama Those who enjoy tear-jerking human dramas should check out Pawn, a 2020 Korean film belonging to that subgenre. The movie centers on two debt collectors who take a young girl as “collateral” from her illegal immigrant mother, only to form a fam...
The 20 Best Korean Movies of 2020. South Korea cinema had, by several accounts, a far better year than several other countries. It began the year well, with films like “ The Man Standing Next ” and “ Beasts Clawing at Straws ” releasing early on. But the onslaught of the Coronavirus pandemic in March forced cinemas to close down ...
Dec 9, 2019 · Last updated Feb 15, 2021. 1. 2. 104 titles for 2020 | Korea | DramaSeries: A Piece of Your Mind, Hi Bye, Mama!, Itaewon Class, Kingdom Season 2, Memorist, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Dr. Romantic Season 2, Rugal, The School Nurse Files and Klaus 47.
10 titles. 1. The Man Standing Next (2020) Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller. 7. Rate. In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with the edge over any branch of government. Director: Min-ho Woo | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-joon.
May 7, 2021 · Take a look at the list below for your chance to vote on the top 2020 South Korean films. There are also plenty of ways to watch these outstanding movies such as in theaters, Netflix, Hulu, Viki, and Amazon Prime. But you get to help decide the best Korean film of 2020 with your votes!
2 days ago · 30 Certified Fresh South Korean Movies To Watch Now. With Parasite ‘s historic Best Picture win at the 2020 Oscars, South Korea has now become an intractable contender in the argument for...
