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The following is a list of South Korean films released in 2020. Box office [ edit ] The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2020, by domestic box office gross revenue , are as follows: [1]
OpeningOpeningEnglish TitleNative TitleJ A N U A R Y2Dogs in the House청춘빌라 살인사건J A N U A R Y9Don't Cry for Me Sudan: Shukran Baba울지마 톤즈 2: 슈크란 바바J A N U A R Y9Montmartre de Papa몽마르트 파파J A N U A R Y15해치지않아The 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 ...
- #Alive. In the suspense-filled movie #Alive, Oh Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in) is a gamer who finds himself trapped in his Seoul apartment as a horrifying virus rapidly engulfs the city.
- Beasts Clawing at Straws. Beasts Clawing at Straws is a 2020 South Korean drama thriller film directed by Kim Young-hoon. A struggling restaurant owner (Bae Sung-woo), caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer (Jung Woo-sung) gets into trouble when his girlfriend (Jeon Do-yeon) runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
- Hitman: Agent Jun. Hitman: Agent Jun is a 2020 South Korean action comedy film directed by Choi Won-sub. After faking his death to pursue his passion for creating comics, a legendary hitman agent (Kwon Sang-woo) accidentally uploads a comic based on his past life, and soon enough, he becomes a global target.
- Night in Paradise. The story of a man targeted by gangsters and a woman who has given up on life. 16 votes. More Night in Paradise. #48 of 114 on The Best Korean Movies Of All Time.
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- Josée. (조제) One of the most consistently rewarding voices on the Korean indie film circuit is Kim Jong-kwan, a director who has brought a unique sensibility and beautiful turns of phrase to films like Worst Woman (2016) and The Table (2016), works that frequently find two characters in lengthy but captivating conversations.
- The Woman Who Ran. (도망친 여자) Prolific auteur Hong Sang-soo received one of his most illustrious prizes this year, earning the Silver Bear for Best Director for his latest work The Woman Who Ran.
- Self-Portrait 2020. (셀프-포트레이트 2020) I’ll admit that I put Self-portrait 2020 pretty low on my watchlist for this year’s Busan International Film Festival, but who knew that this almost three-hour document of a garrulous drunk’s perambulations in Central Seoul would become my favourite film of BIFF this year?
- The Call. (콜) A breathless, stylish and deliciously demented remake of the Puerto Rican film The Caller, The Call is the debut from bright new talent Lee Chung-hyun, who has been impressing people in the industry with his short film work.
- 11 Closet
- 10 Honest Candidate
- 9 Collectors
- 8 Samjin Company English Class
- 7 Pawn (담보) Viu
- 6 Steel Rain 2: Summit
- 5 #alive
- 4 Hitman: Agent Jun
- 3 Peninsula
- 2 Deliver Us from Evil
Closet is the only horror film on this list where we see a man grow apart from his daughter following the death of his wife. They move to a new house and his daughter mysteriously goes missing. Along the way, an exorcist tells him to look in the closet to look for his daughter. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/293224/The-Closet
In this Korean comedy film, a third-term congresswoman, played by Ra Mi-Ran, has built her entire political career on lies. However, she finds herself unable to lie a few days before the elections are about to take place. A sequel to this movie has been confirmed and will probably hit the big screens in Korea in 2022. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu....
Channeling Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider vibes, we see a group of people with different jobs come together to carry out a daring heist right in the middle of Seoul. You can also check out the hilarious interview they did on a popular Korean Youtube Show– Jessi’s Showterview.
Set in the 1990s, Samjin Company English Class sees a group of 3 female friends who have been working in Samjin Company for 8 years but are still at the bottom of their company due to their high school only educational backgrounds. An opportunity arises when the company announces that a promotion awaits any employee that gets a score of 600 of high...
If you’re a fan of the healing Korean variety show, House on Wheels, you’ll probably love this movie! Catch both Sung Dong-Il and Kim Hee-Won in this family-friendly film where both of them work as debt collectors. One day, they were collecting debt and received a little girl from a mother as collateral/pawn. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/s...
The film sees three leaders from South Korea, North Korea, and the USA being held hostage in a North Korean nuclear submarine during a summit. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/315287/Steel-Rain-2-Summit Watch Steel Rain on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/sg/title/80226234
Zombie films have become sort of a unique Korean thing since the success of Train to Busan and Kingdom. In #Alive, the city is infected by a virus that causes people to turn into zombies. The main leads, played by Yoo Ah-In and Park Shin-Hye are trying to find a way to survive from their own apartments. Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/sg/...
Once a hitman for the NIS, Joon, played by Kwon Sang-Woo decides to fake his death during a mission to carry out his lifelong dream of being a webtoon artist. However, one day, he posts a webtoon that reveals the secrets of being in the NIS and gets himself in trouble.
Set 4 years after Train to Busan, the film shows how people have survived the initial zombie outbreak and are struggling to survive. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/333736/Peninsula
This action-packed Korean movie follows a hitman who is planning to retire after his last job but finds himself linked to a kidnapping case in Thailand. The film won the award for Best Cinematography & Lighting at the 41stBlue Dragon Film Awards. Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/343288/Deliver-Us-From-Evil
A zombie virus has in the last 4 years spread to all South Korea. 4 Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck. Director: Sang-ho Yeon | Stars: Koo Kyo-hwan , Gang Dong-won , Jang So-yeon , Lee Jung-hyun
The following is a list of 2020 box office number-one films in South Korea. When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed. The box office dropped in February after the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Some films were postponed. [1]
