Explore Korea's Rich Cinema: From Thrillers to Heartwarming Tales

Bitter, Sweet, Seoul

2014 • 63 min

Between August 20th and November 25th, 2013, over 2,800 people worldwide submitted nearly 12,000 videos showcasing various aspects of Seoul. From these submissions, a team chose 154 videos, edited them together, and created a feature film.

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Crying Fist

2005 • 121 min

Drama, Action

Facing unemployment, mounting debts, and a broken marriage, former silver medalist Tae-shik has fallen on hard times, resorting to street fighting. At the same time, young Sang-hwan's troubles lead to jail time. Both men find hope in boxing, striving for…

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I Saw the Devil

2010 • 144 min • Budget $6M • Box office $12M

Thriller, Horror

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, resolves to hunt down the killer personally. He vows to do whatever it takes to avenge the murders, even if it means sacrificing his own humanity.

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Castaway on the Moon

2009 • 119 min

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Facing job loss, mounting debt, and heartbreak, Mr. Kim attempts suicide by jumping into the Han River. Instead, he ends up stranded on a small island in the middle of the river. He gives up on escaping and starts building…

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014 • 126 min • Budget $9M • Box office $138M

War, Action, Drama

Admiral Yi Sun-sin confronts overwhelming odds in the Battle of Myeongryang, where he must defend Korea with only 13 warships against 300 Japanese vessels.

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Thirst

2009 • 134 min • Budget $5M • Box office $13M

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A respected priest volunteers for a risky experimental procedure intended to cure a deadly virus. He contracts the virus and dies, but is unexpectedly revived by a transfusion of blood from an unidentified source. Now alive, he struggles with conflicting…

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Joint Security Area

2000 • 108 min • Budget $12M

Drama, Thriller, Action

The deaths of two North Korean soldiers near the border spark an investigation by an independent panel. The soldier who fired the weapon is identified, but the Swiss-Korean lead investigator receives conflicting stories from both North and South Korea.

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Lady Vengeance

2005 • 115 min • Box office $23M

Drama, Thriller

After spending 13 years wrongly convicted and imprisoned, a woman starts putting her carefully planned revenge into action.

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Judgement

1999 • 27 min

Drama

Inside a morgue, three people become entangled in a dispute over a large inheritance when a body is identified. A couple and a morgue worker both claim to be the deceased's family. As they fight to prove their connections, they…

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

2002 • 129 min • Budget $4M • Box office $1M

Action, Drama, Thriller

To save his sister's life, a deaf man and his girlfriend are driven to desperate actions to raise money for a kidney transplant. Their efforts quickly turn disastrous, plunging them into escalating violence and a quest for revenge.

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Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

2009 • 95 min

A Korean executive travels to the Himalayas to return the body of a Nepalese migrant worker to the worker's family.

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The Tiger

2015 • 139 min • Box office $11M

Action, History, Adventure

Korea, 1925. Facing the oppressive rule of Japanese colonizers, the last tiger is ordered to be killed. The tiger initially overpowers those sent to hunt him, but a renowned hunter then takes up the challenge.

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Nameless Gangster

2012 • 133 min • Budget $125K

Crime, Thriller

A customs official with a hidden agenda teams up with a ruthless gangster, creating a formidable criminal alliance that dominates Busan.

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Oldboy

2003 • 120 min • Budget $3M • Box office $17M

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

A man awakens after fifteen years of captivity, having been imprisoned, drugged, and tortured, with no memory of how he arrived there. Driven by desperation, he now seeks revenge against those who held him.

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Memories of Murder

2003 • 131 min • Budget $2M • Box office $26M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea struggle to solve a series of brutal rape and murders targeting young women, terrifying their community. Working with limited resources and old-fashioned techniques, they soon realize they are hunting the…

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Night Fishing

2011 • 33 min

A man casually prepares for a fishing trip by the water. As evening approaches, a tug on his fishing line reveals the body of a woman.

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The Quiet Family

1998 • 101 min

Horror, Comedy, Crime

The Wilson family seeks an idyllic life owning a lodge in a remote hiking area, hoping to escape city life. Their first guest dies by suicide on their property, creating a dangerous situation. Worried about the business's reputation, they secretly…

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Okja

2017 • 120 min • Budget $50M

Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Mija takes a dangerous stand to stop a powerful global corporation from taking her close friend, Okja – a huge animal.

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The Wailing

2016 • 156 min • Budget $10M • Box office $49M

Horror, Mystery

A stranger appears in a quiet village, followed by the sudden outbreak of a strange illness. A local police officer becomes involved and must unravel the mystery behind the sickness to protect his daughter.

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The Host

2006 • 120 min • Budget $11M • Box office $88M

Horror, Drama, Science Fiction

After toxic waste contaminates Seoul's Han River, a teenage girl is captured by a massive, mutated squid-like creature that emerges from the water. Her family launches a desperate search to find her.

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Stoker

2013 • 99 min • Budget $12M • Box office $12M

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Following the death of her father in a traffic accident, India's estranged uncle Charlie moves in with her and her mother, Evelyn, who struggles with emotional instability. India soon grows suspicious of Charlie's charming nature and hidden intentions. However, instead…

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Seoul Station

2016 • 92 min • Box office $2M

Animation, Horror, Science Fiction

This animated film is a prequel to "Train to Busan." It follows a group of survivors as they struggle to cope with a sudden zombie outbreak in downtown Seoul.

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Kundo: Age of the Rampant

2014 • 137 min

Action, Drama

Korea, 1862. Under the rule of the fading Joseon dynasty, a group of rebels known as the Kundo fight back against oppressive authorities.

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Three... Extremes

2004 • 125 min • Budget $77K • Box office $516K

Horror

This anthology explores the lives of a witch doctor, a film-maker, and a disgruntled extra seeking revenge. It also follows a novelist and her twin sister.

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The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well

1996 • 117 min

Drama

This intimate story examines the complicated relationships of four South Koreans. It follows a married couple, a novelist, and two women caught in his emotional life as their lives become intertwined. They grapple with love, betrayal, and finding themselves in…

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