99 Essential Korean Films

3-Iron

2004 • 88 min • Box office $3M

Drama, Romance, Crime

A man who lives in people's homes while they're away, working off the stay with chores, has his routine disrupted by a chance encounter. He meets a captivating woman seeking an escape from a loveless marriage.

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Night and Day

2008 • 144 min

Drama

Fleeing an impending arrest, Kim Seong-nam goes to Paris, leaving his wife in Korea. Once there, he reconnects with a former girlfriend and becomes acquainted with a close-knit group of Korean artists.

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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 Man with Three Coffins

1987 • 104 min

A widower travels South Korea searching for a place to scatter his wife's ashes. During his journey, he meets a nurse and her patient: an elderly man who is dying. The man offers the widower a large sum of money…

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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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The Housemaid

1960 • 112 min

Crime, Drama

This drama follows a pianist who moves his family – his wife and children – into a new home. His wife, burdened by her demanding job, starts to experience health problems. The composer then hires a spirited housemaid who quickly…

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Insect Woman

1972 • 110 min

A teenage girl's life changes drastically when her mother forces her into working as a hostess in a bar, essentially as a prostitute. She then becomes involved with Professor Lee, helping him overcome impotence and eventually becoming his mistress. His…

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The Surrogate Womb

1987 • 94 min

A woman of noble birth, unable to conceive, persuades her husband to find a young peasant woman to carry his child. Her motivation is to ensure the continuation of their family line.

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The Day He Arrives

2011 • 79 min • Box office $11K

Drama

A retired film director travels to Seoul to reconnect with a friend. When his friend fails to meet him, the director spends three days adrift in the city. He drifts from bar to bar, encountering different women each day, with…

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The March of Fools

1975 • 117 min

Set in 1970s Korea under military rule, where school closures were common and the future felt uncertain, the story follows Byung-tae, a college student who enjoys blind group dates. He meets Young-ja, a French literature student, during one of these…

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Peppermint Candy

2000 • 131 min

Drama

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends reunite for their 20-year reunion. Yeong-ho, a man burdened by unhappiness, casts a shadow over the celebration. His deep depression becomes stark when he climbs a railroad bridge and appears…

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Save the Green Planet!

2003 • 117 min • Budget $3M

Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime

A young, driven filmmaker becomes convinced that the country's political leaders are actually evil reptilian aliens planning to take over the world. Driven by a sense of injustice, he converts his basement into a film studio and an unsettling interrogation…

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The Coachman

1961 • 98 min

A father struggles to support his four children amidst hardship in post-Korean War Korea, where modernization threatens his livelihood as a horse-drawn cart operator. His children face their own challenges: the oldest son has failed the bar exam twice and…

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Poetry

2010 • 139 min • Box office $349K

Drama

A woman in her sixties in South Korea joins a poetry class while struggling with a declining memory and deeply upsetting news about her grandson.

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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 Handmaiden

2016 • 145 min • Budget $8M • Box office $38M

Thriller, Drama, Romance

Korea, 1930s. During Japanese occupation, Sookee takes a job as a handmaiden to Hideko, a Japanese heiress living in isolation on her family's estate, ruled by her controlling Uncle Kouzuki. However, Sookee hides a secret: she's a skilled pickpocket recruited…

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The Age of Success

1988 • 110 min

Kim Pan-chok starts working in the sales promotion department at Yumi Inc., a company that makes sweeteners. After a fierce sales battle with their main rival, Gammi Inc., he becomes ill and is hospitalized. While recovering, he comes up with…

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Christmas in August

1998 • 97 min

Drama, Romance

During a hot summer, Jung-won, a photographer in his early thirties with a terminal illness, unexpectedly falls in love with a young, energetic traffic officer who doesn't know his condition. The film examines the delicate and temporary nature of love…

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A Petal

1996 • 101 min

In 1980, a young girl experiences the brutal reality of the Gwangju massacre. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of South Koreans are killed when military forces violently suppress protests against the military's recent seizure of power.

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Sunny

2011 • 135 min • Budget $3M • Box office $48M

Drama, Comedy

Seven high school friends forge a strong bond, but life gradually separates them over the next 25 years. As one friend faces a terminal illness in the hospital, she makes a final wish: to reunite with each of them.

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Burning

2018 • 148 min • Budget $7M • Box office $6M

Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Deliveryman Jong-su encounters Hae-mi, a former neighbor, who asks him to watch her cat while she's traveling in Africa. Upon her return, Hae-mi introduces Jong-su to Ben, a mysterious young man she met abroad. Eventually, Ben shares with Jong-su a…

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Mother

2009 • 129 min • Budget $5M • Box office $17M

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mother lives a simple life with her son. Their world is shattered when a girl is murdered, and the boy becomes the prime suspect. Determined to clear his name, the mother embarks on a desperate fight to prove his…

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A Girl at My Door

2014 • 119 min • Budget $300K

Drama

A policewoman, transferred from Seoul to a secluded coastal village, becomes drawn into the life of a troubled teenage girl. The girl suffers abuse at the hands of both her father and grandmother.

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Oasis

2002 • 132 min

Drama, Romance

After serving a prison sentence for a drunk driving accident that killed someone, a young man seeks out the widow of his victim. He develops feelings for the widow's daughter, who has cerebral palsy.

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House of Hummingbird

2019 • 135 min • Box office $1M

Drama

Eun-hee, a 14-year-old girl, seeks moments of joy in everyday life. Neglected by her parents and mistreated by her brother, she finds solace in her friendship and neighborhood adventures. With her best friend, she explores life's small pleasures and experiences…

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A Taxi Driver

2017 • 138 min • Budget $12M • Box office $81M

Action, Drama, History

Seoul, May 1980. Man-seob, a struggling taxi driver, is raising his young daughter on his own. He learns of a lucrative fare: a drive to Gwangju for a foreign passenger. Unaware that his passenger is a German journalist with ulterior…

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Nobody's Daughter Haewon

2013 • 91 min

Drama

Haewon, a college student, is struggling to end her secret relationship with her professor, Seongjun. Distressed after saying goodbye to her mother, who is immigrating to Canada, Haewon reconnects with Seongjun. They are discovered by classmates at a restaurant, exposing…

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Snowpiercer

2013 • 127 min • Budget $39M • Box office $86M

Action, Science Fiction, Drama

After a disastrous attempt to combat global warming decimates Earth's population, humanity survives aboard Snowpiercer, a train perpetually circling the globe. Within its walls, a rigid class system has emerged.

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A Bittersweet Life

2005 • 119 min • Box office $7M

Action, Drama, Crime

Kim Sun-woo works as a hotel enforcer and manager for Kang, a ruthless crime boss. While Kang is away on a business trip, Sun-woo is tasked with a seemingly simple job: to follow Kang's young mistress, Hee-soo. Kang suspects she's…

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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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The Widow

1955 • 90 min

The Widow, the only film directed by Park Nam Ok, presents a unique look at postwar Korean life and a woman's conflict between obligation and passion. After the war, a widow named Shin raises her daughter with the help of…

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On the Beach at Night Alone

2017 • 101 min

Drama

In a foreign city, actress Younghee, burdened by a relationship with a married man back in Korea, has left everything behind to protect her own feelings. He promised to join her, but she doubts his intentions. While visiting an acquaintance,…

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The Village of Mist

1983 • 94 min

A young South Korean woman takes a teaching position in a remote mountain village. The villagers there are all closely related, except for one enigmatic wanderer.

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A Single Spark

1995 • 92 min

In the mid-1970s, Kim, an activist and law school graduate, faces persecution from the Park regime for attempting to write a book about Jeon Tae-il. Jeon was a union activist who, at the age of 22, self-immolated in protest against…

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New World

2013 • 134 min

Thriller, Crime, Drama

A police officer working undercover within a powerful corporation finds his commitment challenged by the death of the corporation's leader, whom he has been secretly investigating for years.

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Treeless Mountain

2009 • 90 min

Drama

A Korean woman leaves her two young daughters with her sister-in-law to search for their estranged father.

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A Day Off

1968 • 74 min

Every Sunday, a young, unmarried South Korean couple, struggling financially, meet. The pregnant woman feels they aren't prepared to have a child. Meanwhile, the young man decides to visit his friends to ask for money to cover the delivery costs.

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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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A Hometown in Heart

1949 • 77 min

A young orphan finds a home in a Buddhist temple and develops a close bond with a grieving widow who comes to the temple to mourn her son's death.

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Chilsu and Mansu

1988 • 109 min

A directionless young man and his friend, who works as a sign painter, attract attention when they climb to the top of a tall billboard.

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Il Mare

2000 • 96 min • Budget $25M

Fantasy, Drama, Romance

In 1999, a young woman departs her peaceful home by the sea, leaving a note for the new residents instructing them to forward her mail. In 1997, a world-weary architect moves into the house and discovers the letter. He responds,…

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

2006 • 105 min • Box office $4M

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Young-goon, a woman with mental instability who frequently shocks herself with a transistor radio, is in a mental institution. She believes she's a cyborg and refuses to eat like a normal person. Il-soon, another patient, befriends Young-goon. Now, Il-soon faces…

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003 • 103 min • Box office $8M

Drama

A solitary lake is home to an elderly monk who resides in a small temple built on the water. He cares for a young boy, guiding him in the ways of monastic life. The story unfolds over the course of…

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Parasite

2019 • 133 min • Budget $11M • Box office $257M

Comedy, Thriller, Drama

With no jobs, Ki-taek's family develops an unusual fascination with the affluent Park family, hoping to make a living from them. Their lives become complicated when they are unexpectedly drawn into an unforeseen event.

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The Villainess

2017 • 129 min • Budget $125K • Box office $8M

Action, Crime, Drama

Sook-hee was trained from a young age to be a deadly assassin by a criminal group. After a decade of service, she's offered freedom. But hidden truths from her past shatter her carefully constructed life, leading her to unleash a…

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Mother and a Guest

1961 • 103 min

Six-year-old Ok Hee is happy when Mr. Han begins living with her mother and the other women in their home. She acts as a go-between for him and her mother as they develop a quiet romance. But can her help…

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Ieoh Island

1977 • 112 min

A company plans to open a spa hotel named after Ieodo, a legendary island said to be home to the spirits of drowned sailors. While visiting the site, a journalist vanishes under strange circumstances. A contractor travels to Ieodo's nearby…

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Painted Fire

2002 • 120 min

Drama, History

Amidst political and social turmoil in 19th century Korea, the unconventional, self-taught painter Jang Seung-up cultivates his artistic ability within a restrictive environment.

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The Woman Who Ran

2020 • 77 min

Drama

While her husband is away on a business trip, Gamhee reconnects with three friends. She visits the first two at their homes, and meets the third unexpectedly at a theater. Their conversations are lighthearted, as usual, but beneath the surface…

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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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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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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004 • 148 min • Budget $1M

Action, Adventure, Drama

During the Korean War, two brothers find themselves fighting on opposite sides. The older brother consistently volunteers for the most dangerous assignments, hoping to keep his younger sibling safe from combat.

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Woman of Fire

1971 • 100 min

A composer and his wife's peaceful life on a chicken farm is disrupted by the arrival of a captivating woman. Her presence stirs up unexpected complications and throws their world into chaos.

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Night Journey

1977 • 77 min

Feeling uneasy about the informal and secretive nature of her relationship with her boss, a bank employee unexpectedly receives a few days off work.

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Suddenly in the Dark

1981 • 95 min

A wife begins to suspect her husband is having an affair following the arrival of a new, young housekeeper. The housekeeper consistently carries a peculiar wooden doll.

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The Man from Nowhere

2010 • 119 min • Budget $1M • Box office $43M

Action, Thriller, Crime

A former special agent becomes entangled in a complex world of drug trafficking. He must protect the innocent daughter of a drug smuggler who is caught in the crossfire of her parents' conflict.

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Sopyonje

1993 • 113 min

Drama

Against the stunning scenery of South Korea, a celebrated pansori performer journeys to find his former protégé, someone who once shared his love for traditional Korean music and storytelling. Traveling through villages, cities, and mountains, the artist confronts regret and…

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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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Mist

1967 • 79 min

Yun Gi-jun's ascent to executive director of a pharmaceutical company was largely due to his marriage to the widowed daughter of the CEO. With a shareholders' meeting approaching, his wife suggests a visit to his hometown of Mujin, and he…

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Moonlit Winter

2019 • 106 min

Romance, Drama

A personal letter leads a young woman to take her mother on a trip to a quiet Japanese town, where someone important to her lives.

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The General's Mustache

1968 • 103 min

The film opens with the puzzling death of Kim Cheol-hun, a photojournalist. Experienced detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) partners with a sharp, younger detective (Kim Seong-ok) to examine those connected to Kim.

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Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors

2000 • 127 min

Romance, Drama

Filmmaker Young-soo connects writer Soo-jung with his friend Jae-hoon, sparking an unintended love triangle. As Jae-hoon pursues Soo-jung, Young-soo experiences conflict with his film crew. But just when the situation seems resolved, everything restarts, offering a new set of circumstances.

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Jagko

1980 • 103 min

Drama

In 1980s South Korea, a former police officer, now living in poverty after a disgrace, is unexpectedly sent to a rehabilitation center. There, he encounters the Communist guerilla who had evaded him for decades. Forced to confront their shared history…

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Take Care of My Cat

2001 • 112 min

Drama

When one of five close school friends relocates to Seoul after graduation, the remaining four struggle to cope with her departure and the growing distance between them.

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My Sassy Girl

2001 • 137 min • Box office $32M

Drama, Comedy, Romance

A shy, unassuming man helps a young woman who is intoxicated on a subway platform. He doesn't realize the serious consequences that await him as a result.

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Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

1989 • 144 min

Drama

In a quiet monastery, three people seek wisdom. An aging master shares his teachings with patience. A young orphan finds a home and looks for guidance to navigate life. A man from the city seeks enlightenment and inner peace. As…

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Whale Hunting

1984 • 112 min

A disheartened student encounters an unusual beggar and falls in love with a mute prostitute. They decide to journey across South Korea together, penniless, to help her return to her family.

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Han Gong-ju

2014 • 112 min

Drama

Following a traumatic event, 17-year-old Gong-ju has to transfer schools. With her parents uninvolved, her former teacher arranges for her to stay with his mother. Her past eventually returns, bringing a shocking and devastating truth.

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The Seaside Village

1965 • 91 min

On a secluded island, where women are the majority, men are often lost to the sea, despite the perilous conditions. The island's young women are frequently widowed and quickly face the harsh realities of survival.

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Ha Ha Ha

2010 • 116 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two friends reminisce over drinks about their recent vacations to the same coastal town. Their stories, shared as flashbacks, reveal that they visited at the same time and encountered the same people.

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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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Café Noir

2010 • 198 min

On Christmas Eve, a man is abandoned by his girlfriend, and the story follows him as he navigates the streets of Seoul.

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A Tale of Two Sisters

2003 • 115 min • Budget $15M • Box office $1M

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Two sisters come home from a mental institution and find themselves dealing with unsettling events and a difficult relationship with their stepmother. As strange things happen, long-hidden family secrets are revealed, making it hard to tell what's real and what's…

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Chunhyang

2000 • 137 min

Drama, Romance

A woman caught between duty and desire finds her loyalty challenged when her husband, the governor's son, departs for Seoul with his family. Once they arrive, the new governor makes an unwelcome advance toward her.

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The Isle

2000 • 90 min • Budget $50K • Box office $24K

Drama, Thriller

Mute Hee-Jin works as a clerk at a remote fishing resort in the Korean wilderness, selling supplies and sometimes offering herself to tourists. Her life changes when she meets Hyun-Shik, a man fleeing the police. She saves him from attempting…

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The King of Pigs

2011 • 97 min • Budget $130K • Box office $124K

Animation, Thriller, Drama

Years after parting ways, childhood friends Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min reconnect. Their conversation revisits painful memories from their school days, revealing the lasting emotional impact of those experiences.

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The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008 • 130 min • Budget $10M

Action, Adventure, Comedy

In 1930s Manchuria, three Korean outlaws – a bounty hunter, a hitman, and a thief – navigate a dangerous world of Japanese soldiers, Chinese gangs, and Russian bandits. They compete to find legendary riches by following a treasure map.

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One Fine Spring Day

2001 • 115 min

Drama, Romance

A recording engineer develops feelings for a radio announcer while collaborating on a project to record sounds from nature.

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Attack the Gas Station!

1999 • 113 min

Action, Comedy

Four disillusioned young people seize control of a Seoul gas station in a surprisingly lighthearted act of rebellion. Instead of being menacing, they inject chaos and humor into the hostage situation. The manager is made to sing karaoke, disgruntled customers…

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Secret Sunshine

2007 • 143 min • Budget $2M • Box office $11M

Drama

After her husband's death, Shin-ae relocates to his hometown, struggling to find her place in the quiet, unfamiliar community. Following a devastating event, she finds solace in Christianity, but even this comfort is denied to her, leading her to a…

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Microhabitat

2018 • 105 min

Drama, Romance

Miso sustains herself by working as a housekeeper, finding solace in cigarettes and whiskey. When the cost of cigarettes and rent both increase, she makes the difficult decision to prioritize her habits over her home. This leads her to stay…

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Right Now, Wrong Then

2015 • 121 min • Box office $680K

Drama, Romance

Director Ham Chunsu accidentally arrives in Suwon a day before his scheduled lecture. With free time, he visits a restored palace and meets artist Yoon Heejung. They visit her workshop, share dinner with sushi and soju, and connect. Later, they…

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Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie

1997 • 144 min

Orphaned children, rejecting both family and street life, find work in bars or resort to theft. For them, survival is about holding onto the joy of play, even in poverty. They seek refuge in a rock cafe, where they can…

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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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Hill of Freedom

2014 • 66 min

Drama

Kwon returns to Seoul after a peaceful retreat in the mountains. There, she receives a bundle of letters from Mori, who has traveled from Japan to ask her for marriage. Overwhelmed, Kwon accidentally drops and scatters the undated letters. Now,…

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Paju

2009 • 112 min

In the South Korean town of Paju, a young woman reflects on the past eight years, starting with the arrival of a fugitive from Seoul who married her older sister.

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Little Forest

2018 • 103 min

Drama

A young woman leaves the city for her rural hometown. She seeks a life away from the city's intensity, striving for self-sufficiency as she reconnects with the natural world.

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Daytime Drinking

2009 • 116 min

After a breakup, Hyuk-jin travels to Jeongseon in Gangwon-do province. His friends are unable to join him the next day, so he goes alone. What starts as a chance trip quickly becomes complicated, with repeated misunderstandings and unexpected encounters.

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Mandala

1981 • 111 min

This film explores the lives and relationships of two Buddhist monks in South Korea.

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Pieta

2012 • 104 min • Budget $103K • Box office $6M

Drama

A ruthless loan shark's life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious woman appears, claiming to be his mother from the past. This forces him to confront his violent existence and question his future.

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A Dirty Carnival

2006 • 141 min • Budget $4M • Box office $10M

Crime, Drama, Action

A low-level debt collector for a local triad gang struggles with a conflict between his desire for a life of crime and his loyalty to his family.

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A Moment to Remember

2004 • 117 min • Budget $4M

Drama, Romance

A young couple faces a profound challenge when Sun-jin receives a diagnosis of a rare type of Alzheimer's disease.

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Madame Freedom

1956 • 125 min

To make ends meet, Oh takes a job at a small shop. Professor Jang starts a relationship with Miss Park, the office typist, but ends it to shield her family. Han’s wife then anonymously writes to Jang, exposing Oh’s affair.

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Like You Know It All

2009 • 128 min • Budget $100K • Box office $208K

Drama, Comedy

A South Korean art house film director is first invited to serve on the panel of a film festival, then to guest lecture at a film school.

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Train to Busan

2016 • 118 min • Budget $8M • Box office $87M

Horror, Thriller, Action

A zombie virus outbreak forces South Korea into a national emergency. Onboard a speeding train to Busan, passengers must fight desperately to stay alive.

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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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Aimless Bullet

1961 • 107 min

Drama

Following the Korean War, two brothers face hardship as they try to rebuild their lives. Chul-ho, a hardworking accountant with a wife expecting a child and a constant toothache, battles daily for his family's well-being. He perseveres despite the difficulties.…

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Hotel by the River

2019 • 96 min

Drama

A retired poet gathers his estranged sons at the hotel where he's staying, sensing his time is limited. Simultaneously, he develops a connection with two women also at the hotel.

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