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Kanopy
78
7.7
/38010/
77
/1212/
78
/783/
4.2
/77543/
88
/25/
89
/605/
58
/7/

Joint Security Area (2000)
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
poster
78
8.0
/42213/
78
/696/
79
/743/
3.8
/12164/
79
/43/
93
/1545/
64
/19/

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
poster
Netflix
74
6.6
/3226/
65
/186/
69
/63/
3.7
/23871/
91
/23/
84
/25/
cc age 15+

Good News (2025)
When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
7.0
/8371/
72
/446/
70
/189/
3.5
/11303/
95
/44/
86
/18/
71
/9/

Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
74
7.6
/7877/
74
/190/
74
/194/
3.7
/5079/
88
/8/
92
/256/

Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.
poster
Rakuten Viki
78
72
7.4
/7183/
77
/410/
73
/209/
3.8
/8664/
100
/21/
83
/18/
69
/6/

The Spy Gone North (2018)
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
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Hulu
70
6.4
/2675/
66
/167/
72
/64/
3.4
/11607/
71
/14/
83
/10/

Escape (2024)
After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
69
7.5
/3177/
79
/138/
81
/80/
4.0
/14439/
63
/8/
96
/52/

Swing Kids (2018)
Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.
poster
74
65
6.8
/4592/
70
/330/
69
/147/
3.5
/3884/
93
/14/
77
/15/

The Propaganda Game (2015)
North Korea. The last communist country in the world. Unknown, hermetic and fascinating. Formerly known as “The Hermit Kingdom” for its attempts to remain isolated, North Korea is one of the largest sources of instability as regards world peace. It also has the most militarized border in the world, and the flow of impartial information, both going in and out, is practically non-existent. As the recent Sony-leaks has shown, it is the perfect setting for a propaganda war.
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Kanopy
64
6.6
/1120/
67
/51/
69
/30/
3.3
/1310/
79
/76/
53
/11/
65
/23/

The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
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Netflix
70
63
6.7
/4785/
71
/322/
73
/150/
3.3
/15678/
57
/7/
85
/27/
cc age 15+

My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)
After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.
poster
73
63
7.0
/4939/
73
/106/
71
/127/
3.5
/2418/
83
/105/

Silmido (2003)
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.
poster
The Roku Channel
69
62
6.8
/5682/
72
/284/
70
/208/
3.3
/8460/
71
/26/

Secretly, Greatly (2013)
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
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Hulu
60
6.7
/6966/
65
/422/
67
/200/
3.2
/11931/
68
/56/
45
/11/
55
/22/
cc age 16+

Hunt (2022)
After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.
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Netflix
67
60
7.1
/7116/
72
/378/
70
/205/
3.4
/5150/
58
/15/

Steel Rain (2017)
Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
59
6.8
/7273/
71
/266/
69
/197/
3.2
/3388/
78
/9/
72
/11/
63
/5/

The Suspect (2013)
Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
58
6.6
/7934/
65
/316/
66
/215/
3.3
/4188/
43
/14/
58
/46/
54
/7/

The Berlin File (2013)
When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.
poster
67
57
6.7
/5213/
71
/321/
68
/139/
3.2
/5310/
68
/13/

Confidential Assignment (2017)
When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean detective to investigate their whereabouts.
poster
75
57
7.4
/4986/
74
/151/
73
/198/
3.7
/4692/
86
/7/
69
/1/

The Net (2016)
A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.
poster
62
57
6.5
/8917/
65
/150/
64
/181/
3.3
/3862/
61
/38/
67
/308/
50
/18/

Shiri (1999)
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
poster
71
56
6.8
/3956/
70
/272/
67
/131/
3.4
/8533/
84
/12/

Hijack 1971 (2024)
Based on a real event, an easy Korean domestic flight bound for Gimpo takes an ill-fated turn when one of the passengers, Yong-dae (Yeo Jin-goo), hijacks the plane with a bomb, demanding to change the flight’s path to North Korea, where his brother lives. With the captain (Sung Dong-il) losing his eyesight from the initial bomb blast, co-pilot Tae-in takes over the flight and fights to save the lives of the passengers, along with the flight attendant Ok-soon (Chae Soo-bin).
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Kanopy
65
56
6.9
/4584/
71
/122/
63
/135/
3.4
/2871/
58
/43/

Secret Reunion (2010)
Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
54
6.2
/7083/
64
/738/
68
/607/
3.0
/10043/
73
/11/
74
/1/

Ashfall (2019)
A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
poster
69
52
6.6
/3698/
76
/276/
77
/221/
3.1
/9290/
67
/2/

V.I.P. (2017)
A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
51
6.7
/2038/
75
/134/
71
/50/
3.2
/3566/

Okay! Madam (2020)
A working class family wins a free vacation to Hawaii. But when their plane takes flight, it gets hijacked by terrorists. To save her family and the other passengers, the wife must reveal her secret past and fight back.
poster
69
50
7.0
/2004/
71
/122/
68
/44/
3.4
/6028/

6/45 (2022)
A comical encounter between South and North Korean soldiers over the 5.7 billions won lottery that crossed the military demarcation line on the wind.
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Amazon Prime Video
58
49
6.7
/5158/
72
/214/
72
/131/
3.1
/3187/
40
/10/
59
/15/
36
/6/

Commitment (2013)
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.
poster
Netflix
48
5.1
/10699/
56
/1120/
59
/404/
2.5
/10352/
32
/25/
42
/65/
cc age 16+

Carter (2022)
Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has already devastated US and North Korea. He who has no recollections of his past finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth. A voice in his ears gives him orders to avoid getting killed and he's thrown into a mysterious operation while the CIA and North Korean coup chase him close.
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Kanopy
68
48
6.8
/1295/
71
/67/
79
/57/
3.3
/2057/
60

In Our Prime (2022)
Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North Korea.
poster
Netflix
51
48
6.0
/6058/
62
/566/
63
/319/
2.9
/6286/
20
/10/
44
/23/

Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby.
poster
70
44
6.6
/2617/
68
/167/
71
/64/
3.1
/3151/
85
/3/

Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
Follows Rim Chul-ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin-tae, who volunteers to work with the North Korean in order to get back on the investigation team after a mistake landed him in the cyber crime department.
poster
The Roku Channel
61
42
5.4
/1634/
63
/126/
68
/121/
2.7
/1500/
80
/5/
48
/8/

Take Point (2018)
On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.
poster
73
42
7.2
/1410/
75
/71/
77
/52/
3.5
/1831/
74
/11/

As One (2012)
A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
32
6.2
/1634/
62
/91/
70
/64/
2.9
/1264/
11
/1/

Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020)
A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.
poster
50
32
5.7
/1449/
60
/26/
59
/47/
3.0
/470/
25
/32/
47
/60/
46
/16/

Typhoon (2005)
A vengeful refugee-turned-pirate steals nuclear materials to attack and obliterate the Koreas in a Nuclear Typhoon. A top South Korean naval officer is assigned the task to stop his plans and execute him.
poster
72
30
7.5
/1375/
75
/30/
70
/37/
3.4
/430/

Crossing (2008)
Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
21
5.9
/614/
61
/23/
66
/39/
3.1
/243/

Spy Girl (2004)
Ko-bong has a huge crush on Gye-soon who works at a fast food restaurant without knowing that the girl he love is a spy from North Korea.
poster
61
21
6.5
/968/
62
/24/
61
/30/
3.2
/357/
56
/11/

Poongsan (2011)
Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.
poster
58
18
5.9
/660/
55
/16/
60
/31/
3.0
/279/

Heaven's Soldiers (2005)
Modern day soldiers travel back in time and meet Admiral Lee, the greatest soldier of all time, and motivate him to drive out invaders.
poster
58
17
4.8
/392/
66
/13/
63
/29/
2.8
/365/

Hanbando (2006)
The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.
poster
74
13
7.7
/231/
74
/25/
78
/13/
3.5
/252/

Korea: The Never-Ending War (2019)
Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confronts the myth of the “Forgotten War,” documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.
poster
60
11
6.0
/377/
57
/8/
58
/15/
67
/6/

The Last Witness (2001)
Based on a true story and a legendary Korean novel, this movie follows Detective Oh (superstar Lee Jung Jae) and his investigation into the mysterious murder of a North Korean. His investigation leads him to a diary, which was written by a nun who - along with her boyfriend - helped lead the escape of North Korean POWs held captive during the Korean War. Detective Oh eventually becomes emotionally involved with the case and pursues the writer of the diary and her long-lost boyfriend, hoping to crack the case and learn more about the story of the POWs.
poster
Hoopla
67
11
6.6
/407/
66
/11/
61
/16/
3.3
/325/
80
/1/

Red Family (2013)
A growing friendship with their neighbors softens the resolve of a group of North Korean spies who are posing as an ordinary South Korean family.
poster
56
11
6.2
/402/
56
/11/
58
/17/
50
/5/

Double Agent (2003)
A North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.
poster
Kanopy
62
11
7.1
/235/
61
/14/
66
/12/
50
/10/

I Am Sun Mu (2015)
Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.
poster
64
9
6.1
/172/
63
/6/
69
/12/
3.3
/231/

My Dictator (2014)
Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung, the former leader of North Korea, for the rehearsal of the South-North Korea Summit. Sung-geun becomes passionately immersed in his role, motivated by his son who looks up to him. However, the summit is not realized, and Sung-geun ends up lost in the delusion that he really is Kim Il-sung.
poster
?
7.8
/5/
80
/1/

Hana Korea (2025)
Hyesun is a young North Korean refugee who has just arrived in fast-paced, hyper-modern South Korea. As she struggles to adapt to her new life, Hyesun must confront the emotional toll of leaving her past behind while trying to carve out a place for herself in a society permeated by high performance and dire expectations.
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?
20
/1/

Until We Meet (1999)
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