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Amazon Prime Video
88
8.1
/198953/
82
/7852/
82
/4162/
4.4
/720192/
96
/226/
91
/449/
85
/40/

The Handmaiden (2016)
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
7.8
/167731/
77
/7040/
77
/2161/
4.2
/1618282/
95
/321/
93
/210/
94
/52/
cc age 13+

Past Lives (2023)
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
poster
87
8.1
/260059/
80
/7583/
80
/4378/
4.4
/869942/
95
/80/
92
/1039/
82
/18/
cc age 16+

Memories of Murder (2003)
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.3
/708031/
83
/17777/
82
/9511/
4.4
/1366709/
82
/160/
94
/11753/
78
/33/
cc age 17+

Oldboy (2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
poster
84
7.9
/5021/
78
/299/
77
/58/
4.0
/10560/
100
/58/
99
/44/
85
/16/

Beyond Utopia (2023)
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
poster
84
7.5
/75447/
75
/2782/
74
/1433/
4.2
/362811/
97
/216/
78
/269/
91
/42/
cc age 15+

Drive My Car (2021)
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
poster
Netflix
84
7.3
/7755/
76
/631/
82
/510/
3.7
/36553/
94
/16/
95
/117/
cc age 12+

BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020)
Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/14627/
77
/346/
76
/323/
4.2
/34988/
100
/72/
86
/6642/
87
/24/

Poetry (2010)
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.7
/79486/
76
/2282/
77
/1636/
4.2
/180909/
96
/121/
89
/974/
79
/31/
cc age 15+

Mother (2009)
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.7
/79788/
78
/3077/
77
/1431/
3.9
/56097/
100
/8/
90
/854/

The Man from Nowhere (2010)
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
7.9
/20805/
79
/880/
79
/722/
4.0
/20939/
93
/184/

Castaway on the Moon (2009)
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.4
/4304/
76
/196/
75
/112/
4.1
/31618/
98
/49/
74
/12/
82
/10/
cc age 14+

House of Hummingbird (2019)
14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.
poster
Disney Plus
82
7.3
/900451/
75
/52821/
73
/23111/
3.7
/2591785/
96
/526/
79
/9118/
88
/55/
cc age 12+

Black Panther (2018)
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.1
/25870/
82
/863/
78
/480/
4.0
/38395/
89
/75/

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
poster
82
7.5
/46677/
75
/1415/
74
/956/
3.9
/53450/
100
/12/
90
/872/

A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
poster
81
7.9
/60938/
77
/1323/
78
/1223/
4.1
/66511/
87
/93/
94
/1464/
72
/28/

3-Iron (2004)
A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.
poster
81
8.1
/27150/
80
/520/
78
/350/
3.9
/16904/
90
/564/

A Moment to Remember (2004)
A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
poster
80
6.9
/10415/
67
/351/
62
/466/
3.6
/66597/
97
/134/
91
/29/
87
/37/

Return to Seoul (2022)
After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
poster
Netflix
80
7.6
/300457/
78
/18671/
77
/8131/
4.0
/1082257/
95
/128/
89
/1382/
73
/17/
cc age 15+

Train to Busan (2016)
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
poster
MUBI
79
7.3
/66929/
73
/2941/
73
/1423/
4.0
/375206/
94
/246/
84
/125/
85
/44/
cc age 15+

Decision to Leave (2022)
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.5
/10614/
72
/461/
72
/224/
4.1
/28391/
94
/32/
76
/372/
84
/6/

Secret Sunshine (2007)
Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
poster
79
7.9
/52621/
77
/1151/
75
/625/
3.7
/34090/
93
/2468/

My Sassy Girl (2001)
A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.4
/96657/
74
/4576/
73
/1957/
4.0
/269290/
99
/87/
81
/394/
81
/19/

The Wailing (2016)
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
poster
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
Kanopy
80
78
7.8
/11366/
77
/275/
77
/269/
4.1
/21853/
90
/30/
83
/78/
79
/14/

Oasis (2002)
A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
78
7.8
/7978/
76
/234/
77
/156/
3.7
/5914/
100
/9/
89
/56/

Masquerade (2012)
Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
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
Kanopy
77
7.5
/92006/
75
/2761/
75
/1844/
4.0
/190051/
76
/87/
87
/3249/
75
/23/

Lady Vengeance (2005)
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
poster
Netflix
77
7.4
/59451/
75
/2287/
79
/1269/
3.8
/206157/
82
/68/
cc age 17+

Forgotten (2017)
Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.
poster
Netflix
77
7.3
/140743/
73
/7708/
73
/4464/
3.7
/471314/
87
/239/
81
/625/
75
/36/
cc age 15+

Okja (2017)
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
poster
Hulu
77
7.1
/141927/
70
/4981/
69
/3029/
3.8
/299633/
93
/155/
72
/7811/
85
/35/
cc age 17+

The Host (2006)
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
poster
Kanopy
78
76
7.6
/12272/
73
/294/
74
/278/
4.0
/27242/
86
/7/
82
/110/

Peppermint Candy (2000)
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.
poster
76
6.9
/27061/
72
/789/
70
/569/
3.7
/47974/
92
/12/
79
/1234/

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.4
/5369/
73
/273/
71
/118/
3.7
/5598/
94
/32/
70
/14/
81
/14/

Under the Sun (2015)
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.2
/19170/
72
/719/
71
/467/
3.6
/22088/
89
/9/
82
/98/

Bedevilled (2010)
A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.
poster
76
7.1
/11911/
73
/600/
72
/358/
3.7
/14795/
100
/49/
72
/44/
78
/14/

The Age of Shadows (2016)
Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
poster
Hoopla
75
6.9
/3418/
72
/212/
67
/118/
3.7
/37483/
98
/48/
72
/15/
72
/6/

Aloners (2021)
Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone – until she is suddenly tasked with training a new recruit.
poster
Fandor
75
7.1
/5434/
72
/239/
70
/159/
3.9
/25834/
92
/49/
66
/14/
81
/16/

Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another café and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...
poster
75
7.1
/13987/
72
/717/
70
/310/
3.5
/8979/
88
/8/
80
/80/

The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
6.8
/11896/
71
/856/
72
/634/
3.4
/20832/
100
/15/
81
/47/
68
/6/

Tunnel (2016)
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected whilst emergency services struggle to help.
poster
Plex
75
7.3
/24522/
74
/795/
73
/545/
3.7
/19062/
88
/25/
78
/143/
70
/10/

The Yellow Sea (2010)
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
74
7.0
/4952/
70
/293/
70
/146/
3.6
/7425/
80
/20/
100

The Man Standing Next (2020)
When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.
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
Kanopy
74
7.2
/18237/
72
/790/
70
/479/
3.6
/20123/
82
/33/
77
/31/
76
/9/

A Hard Day (2014)
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.2
/39518/
72
/1268/
71
/783/
3.7
/37952/
81
/68/
83
/1288/
69
/14/

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
poster
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
74
7.1
/73392/
70
/2306/
70
/1292/
3.7
/123594/
86
/65/
83
/2288/
65
/19/

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
73
7.2
/6545/
72
/217/
71
/189/
3.8
/24693/
100
/5/
78
/58/

The Housemaid (1960)
A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a housemaid to help with housework.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/1840/
69
/73/
64
/69/
3.7
/8449/
96
/45/
67
/4/
79
/12/

Hotel by the River (2019)
An aging poet summons his estranged sons to the hotel he is staying at because he feels his death is near; meanwhile, he encounters two women staying at the hotel.


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