Korean movies watched
by grapplervegan | created - 04 Jul 2011 | updated - 08 Jun 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Time (2006)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
To save her relationship, a woman puts herself through extensive plastic surgery.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Park Ji-yeon, Baek Gwang-Doo, Jung Gyu-woon
Votes: 12,879 | Gross: $0.01M
2. The Isle (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Working at a fishing resort in an idyllic location, but surrounded by various facets of human unpleasantness, a young mute woman falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jung Suh, Kim Yu-seok, Cho Jae-hyun, Jang Hang-seon
Votes: 14,723 | Gross: $0.02M
3. 3-Iron (2004)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Lee Seung-yun, Jae Hee, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Joo Jin-mo
Votes: 58,300 | Gross: $0.24M
4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Kim Ki-duk, Oh Yeong-su, Jong-ho Kim, Kim Young-min
Votes: 86,855 | Gross: $2.38M
5. The Coast Guard (2002)
R | 91 min | Drama, War
A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Jeong-hak, Park Ji-ah, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 3,533
6. Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
It is a Korean boy who went to Japan and started to learn Karate from his brother.
Director: Yun-ho Yang | Stars: Yang Dong-kun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katô, Jeong Tae-woo
Votes: 4,199
7. Volcano High (2001)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
This year is the 108th anniversary of the Korean high School "WaSanGo" (Volcano High). Principal hides himself with "Secret Manuscript" which every WaSanGo student wants to take from ... See full summary »
Director: Tae-gyun Kim | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Shin Min-a, Kim Soo-ro, Kwon Sang-woo
Votes: 3,589
8. Master Kim vs Master Kim vs Master Kim (2007)
97 min | Action, Comedy
Three martial art master with the same surname, Kim. Compete with each other to win the beautiful girl heart, Yeon Sil.
Director: Seong-gyun Park | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Choi Seong-guk, Kwon Oh-jung, Seung-Hyun Oh
Votes: 335
9. Beautiful (2008)
88 min | Drama
Eun-young is a woman cursed with great beauty. Wherever she goes, she gets unwanted admiration from men and jealousy from women. One day, one of her stalking admirer invades her place.
Director: Jai-hong Juhn | Stars: Su-yeon Cha, Lee Cheon-hee, Choi Moo-seong, Min-soo Kim
Votes: 1,042
10. Castaway on the Moon (2009)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness.
Director: Lee Hae-jun | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Jung Ryeo-won, Yeong-seo Park, Yang Mi-kyeong
Votes: 19,722
11. Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, History
By "Fist of Fury", Kim Hyun-Soo (Sang-Woo Kwone) addicted to Bruce Lee. Year 1978. Hyun-Soo moved to KangNam, Seoul. Hyun-Soo transferred to JungMoon High, Maljuk Street, Kangnam, Seoul. He... See full summary »
Director: Ha Yoo | Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jung-Jin, Han Ga-in, Park Hyo-joon
Votes: 2,766
12. Joint Security Area (2000)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After a shooting incident at the North-South Korean border DMZ leaves two North Korean soldiers dead, a neutral Swiss and Swedish team investigates what actually happened.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Lee Yeong-ae, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Kim Tae-woo
Votes: 34,233
13. The Anarchists (2000)
104 min | Action, Thriller
A groups of Korean anarchists in 1920s China are determined to overthrow the military and government.
Director: Yong-sik Yu | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Sang-jung, Jeong Jun-ho, Lee Beom-su
Votes: 312
14. Lies (1999)
112 min | Drama, Romance
A conscious exploration of fantasy and flesh. The director talks about the novel upon which the film is based, we see the crew at work, the actors talk about what's going on. Y, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jang Sun-woo | Stars: Sang Hyun Lee, Kim Tae-yeon, Jeon Hye-jin, Hyun Joo Choi
Votes: 1,552 | Gross: $0.06M
15. The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)
R | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 37,949 | Gross: $0.13M
16. More Than Blue (2009)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
"K" loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies.
Director: Won Tae-yeon | Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young, Lee Beom-su, Jeong Ae-yeon
Votes: 2,801
17. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona, Lim Ji-eun
Votes: 75,184 | Gross: $0.05M
18. Samaritan Girl (2004)
R | 97 min | Drama
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young... See full summary »
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Lee Eol, Kwak Ji-min, Han Yeo-reum, Hyun-min Kwon
Votes: 14,081
19. 6 nyeon-jjae yeonae-jung (2008)
Not Rated | 103 min | Romance
A film about dating and relationships. It doesn't deal with the kind of head-over-heels, knight-in-shining-armor love that is usually tied to "romance." This is the love that bores, nags, ... See full summary »
Director: Hyeon-jin Park | Stars: Kim Ha-neul, Yoon Kyesang, Sin Seong-rok, Cha Hyeon-jeong
Votes: 323
20. 71: Into the Fire (2010)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, War
The story of student-soldiers trying to protect a middle school during the early days of the Korean War.
Director: John H. Lee | Stars: Cha Seung-won, Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Seung-hyun, Kim Seung-woo
Votes: 5,818
21. Sad Movie (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This film follows the lives of four very different couples as they deal with love, loss and life in these romantic, loosely interconnected tales.
Director: Jong-kwan Kwon | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Lim Soo-jung, Cha Tae-hyun, Yum Jung-ah
Votes: 3,463
22. Jenny, Juno (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy
Fearing their families' disapproval, Jeni and her boyfriend Juno keep her pregnancy hidden. How long can the teenagers keep the secret?
Director: Ho-joon Kim | Stars: Shim Eun-Jin, Lee Eung-kyung, Kim Ja-ok, Hye-seong Kim
Votes: 802
23. A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
A snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.
Director: Yoon-Chul Jung | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Jun Ji-hyun, Kang Ae-shim, Gil-seung Bang
Votes: 2,225
24. Kariseuma talchulgi (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy
Han Jung Soo is the typical good guy, with friends and good at school. But due to some misunderstanding others mistake him with the legendary Seven Cutter and his life becomes really hard.
Director: Nam-ki Kwon | Stars: Ahn Jae-mo, Yoon Eun-hye, Myeong-hun Cheon, Park Hyo-joon
Votes: 756
25. Lady Kung Fu (1972)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama
Three graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise when a local Japanese martial arts school tries to run the new school out of town.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Han Jae Ji
Votes: 1,020
26. Mother (2009)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 71,703 | Gross: $0.55M
27. A Frozen Flower (2008)
TV-MA | 133 min | Drama, History, Romance
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
Directors: Shin Jae Myung, Kim Su-Jin-I, Ha Yoo, Park Young-Sik | Stars: Zo In-sung, Ju Jin-mo, Song Ji-hyo, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 5,141
28. The Foul King (2000)
112 min | Comedy, Sport
A wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Park Sang-Myeon, Song Kang-ho, Jin-young Jang, Jang Hang-seon
Votes: 2,331
29. 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant (2004)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
A cute, poor, Korean high school senior's dumped by her boyfriend so she kicks a beer can hitting a handsome driver, who "crashes" his convertible. He insists on 3M won/USD3000 in damages. She can work it off over 100 days. Comedy follows.
Directors: Jo Byung-Suk, Shin Jae Ho, Shin Jai-Ho, Dong-yeob Shin, Shin Dong Yeop | Stars: Kim Jae-won, Ha Ji-Won, Jin Tae-hyun, Min Han
Votes: 3,285
30. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A girl who thinks she is a combat cyborg checks into a mental hospital, where she encounters other psychotics. Eventually, she falls for a man who thinks he can steal people's souls.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Rain, Park Byeong-eun, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 25,917
31. Cyrano Agency (2010)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
The Cyrano Agency is a dating agency which helps people who can't date to have a love life. The agency staff try helping their clients without being noticed. The agency's representatives ... See full summary »
Director: Hyun-seok Kim | Stars: Uhm Tae-woong, Lee Min-Jung, Daniel Choi, Park Shin-hye
Votes: 1,512
32. Sarangbang seonsoowa eomeoni (2007)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
An attractive single mother rents a room in her house to a mysterious drifter who has nefarious plans to swindle her.
Director: Yeong-seong Lim | Stars: Jeong Jun-ho, Won-hie Kim, Eun-ah Ko, Lim Hyeong-jun
Votes: 88
33. The Bow (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a baby. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday, and she is 16 now. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard...
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Han Yeo-reum, Seo Ji-seok, Jeon Gook-hwan, Seong-hwan Jeon
Votes: 11,802
34. Hatsuyuki no koi (2007)
102 min | Romance
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. ... See full summary »
Director: Han Sang-hee | Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Aoi Miyazaki, Seon-Yeong Baek, Yeon-hui Gu
Votes: 971
35. Lady Vengeance (2005)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Nam-mi Kang, Jeong-nam Choi, Hye-Sook Go, Bok-hwa Baek
Votes: 86,163 | Gross: $0.21M
36. Fly Penguin (2009)
110 min | Drama
Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations. His father takes pity on him for being... See full summary »
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kyoo-Hwan Choi, Choi Hee-jin, Park In-hwan, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 70
37. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 636,445 | Gross: $0.71M
38. Thirst (2009)
R | 134 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Choi Hee-jin, Seo Dong-soo
Votes: 51,437 | Gross: $0.30M
39. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
R | 140 min | Action, Drama, War
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.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Won Bin, Eun-ju Lee, Kong Hyeong-jin
Votes: 41,082 | Gross: $1.11M
40. My Sassy Girl (2001)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, In-mun Kim, Song Wok-suk
Votes: 50,513
41. Why Did You Come to My House? (2009)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
Two misfits form an unlikely relationship after a woman breaks into a man's house only to discover him in the midst of a suicide attempt.
Director: Soo-ah Hwang | Stars: Kang Hye-jeong, Park Hee-soon, Seung-Hyun Lee, Byeong-gyun Ahn
Votes: 257
42. Three... Extremes (2004)
R | 125 min | Horror
An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.
Directors: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike | Stars: Bai Ling, Lee Byung-hun, Kyoko Hasegawa, Pauline Lau
Votes: 20,881 | Gross: $0.08M
43. Always (2011)
108 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min and a blind telemarketer Jung-hwa.
Director: Song Il-gon | Stars: So Ji-seob, Han Hyo-joo, Kang Shin-il, Park Chul-min
Votes: 11,226
44. Night Fishing (2011)
30 min | Short, Fantasy
A fisherman becomes entangled in his line when he catches something unexpected.
Directors: Park Chan-wook, Chan-kyong Park | Stars: Oh Gwang-Rok, Lee Jung-hyun
Votes: 1,149
45. Bad Guy (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance
An unfeeling gangster seeks to ruin the life of a young girl who rejected him. He forces her into prostitution and spies on her regularly, then he soon begins to fall for her.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Cho Jae-hyun, Won Seo, Kim Yun-tae, Choi Deok-moon
Votes: 10,599
46. If You Were Me (2003)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Several of Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology.
Directors: Park Chan-wook, Jae-eun Jeong, Park Jin-Pyo, Park Kwang-su, Kyun-dong Yeo, Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Jeong Ae-yeon, Jong-hak Baek, Jeong-su Byeon, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 663
47. Day Trip (2012)
18 min | Short, Drama
A girl is depressed that she didn't get first place in a contest. An old teacher isn't very good at comforting anyone. The two of them continue practicing singing in the mountains at early ... See full summary »
Directors: Park Chan-wook, Chan-kyong Park | Stars: Jeon Hyo-Jeong, Song Kang-ho
Votes: 225
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