Korean movies and dramas
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1. Ghost (2012)
60 min | Mystery, Thriller
Kim Woo Hyun is the only son of a high-ranking police officer. He graduates police academy with honors. After being assigned to the CID, he finds himself entrenched in a cat and mouse game with a faceless enemy in the cyber world.
Stars: Kim Yun-tae, So Ji-seob, Lee Yeon-hee, Jang Hyun-sung
Votes: 653
2. Circle (2017)
60 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
A Sci-Fi-Mystery drama - episodes contain two shorter stories, the first half is set in 2017 called "Beta Project," and the second half in 2037 called "Grand New World.
Stars: Jung In-sun, Kim Kang-woo, Han Sang-jin, Yooyoung
Votes: 526
3. Defendant (2017)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A prosecutor has lost his memory and discovers that he is convicted on death row. He is now left with no option but to find the truth behind his condition and prove his innocence.
Stars: Ji Sung, Uhm Ki-joon, Seo Jung-yeon, Jo Jae-yoon
Votes: 1,953
4. Misaeng (2014)
60 min | Drama
This a Drama series about a group of co-workers in their twenties who started their job at a big multinational company. This is a story about their everyday life, about their journey each day at the office.
Stars: Im Si-wan, Lee Sung-min, Kang So-ra, Kang Ha-neul
Votes: 2,588
5. Voice (2017–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Revolves around an emergency call center and the employees who attempt to fight crime using the limited information they get from the urgent calls they receive.
Stars: Lee Hana, Son Eun-seo, Song Boo-gun, Kim Joong-Ki
Votes: 2,628
6. Secret Door (2014)
Drama, History
Set during the king Yeong-jo's reign in Joseon dynasty, the drama follows the king's uneasy relationship with his son, Sa-do.
Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Lee Jehoon, Kim Yoo-jung, Park Eun-bin
Votes: 129
7. My Way (2011)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, War
In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Joe Odagiri, Bingbing Fan, Kim In-kwon
Votes: 12,651 | Gross: $0.07M
8. M (I) (2007)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young writer can't write a word for his next novel, he also doesn't feel right with his fiancée; because he falls in love with a woman, but he can't remember who she is and can't figure out if she's real or just a dream.
Director: Lee Myung-se | Stars: Gang Dong-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kong Hyo-jin, Jeong In-gi
Votes: 499
9. Maundy Thursday (2006)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A suicidal girl started to visit a convicted murderer awaiting execution every Thursday.
Director: Hae-sung Song | Stars: Lee Na-young, Gang Dong-won, Youn Yuh-jung, Kang Shin-il
Votes: 1,487
10. Missing Noir M (2015)
Action, Crime, Thriller
Gil Soo-Hyun after graduating Harvard University worked at the FBI for 10 years. Afterwards, he decided to come back to South Korea. He now works as the leader of the Special Missing ... See full summary »
Stars: Kim Kang-woo, Park Hee-soon, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Kyu-chul
Votes: 288
11. Du eolgurui yeochin (2007)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gu-chang meets a sweet, cute girl, also a college student. They date. Later, he discovers her dissociative identity disorder, when she becomes vicious at times.
Director: Seok-hoon Lee | Stars: Sin Eun-jeong, Sa Hee, Ji-min Kim, Hye Eun Lee
Votes: 652
12. Humming (2008)
96 min | Romance
Jun-Seo (Lee Chun-Hee) and Mi-Yeon (Han Ji-Hye) have been dating for a long time. Jun-Seo grows tired of his girlfriend's unfailing love, and volunteers to do research work in Antartica. ... See full summary »
Director: Dae-yeong Park | Stars: Lee Cheon-hee, Lee Jeong-hoon, Han Ji-hye, Soo-hyeon Kim
Votes: 228
13. Daisy (2006)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
About a tragic love triangle story involving young painter Hye-young, Interpol detective Jeong Woo, and professional hitman Park Yi.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Jun Ji-hyun, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-jae, Sara Bernardo Aires
Votes: 6,685
14. Innocent Steps (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In pursuit of a triumphant comeback, a former dancing star imports a teenage phenom to play the role of his partner, only to discover that she barely has any experience. Can he train her to dance like a champ in just three months?
Director: Young-hoon Park | Stars: Moon Geun-young, Keon-hyeong Park, Song Ha-yoon, Kim Ji-yeong
Votes: 1,558
15. Ditto (2000)
110 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Two students, separated in time, are somehow able to talk to each other using amateur radio, one in 1979 and the other in 2000.
Director: Jeong-kwon Kim | Stars: Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Ha-neul, Ha Ji-Won, Do-Yoon Kim
Votes: 2,231
16. ...ing (2003)
104 min | Drama, Romance
Mi-na, a high school student living alone with her mother, dreams of having the perfect boyfriend. But can any man hope to live up to her image of the ideal partner?
Director: Eon-hie Lee | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Kim Rae-won, Lee Mi-sook, Jang-Su Bae
Votes: 2,280
17. 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
18. The Classic (2003)
127 min | Drama, Romance
A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Zo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Lee Ki-woo
Votes: 10,141
19. My Little Bride (2004)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage girl tries to continue her normal social and school life, after her grandfather forces her into an arranged marriage with a man in his twenties.
Director: Ho-joon Kim | Stars: Kim Rae-won, Moon Geun-young, Ahn Sun-yeong, Kim Bo-kyung
Votes: 5,938
20. Once in a Summer (2006)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Once in a Summer (Hangul) is a 2006 South Korean melodrama/romance film directed by Jo Keun-shik. The film stars Lee Byung-hun and Soo Ae. It won Best Film and Best Director (for Jo) at the 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2007.
Director: Geun-shik Jo | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Soo Ae, Oh Dal-su, Choi Deok-moon
Votes: 1,114
21. 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
22. Marriage is a Crazy Thing (2002)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Jun-young (Kam Woo-seong) is a man in his early thirties who has seen his friends and younger brother get married but has yet to open himself to a serious relationship. Rather he is happy ... See full summary »
Director: Ha Yoo | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Uhm Junghwa, Park Won-sang, Ryu Hyun-kyung
Votes: 1,204
23. Okja (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun, Jake Gyllenhaal
Votes: 132,245
24. Time Renegades (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A high-school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 join forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love--30 years apart.
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Jo Jung-Suk, Lee Jin-wook, Jung Jin-young
Votes: 1,231 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Jewel in the Palace (2003–2004)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A series based on a real person in Korean history, Suh, Jang-geum.
Stars: Lee Yeong-ae, Hong Ri-na, Ji Jin-hee, Lim Hyeon-shik
Votes: 4,372
26. Tale of Cinema (2005)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Tongsu, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Ki-woo, Lee Kyung-jin
Votes: 1,874
27. Failan (2001)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A marriage of convenience between a petty gangster and an illegal immigrant he has never met has unforeseen consequences for them both.
Director: Hae-sung Song | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Son Byung-ho, Kong Hyeong-jin
Votes: 6,226
28. Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A married film director falls for a young painter - twice.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Kim Min-hee, Youn Yuh-jung, Gi Ju-bong
Votes: 4,974
29. The Man from Nowhere (2010)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
Director: Lee Jeong-beom | Stars: Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Hee-won
Votes: 74,893 | Gross: $0.01M
30. A Moment to Remember (2004)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple's enduring love is tested when 27-year-old Su-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
Directors: Park Kyung-Jin, John H. Lee, Kim Tae-Won | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Jong-hak Baek, Lee Seon-jin
Votes: 25,581
31. 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
32. 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
33. Snowpiercer (2013)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris
Votes: 389,246 | Gross: $4.56M
34. Secret Sunshine (2007)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho, Lee Dong-yong, Lee Hee-joon
Votes: 9,585
35. Children... (2011)
Not Rated | 132 min | Mystery, Thriller
The film is based on a true case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents ... See full summary »
Director: Kyu-maan Lee | Stars: Park Yong-woo, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sung Dong-il, Sung Ji-ru
Votes: 2,955
36. 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
37. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,764 | Gross: $0.01M
38. 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
Directors: Jung Sung Ho, Joon-Hwan Jang | Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Yeo Jin-goo, Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won
Votes: 6,828
39. Moon-young (2015)
43 min | Short, Drama
Moon-young is a mute girl, and always has a small camcorder in her hands to secretly film people's faces. One day, she could not stand her father's drunken rant and ran out of the house. ... See full summary »
Director: So-yeon Kim | Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Hyun Jung, Park Wan-kyu, Park Jeong-sik
Votes: 235
40. Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.
Director: Kwang-Hyun Park | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jeong, Ha-ryong Lim
Votes: 7,540
41. The Quiet Family (1998)
101 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A family opens a mountain inn where their first guest commits suicide. Suddenly all their guests befall horrible fates.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik
Votes: 6,004
42. Snowy Road (2015)
122 min | Drama, History
Two Korean girls who unwillingly get taken from their homes during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Director: Lee Na-jeong | Stars: Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Young-ok, Jo Soo-hyang
Votes: 317
43. Burning (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung
Votes: 76,426 | Gross: $0.72M
44. My Brilliant Life (2014)
117 min | Drama
Dae-soo and Mi-ra have Ah-reum when they are 17. Ah-reum is diagnosed with progeria, and as his body rapidly ages, his finds comfort in writing a story about how his young parents fell in love.
Director: Je-yong Lee | Stars: Song Hye-kyo, Gang Dong-won, Seong-mok Cho, Cha Eun-woo
Votes: 988
45. Extreme Job (2019)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A police undercover operation takes a delicious, unexpected turn.
Director: Lee Byeong-heon | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi
Votes: 12,991 | Gross: $1.57M
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