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- DirectorJae-young KwakStarsCha Tae-hyunJun Ji-hyunIn-mun KimA 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.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-haIn 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.
- DirectorYoon-Chul JungStarsCho Seung-wooKim Mi-sookLee Ki-youngAn autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.
- DirectorTae-gyun KimStarsKo Chang-seokGabriel Da CostaJunior Da CostaAfter a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing the game barefoot on rocky pitches. Sensing a new business opportunity on finding the country doesn't have a single sporting goods store, he embarks on a scheme to get rich quick by purveying athletic shoes to the unshod youngsters. Sadly, no one there can afford to pay $60 for a pair of shoes, even on a generous installment plan, and before he knows it, he is reduced to coaching a team of ragged 10-year-olds and prospects are looking grim.
- DirectorLee Won-taeStarsMa Dong-seokKim Mu-yeolJeon Bae-sooA crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.
- DirectorHan-min KimStarsChoi Min-sikRyu Seung-ryongCho Jin-woongAdmiral 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.
- DirectorHan-min KimStarsPark Hae-ilByun Yo-hanAllen ChanFollow-up to 2014's The Admiral: Roaring Currents, which explores the historic Battle of Hansan Island.
- DirectorHan-min KimStarsJeong Jae-yeongYeo Jin-gooHuh Joon-hoWinter of 1598, the story of Yi Sun-shin's last naval battle during the Japanese invasions of Korea that happened in the Noryang Strait.
- DirectorYoon-Chul JungStarsHwang Jung-minJun Ji-hyunKang Ae-shimA snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsKim Yoon-seokHa Jung-wooSeo Yeong-hieA disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
- DirectorJohn H. LeeStarsCha Seung-wonKwon Sang-wooChoi Seung-hyunThe story of student-soldiers trying to protect a middle school during the early days of the Korean War.
- DirectorHwang Dong-hyukStarsGong YooJung Yu-miKim Hyeon-sooBased on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.
- DirectorHun JangStarsSong Kang-hoThomas KretschmannYoo Hae-jinA widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.
- DirectorJung Sung HoJoon-Hwan JangStarsKim Tae-riYeo Jin-gooHa Jung-wooIn 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.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsJun Ji-hyunLee Jung-jaeHa Jung-wooWhile Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies' forces are hunting them down.
- DirectorJi-young BooStarsYum Jung-ahMoon Jeong-HeeKim Yeong-aeThe employees of a big-box discount retailer band together when the contract workers are summarily laid off.
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsLee ReSol Kyung-guUhm Ji-wonStory of an 8-year-old girl who faces a horrible rape that damages her internally and affects her emotionally, trying to overcome all the obstacles following the incident with the good support of those around her.
- DirectorMin-ho ChoStarsKo Ah-sungJeong Ha-damKim Ji-sungSince the Japanese occupation, Koreans fought for independence at home and abroad. Started on March 1, 1919, the national protest held at least 2 months. It was called the-March 1st Movement. "Long Live Korean Independence. Hurrah!"sounds came from the prisoners, and the sound soon influences surrounding Koreans. Everyone has inspired by the sound. They praised their country and waved the country flag around the street. Yu Gwan-Sun was a young girl student. She stirred her town to procession after the return from the capital. Her parents and most villagers got stabbed in the procession. She feels guilty to the dead people. She realized to protest, to against for freedom is her responsibility. It is not only for all Koreans but for FREEDOM.
- DirectorYunsung KangStarsMa Dong-seokYoon KyesangJo Jae-yoonBased on real events, this crime action film depicts a Seoul detective's attempts to keep peace while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood.
- DirectorLee Sang-yongStarsMa Dong-seokSon Suk-kuChoi Gwi-hwaFollowed by Ma Seok-do, who heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect. However, he discovers additional murder cases and learns about a killer who had committed crimes against tourists for many years.
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsBurn GormanJu Ji-hoonMarcin DorocinskiA young diplomat is assigned the task of carrying the ransom money to rescue an abducted diplomat in Lebanon, and a local taxi driver accidently gets involved in the mission.
- DirectorSoon-rye YimStarsHwang Jung-minHyun BinKang Ki-youngA Korean diplomat is dispatched to Afghanistan when a group of South Korean tourists is taken hostage by the Taliban. When all measures fail and one hostage is killed, he is forced to team up with a special agent to rescue the survivors.
- DirectorKim Sung-suStarsHwang Jung-minJung Woo-sungLee Sung-minFollowing the assassination of President Park in 1979, various military factions wrestle for control during a violent coup in this tense South Korean period action drama.
- DirectorHyun-Sung MoonStarsHa Ji-WonBae DoonaHan Yeri"As One" is the cinematic retelling of the first ever post-war Unified Korea sports team, hastily formed to participate in the 41st World Table Tennis Championships in 1991. Following the North Korean mid-air bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987, a Summit was held between North and South Korea to defuse the extreme tension on the peninsula. The summit ended with the agreement to form a unified Korean sports team; and table tennis, being highly visible and world-class in both countries, was chosen as the symbolic unifier. Summarily, the first-ever unified North-South team under the simple aegis "KOREA" was formed to compete in the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. "As One" recounts these dramatic events where especially two world-class players who had only ever met across the table as die-hard opponents must suddenly become a true partners and teammates in time for the biggest stage of the World Championships. Putting aside their individual ambitions, these women have to summon every ounce of grit and grace to defeat a dominating Chinese team that is vying for its 9th consecutive World Championship title.
- DirectorPang Eun-jinStarsJeon Do-yeonGo SooClaudette LalíJeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong Bae open an auto body repair shop, only to see everything they've worked for stripped away when a loan Jong Bae had guaranteed defaults. Facing financial despondency, the couple gets into a vicious fight about money, sending Jeong Yeon away, leaving only a cryptic note saying she'll be back in a few days. When she turns up looking nervous at Orly Airport in Paris with over 30 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage, it is the beginning of a globe-spanning nightmare that began with an old friend and a tempting proposition.
- DirectorLee Byeong-heonStarsPark Seo-joonIUKim Jong-sooWith hard work and dedication on lock, a group of homeless men trains to compete in the Homeless World Cup, despite a cranky coach.
- DirectorJang Hang-junStarsAhn Jae-hongJeong Jin-woonGeon-joo JungThis true story retells the incredible tale of the 2012 National High School Basketball Championship, in which a new coach and six players from the weakest basketball team ran nonstop for eight days.
- DirectorLee Su-jinStarsChun Woo-heeJung In-sunKim So-youngHan Gong-Ju transfers to a new school to escape her past. It takes a long time for her troubled past to catch up with her but when it does, the revelation is devastating.
- DirectorWoo-seok YangStarsSong Kang-hoKwak Do-wonIm Si-wanAn ambitious tax attorney decides to represent an old friend in court.
- DirectorYun-hyeon JangStarsSong Hye-kyoYoo Ji-taeRyu Seung-ryongThe life of the famous gisaeng (female entertainer), Hwang Jin Yi, who lived in 16th century Korea.
- DirectorLee Jong-pilStarsBae SuzyKim Nam-gilRyu Seung-ryongDuring the Joseon Dynasty, lowborn Chae-sun challenges the rule that states only men allowed to sing while navigating devotion to her teacher and the demands of the king's father.
- DirectorHur Jin-hoStarsSon Ye-jinPark Hae-ilRa Mi-ranThe last remaining princess of the Joseon Dynasty leaves her home for Japan, under Japanese colonial rule. Her childhood friend makes a vow to retrieve her and help her make her way back to Korea.
- DirectorKi-Seon HongStarsNatallia BulyniaLee Eung-jaeOh Gwang-RokDramatization of a real homicide which remains unsolved as investigators cannot determine which of two youths is the culprit.
- DirectorHwang Dong-hyukStarsDaniel HenneyMartin Lord CayceSarah ChangA U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.
- DirectorKim Hak-soonStarsKim Mu-yeolJin GooLee Hyun-wooThe movies follows the incident known as the second battle of Yeonpyeong which happened in 2002.
- DirectorJi-hoon KimStarsKim Sang-kyungLee Yo-wonAhn Sung-kiThe story of events leading up to the 1980 Gwangju massacre in South Korea when thousands of students and protesters were killed by armed troops during an anti-government demonstration.
- DirectorMeul OStarsMin-chul SungJung-won YangYoung-soon OhIn 1950's, a populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists and the army is dispatched. One small village will be hit especially hard that day. Based on historical events.
- DirectorKyu-maan LeeStarsPark Yong-wooRyu Seung-ryongSung Dong-ilThe 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 that they were going to hang out on a nearby mountain to catch frogs. They went missing.
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsHa Jung-wooBae Sung-wooIm Si-wanTale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
- DirectorSeok-hoon LeeStarsHwang Jung-minJung WooJo Sung-haBased on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.
- DirectorMin-ho WooStarsSong Kang-hoJo Jung-SukBae DoonaSet in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam.