Korean Films
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1.
Telecinema (2009– )
Episode:
19-Nineteen
(2009)
103 min | Drama
Three teenagers that have two things in common: they are all nineteen, and they are all suspects in the murder of another girl. Opting to run from a corrupt policeman that refuses to ... See full summary »
Stars: Maeng Bong-hak, Yi-jae Heo, Her Jie, Sung-Il Jung
Votes: 89
Nineteen
2. Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007)
G | 81 min | Comedy
After the unusual attack (tossing of a bag of feces) on a school 'flower boy' (heartthrob or pretty boy), Sungmin, on February 14, the same attacks begin to happen at different high schools... See full summary »
Director: Kwon Lee | Stars: Ki-bum Kim, Dong-hae Lee, Kim Heechul, Young-woon Kim
Votes: 347
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
3. Memento Mori (1999)
R | 97 min | Horror, Romance, Drama
In this second installment of the Whispering Corridors series, a young girl finds a strange diary, capable of arousing hallucinations, kept by two of her senior fellow-students who seem to have an unusually close bond.
Directors: Kyu-dong Min, Kim Tae-yong | Stars: Kim Gyu-ri, Park Yejin, Lee Yeong-jin, Jong-hak Baek
Votes: 3,607
Memento Mori
4. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
R | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su, Moon Geun-young
Votes: 68,256
A Tale Of Two Sisters
5. No Breathing (2013)
118 min | Romance, Sport
A gifted swimmer rediscovers his talent by entering a competition against his long-time rival.
Director: Yong-sun Jo | Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Seo In-Guk, Kwon Yuri, Kim Jae-young
Votes: 991
No Breathing
6. Be with Me (I) (2009)
100 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Seo-hee, Nam-hee and Lan. These three girls happen to read their tarot cards. Tarot cards tell them once-in-a-life-time opportunities will be coming to each of them simply by holding tarot ... See full summary »
Directors: Hong Dongmyung, Eun-kyung Jo, Jho Kwang-soo Kim | Stars: Hwang Byeong-guk, Lee Chae-eun, Lee Jehoon, Hong Jong-hyun
Votes: 238
Be With Me / Stay With Me
7. Dead Friend (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror
A teenage girl suffering from amnesia discovers that she is somehow connected to a group of people who are being killed off one by one by a vengeful ghost.
Director: Tae-kyeong Kim | Stars: Kim Ha-neul, Nam Sang-mi, Jeon Hye-bin, Yi Shin
Votes: 2,064
Dead Friend / The Ghost
8. Rough Play (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Rough Play displays the life of Oh Young (Lee Joon), an young cocky actor who plays a lead part on a small play. He constantly goes off script and improvises in which results in destroying ... See full summary »
Director: Yeon-Shick Shin | Stars: Lee Joon, Yang Dong-kun, Seo Yeong-hie, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 471
Rough Play
9. 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: 25,889
I'm A Cyborg
10. Kimi no kioku o boku ni kudasai: Pigumarion no koi (2010– )
Drama
Story about friendship and love: when Mika looses her memories about her lover Hyung-joon, her boyfriend's friend steps in to act as her boyfriend.
Stars: Kim Jae-Wook, Kim Joon, Nao Minamisawa
Votes: 15
Pygmalion's Love
11. A Girl at My Door (2014)
119 min | Drama
A young police officer is sent to work in a small village and takes in a teenager to protect her from her abusive stepfather.
Director: July Jung | Stars: Bae Doona, Kim Sae-ron, Song Sae-byeok, Son Jong-hak
Votes: 3,202
A Girl At My Door
12. 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: 50,478
My Sassy Girl
13. Red Eye (2004)
96 min | Horror
A supernatural story about a mystic events occurring on the train, which had the route similar to the train which crashed many years ago.
Director: Dong-bin Kim | Stars: Jang Shin-yeong, Kwak Ji-min, Lee Dong-kyu, Hye-na Kim
Votes: 957
Red Eye
14. 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: 75,118 | Gross: $0.05M
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
15. Coin Locker Girl (2015)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A new born girl is placed in a coin operated locker in the subway station. The girl is raised by a mother who is the boss for a loan shark group. Later, when the girl has grown into a teen,... See full summary »
Director: Jun-hee Han | Stars: Kim Hye-su, Kim Go-eun, Park Bo-gum, Wi Ha-joon
Votes: 2,208
Coin Locker Girl
16. Monster (2014)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a serial killer murders her sister, rage consumes her completely as she seeks for revenge.
Director: In-ho Hwang | Stars: Lee Min-ki, Kim Go-eun, Kim Bo-ra, Kim Bu-seon
Votes: 1,666
Monster
17. Whispering Corridors (1998)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In a Korean school, students are regularly beaten and mistreated by their teachers. However, the spirit of one pupil, who died ten years ago, periodically returns in the guise of a new girl, thus able to gain a revenge on the culprits.
Director: Ki-hyeong Park | Stars: Kim Gyu-ri, Yun Ji-hye, Park Jin-hee, Choi Kang-hee
Votes: 3,498
Whispering Corridors
18. Antique (2008)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jin-hyeok opens a cake shop in an old antique shop, hiring Seon-woo, Korea's best pastry chef, who fell in love with him in high school. Also there, are Su-young, crushing on Seon-woo, ex-boxer Ki-beom, and Seon-woo's French ex-boyfriend.
Director: Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-Wook, Yoo Ah-in, Choi Ji-ho
Votes: 1,614
Antique Bakery
19. Just Friends? (2009)
29 min | Short, Drama, Musical
Expecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However when Min-soo's mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are 'just friends'.
Director: Jho Kwang-soo Kim | Stars: Lee Chae-eun, Lee Jehoon, Go Su-hee, Yeon Woo-jin
Votes: 665
Just Friends?
20. Miss Granny (2014)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A 74-year-old widow realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. She mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Shim Eun-kyung, Na Moon-hee, Park In-hwan, Sung Dong-il
Votes: 4,237
Miss Granny
21. Death Bell (2008)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.
Director: Hong-Seung Yoon | Stars: Lee Beom-su, Kim Bum, In-sook Choi, Da-Geon
Votes: 3,178
Death Bell
22. Glory Day (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama
Four friends on a trip rescue a woman who is being beaten by a man, only to be pursued by the police. One of them lapses into unconsciousness following an ensuing car accident and the other three are arrested on suspicion of murder.
Director: Jeong-Yeol Choi | Stars: Ji Soo, Suho, Ryu Jun-Yeol, Kim Hee-Chan
Votes: 849
One Way Trip
23. A Muse (2012)
129 min | Drama, Romance
In this film, Lee Jeok-yo is a respected poet who cares fondly for his 30ish year old disciple Seo Ji-woo. The world of these two men is shaken when 17-year-old Han Eun-gyo comes into the picture.
Director: Jung Ji-woo | Stars: Park Hae-il, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Go-eun, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 2,585
24. The Silenced (2015)
99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A girl is transferred to a mysterious boarding school, where she is forced to discover its secrets to survive.
Director: Hae-Young Lee | Stars: Joo Bo-bi, Park Bo-young, Kim Dong-hyeon, Uhm Ji-won
Votes: 3,840
The Silenced
25. 200 Pounds Beauty (2006)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A talented but obese girl, who ghost-sings for a not-so-talented pop star, undergoes extensive plastic surgery to become a slender beauty with a new identity.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ju Jin-mo, Kim Ah-jung, Sung Dong-il, Kim Hyun-sook
Votes: 8,811
26. Art of Seduction (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Min-jun and Ji-won are first-rate "players" who are used to getting their way in the field of love and sex, until they run into each other. Let the games begin.
Director: Ki-hwan Oh | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Song Il-guk, Geum Bo-ra, Seong-cheol Ha
Votes: 1,528
27. Train to Busan (2016)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an
Votes: 258,499 | Gross: $2.13M
28. 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: 74,830 | Gross: $0.01M
29. Innocent Crush (2014)
18+ | 117 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A high school student develops a crush on her gym teacher.
Director: Tae-gyun Kim | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Jo Bo-ah, Seon Woo-seon, Lee Do-ah
Votes: 1,146
30. Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
To keep their sexual orientation a secret, a gay man and a lesbian woman gets married. Now they have to juggle their identities to fool parents and co-workers, all while trying to find real love.
Director: Jho Kwang-soo Kim | Stars: Dong-Yoon Kim, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Jeong Ae-yeon, Kim Joon-bum
Votes: 515
31. Lucid Dream (2017)
101 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
After searching for his abducted son for three years, a devastated father attempts to track down his missing child through lucid dreams.
Director: Joon-Sung Kim | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Go Soo, Kang Hye-jeong, Park Yoo-chun
Votes: 4,230
32. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
Directors: Jung Doo Hong, Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Yeong-cheol, Hwang Jung-min
Votes: 42,913
33. The Handmaiden (2016)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri
Votes: 172,603 | Gross: $2.01M
34. The Priests (2015)
103 min | Mystery, Thriller
Two priests have to find out if a young girl was attacked by an evil spirit or human molester in order to save her life.
Director: Jae-hyun Jang | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Gang Dong-won, Kim Byeong-Ok, Kim Eui-sung
Votes: 2,330 | Gross: $0.16M
35. Fashion King (2014)
114 min | Drama, Romance
A teenage boy decides to change his style in order to get his high school crush to notice him.
Director: Ki-hwan Oh | Stars: Im Jin-Ah, Joo Won, Ahn Jae-Hyun, Lee Il-hwa
Votes: 376
36. Secret Reunion (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A fired South Korean agent and a deserted North Korean spy meet by chance after six years and start a business partnership, each with the intention of stealing information from the other.
Director: Hun Jang | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Ko Chang-seok, Yun-seo Choi
Votes: 4,334
37. Joheun saram isseumyeon sogae shikeojwo (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A South Korean woman, working at a dating agency, is having problems finding a man herself. She ends up having to deal a lot with a problematic client, a computer programmer, and somewhere along the line they fall for each other.
Director: Ji-eun Mo | Stars: Shin Eun-kyung, Jeong Jun-ho, Kong Hyeong-jin, Kim Yeo-jin
Votes: 209
38. Thread of Lies (2014)
117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.
Director: Lee Han | Stars: Kim Hee-ae, Ko Ah-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Yoo-jung
Votes: 873
39. 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: 86,083 | Gross: $0.21M
40. The Host (2006)
R | 120 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona
Votes: 132,678 | Gross: $2.20M
41. Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Two college friends get together and reminisce on the woman they both fell in love with at different times in their past, and are thus propelled to find her.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Tae-woo, Sung Hyun-ah, Kim Ho-jung
Votes: 1,895 | Gross: $0.01M
42. Spellbound (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A magician meets an eccentric girl and offers her to work together in his magic show. It is only until a year later that he starts to know her personally and develops a feeling towards her despite her own problems.
Director: In-ho Hwang | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki, Park Chul-min, Kim Hyun-sook
Votes: 3,687
43. Han Gong-ju (2013)
R | 112 min | Drama
Han 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.
Director: Su-jin Lee | Stars: Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, So-young Kim, Yeong-ran Lee
Votes: 2,723
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