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51. 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: 34,339
52. Carter (2022)
TV-MA | 132 min | Action, Thriller
Thrown straight into a dangerous mission with none of his memories intact, a man must escape death while trying to figure out who he is, how he ended up here, and who is the mysterious voice in his ear calling him "Carter"?
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Joo Won, Kim Bo-Min, Lee Sung-jae, Camilla Belle
Votes: 9,910
53. Sijipeuseu: The Myth (2021)
Not Rated | 70 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world, and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him.
Stars: Cho Seung-woo, Park Shin-hye, Andrew Lee, Dawn Anderson
Votes: 5,093
54. Beyond Utopia (2023)
PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.
Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee, Sue Mi Terry
Votes: 3,536
55. Haereul poomeun dal (2012)
TV-Y | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Set against the backdrop of a Korean traditional palace, this fantasy drama tells the poignant love story between a king and a female shaman.
Stars: Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyun, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-seo
Votes: 3,358
56. Hunt (2022)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The International Unit and The Domestic Unit of the Korean Spy Agency are tasked with the mission of uncovering a North Korean Spy known as Donglim who is deeply embedded within their agency.
Director: Lee Jung-jae | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Ju Ji-hoon, Go Yoon-Jung
Votes: 5,546
57. Return to Seoul (2022)
R | 119 min | Drama
A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.
Director: Davy Chou | Stars: Park Ji-min, Oh Gwang-Rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young
Votes: 8,523
58. Ashfall (2019)
TV-14 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Stagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 2,744 m, a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
Directors: Kim Byung-seo, Lee Hae-jun | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Jeon Hye-jin, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 6,026
59. 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: Kim Jee-woon | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 37,992 | Gross: $0.13M
60. The Villainess (2017)
Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge.
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun, Sung Jun, Kim Seo-hyeong
Votes: 16,865 | Gross: $0.03M
61. Believer (2018)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.
Director: Lee Hae-young | Stars: Ryu Jun-yeol, Cho Jin-woong, Park Hae-joon, Halley Kim
Votes: 4,639 | Gross: $0.37M
62. 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: 19,760
63. Tunnel (2016)
TV-14 | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.
Director: Kim Seong-hun | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su, Shin Jeong-geun
Votes: 10,494
64. Doctor Stranger (2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Park Hoon and his father were kidnapped by North Korea and he fell in love with Jae Hee, but lost contact.
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-joon, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 3,564
65. Secret Garden (2010–2011)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A rich young CEO falls for a poor stuntwoman despite class differences, cultural traditions and the man's firmly objecting mother.
Stars: Ha Ji-Won, Hyun Bin, Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Sa-rang
Votes: 7,693
66. Behind Your Touch (2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A veterinarian with psychic powers, and a hot-blooded detective who fall in love with each other while solving minor crime cases in a small town in Mujin, Chungcheong-do.
Stars: Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho, Joo Min-Kyung
Votes: 2,693
67. Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) and Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who becomes his secret psychiatrist.
Stars: Ji Sung, Hwang Jeong-eum, Park Seo-joon, Choi Won-young
Votes: 6,046
68. 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: 13,060 | Gross: $1.57M
69. 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: 20,908 | Gross: $0.08M
70. The Yellow Sea (2010)
R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.
Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Lee Yoo-mi, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Yoon-seok
Votes: 23,013
71. 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: 9,622
72. Good Doctor (2013)
65 min | Drama, Romance
Park Shi Ohn, who is an autistic savant, aspires to become a pediatrician. He overcomes societal discrimination and uses his exceptional abilities to achieve his dreams.
Stars: Joo Won, Moon Chae-won, Joo Sang-uk, Kim Min-seo
Votes: 2,305
73. The Great Battle (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, History
A historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Man-chun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 500,000 invading Tang dynasty men to defend it.
Director: Kwang-shik Kim | Stars: Nam Joo-hyuk, Zo In-sung, Park Sung-woong, Sung Dong-il
Votes: 6,106 | Gross: $0.47M
74. Flu (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Chaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.
Director: Kim Sung-su | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Soo Ae, Min-ah Park, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 14,648
75. 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: 41,113 | Gross: $1.11M
76. Personal Taste (2010)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A straight-laced architect falls in love with a furniture designer while pretending to be gay.
Stars: Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ho, Kim Nam-gil, Kim Ji-seok
Votes: 4,953
77. 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: 25,958
78. 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, Sol Kyung-gu
Votes: 6,865
79. 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: 11,269
80. The God of High School (2020)
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A tournament takes place to determine the best fighter among all high school students in Korea.
Stars: Robbie Daymond, Tara Sands, Landon McDonald, Ayaka Ohashi
Votes: 7,975
81. 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: 10,174
82. Time to Hunt (2020)
TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, a financial crisis will hit Korea and slums arise. From those areas, a group of young people commit crime to survive.
Director: Yoon Sunghyun | Stars: Lee Je-Hoon, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Woo-sik, Park Jeong-min
Votes: 6,905
83. Veteran (2015)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 7,814 | Gross: $1.20M
84. 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, Baek Jong-hak, Lee Seon-jin
Votes: 25,638
85. Riceboy Sleeps (2022)
117 min | Drama, Family, History
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
Director: Anthony Shim | Stars: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim
Votes: 1,818
86. The Ghost Station (2022)
80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A public service worker at Oksu Station witnesses a shocking incident and recruits his friend to help uncover the truth behind the station's mysterious happenings.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Kim Bo-ra, Kim Jae-hyun, Shin So-yul, Oh Jin-Seok
Votes: 519
87. The Spy Gone North (2018)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Thriller
In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ju Ji-hoon
Votes: 6,232 | Gross: $0.50M
88. Seoul Station (2016)
92 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Several groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Joon, Jang Hyuk-jin
Votes: 7,676
89. Confession of Murder (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Lee Du-Seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim's mothers search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Park Shi-hoo, Jung Hae-kyun, Kim Yeong-ae
Votes: 11,731
90. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Approved | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist Revolution.
Directors: Henry King, Otto Lang | Stars: William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom
Votes: 5,389
91. Zombieverse (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Horror
In Seoul, where a zombie virus outbreak has run amok, who will outwit the undead in the face of challenging quests and come out alive?
Stars: Kim Jin Young, Anzu Lawson, Lee Si-young, Elaine Wang
Votes: 1,044
92. On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
101 min | Drama
An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Kim Min-hee, Seo Young-hwa, Jeong Jae-yeong, Moon Sung-Keun
Votes: 4,798 | Gross: $0.04M
93. The Tiger (2015)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Hitanshu Barik, Kim Hong-pa, Park In-Soo, Jung Ji-so
Votes: 6,587
94. Moebius (2013)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
A father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his father's and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Yeong-ju, Lee Na-ra, Na Chul
Votes: 6,575
95. Oasis (2002)
133 min | Drama, Romance
An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Ryoo Seung-wan
Votes: 10,447
96. Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite (2016)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Drama, History
A team of spies is sent into Incheon to gain intelligence on North Korean positions ahead of the invasion by UN forces.
Director: John H. Lee | Stars: Liam Neeson, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-su, Jin Se-yeon
Votes: 6,211 | Gross: $1.02M
97. Peppermint Candy (1999)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama
Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Yeo-jin, Moon So-ri, Se-beom Park
Votes: 10,900
98. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about the love between a mentally-ill father and his lovingly adorable daughter.
Director: Hwan-kyung Lee | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Oh Dal-su, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 24,038
99. The Housemaid (1960)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
Director: Kim Ki-young | Stars: Kim Jin-kyu, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Eun-shim Lee, Aeng-ran Eom
Votes: 5,724
100. Poetry (2010)
TV-PG | 139 min | Drama
A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang
Votes: 13,599 | Gross: $0.36M