Top 20 Korean movies
I love Korean films; I think they're the best. Films like 'The Yellow Sea', 'The Wailing', 'Confession of Murder' and 'Memories of Murder' were also excellent, but I list these films in order of most enjoyable.
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- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsChoi Min-sikHitanshu BarikKim Hong-paWhile the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
- DirectorKim Han-minStarsChoi 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.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGong YooJung Yu-miMa Dong-seokWhile a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunWon BinLee Eun-juWhen 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.
- DirectorSung Soo KimStarsJang HyukSoo AeMin-ah ParkChaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-ilA 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.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwanA secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
- DirectorKim Ji-hoonStarsKim Sang-kyungSul Kyung-guSon Ye-jinA Christmas Eve party at a luxury residential building takes a horrific turn when a fire breaks out.
- DirectorKim Han-minStarsPark Hae-ilRyu Seung-ryongKim Mu-yeolA skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
- DirectorHun JangStarsShin Ha-kyunGo SooRyu Seung-suA drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.
- DirectorsKim Byung-seoJo Ui-seokStarsSul Kyung-guJung Woo-sungHan Hyo-jooA high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
- DirectorKim Yong-hwaStarsHa Jung-wooCha Tae-hyunJu Ji-hoonAfter a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.
- DirectorWon Shin-yeonStarsGong YooPark Hee-soonSong Boo-gunBetrayed and on the run, a North Korean agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
- DirectorByung-woo KimStarsHa Jung-wooWon-Jin AhnLee Da-witA newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
- DirectorJeong-woo ParkStarsKim Myung-minMoon Jeong-HeeKim Dong-wanPeople binge eat and suffer from extreme thirst, which leads them to go crazy for water. They cannot control themselves because they are brainwashed by a parasite.
- DirectorKwak Kyung-taekStarsKim Rae-wonKim Hae-sookSung Dong-ilJin-hong is a coldhearted prosecutor who's obsessed with catching the man who murdered his mother. He quickly becomes the prime suspect when the deceased woman returns from the grave to avenge her death.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoonA 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.
- 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.
- DirectorJeong-woo ParkStarsKim Nam-gilKim Joo-HyunJung Jin-youngThe explosion of a nuclear power plant caused by an earthquake leads to a disaster which no one other than its workers can stop from spreading further.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsKim Yoon-seokHa Jung-wooSeo Young-heeA disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
