South-Korean Caligula's
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1. 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: 50,506
One Romcom to rule them all (the 137' version)
2. A Hard Day (2014)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
Director: Kim Seong-hun | Stars: Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Jin-woong, Jeong Man-sik, Shin Jeong-geun
Votes: 16,611
Could be the birth of a new John McClane, how a bad day turn into a great action film.
3. Ode to My Father (2014)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, War
Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.
Director: JK Youn | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su, Jung Jin-young
Votes: 6,117 | Gross: $2.30M
An ode to historical dignity.
4. 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: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 7,772 | Gross: $1.20M
South-Korean cinema is sailing with magnificent results.
5. My Love, Don't Cross That River (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance
A couple who have lived together for 76 years faces the last moment of their marriage.
Director: Mo-young Jin | Stars: Byeong-man Jo, Gye-yeol Kang
Votes: 794 | Gross: $0.09M
6. The Wailing (2016)
TV-MA | 156 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-min, Kwak Do-won, Chun Woo-hee
Votes: 82,083
Monstruously weel written, edited and conceived. The director is one hell of a storyteller.
7. 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: 71,684 | Gross: $0.55M
8. 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: 19,721
9. Masquerade (2012)
Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, History
A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
Director: Chang-min Choo | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Kim In-kwon
Votes: 7,445 | Gross: $0.92M
10. The King and the Clown (2005)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, History
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Jung Jin-young, Kang Seong-yeon, Lee Joon-gi
Votes: 5,987
11. 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: 6,565
There are lots of Kim Ki-duk which I could list but I add this one because it's an underdog and I really really liked it. I find him to be a very blunt and linear storyteller who will rarely do several emotions at once, but only stays one line. In this one particularly, I felt it reached its peak.
12. 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: 132,210
13. Bluebeard (2017)
Not Rated | 117 min | Thriller
Dr. Seung-hoon sedates his landlord before medical check-up, when the old man begins telling him a convincing murder confession.
Director: Soo-youn Lee | Stars: Cho Jin-woong, Shin Goo, Kim Dae-myung, Lee Chung-Ah
Votes: 2,213
14. Wonangsori (2008)
78 min | Documentary
An elderly farmer lives out his final days with his wife and a loyal ox in the Korean countryside.
Director: Chung-ryoul Lee | Stars: Won-gyoon Choi, Sam-soon Lee
Votes: 444
15. The Beauty Inside (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A South Korean has a different person's body, changing every morning to a body "borrowed" for a day - man, woman, old, child and sometimes a foreigner. "He" works as furniture designer. He loves a girl. She loves him for the beauty inside.
Director: Jong-Yeol Baek | Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Park Seo-joon, Juri Ueno, Lee Jin-wook
Votes: 7,931 | Gross: $0.11M
16. 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: 75,172 | Gross: $0.05M
17. 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: 259,004 | Gross: $2.13M
18. 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: 2,340 | Gross: $0.16M
19. Take Off (2009)
137 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Five men go for the gold as members of Korea's national ski jumping team.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-seok, Kim Dong-wook
Votes: 1,010
20. Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A boy with five fathers who is attached to the criminal underworld. A sinister past is about to be revealed as he is forced to join the killing spree.
Director: Joon-Hwan Jang | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Jin-woong, Jang Hyun-sung
Votes: 5,410
21. A Taxi Driver (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama, History
A 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.
Director: Hun Jang | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-Yeol
Votes: 31,282 | Gross: $1.53M
22. 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: 16,803 | Gross: $0.03M
23. How to Steal a Dog (2014)
109 min | Crime, Drama, Family
Ji-so, a young girl who doesn't have a house because of her bankrupted dad. In order to get money to buy a house she plan to steals wealthy people's dogs to earn reward money when she returns them.
Director: Sung-ho Kim | Stars: Lee Re, Lee Ji-Won, Eun-Taek Hong, Kim Hye-ja
Votes: 581
24. The World of Us (2016)
95 min | Drama, Family
A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues.
Director: Yoon Ga-eun | Stars: Choi Soo-in, Hye-in Seol, Seo-Yeon Lee, Kim Chae-yeon
Votes: 1,082
25. Jungdoknoraebang (2016)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A karaoke in a rural town called "Karaoke Crazies" is run by Sung-wook. Business is slow and when Sung-wook posts karaoke singing along job to boost sales, a girl in early 20's, Ha-suk ... See full summary »
Director: Sang-chan Kim | Stars: Lee Dong-wook, Bang Jun-Ho, Lee Mun-shik, Kim Na-Mi
Votes: 171
26. Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016)
130 min | Drama, Fantasy
Five children go to the mountains; magically, one comes back a man.
Director: Tae-hwa Eom | Stars: Gang Dong-won, Shin Eun-soo, Lee Hyo-Je, Kim Hee-won
Votes: 2,321
27. The Merciless (2017)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young cop finds his loyalties divided after befriending a notorious criminal while undercover in prison.
Director: Byun Sung-hyun | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Im Si-wan, Lee Kyoung-young, Jeon Hye-jin
Votes: 3,068
28. The Bros (2017)
TV-14 | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Two brothers, Lee Suk-Bong and Lee Joo-Bong, meet again for their father's funeral. But instead of reuniting the family, both of them deal with their individual problems. On the way to their hometown they hit a mysterious woman with a car.
Director: You-Jeong Jang | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Hanee, Jo Woo-jin
Votes: 952
29. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi
Votes: 19,300 | Gross: $1.91M
30. Memoir of a Murderer (2017)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic boyfriend.
Director: Won Shin-yeon | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-gil, Kim Seol-hyun, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 12,660 | Gross: $0.09M
31. Samjin Company English Class (2020)
110 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.
Director: Lee Jong-pil | Stars: Ko Ah-sung, Esom, Park Hye-soo, Shim Dal-gi
Votes: 667
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