Korean War
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1. 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: 41,066 | Gross: $1.11M
2. 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: 34,175
3. Silmido (2003)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Drama
Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the ... See full summary »
Director: Kang Woo-suk | Stars: Ahn Sung-ki, Sol Kyung-gu, Huh Joon-ho, Jeong Jae-yeong
Votes: 4,725
4. The Front Line (2011)
Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.
Director: Hun Jang | Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Ryu Seung-su, Ko Chang-seok
Votes: 7,098 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
110 min | Action, Thriller
Korea's first nuclear submarine and a crew with no record of existence embark on a do-or-die mission into the deep waters of the Pacific.
Director: Byung-chun Min | Stars: Choi Min-soo, Jung Woo-sung, Sol Kyung-gu, Byeon-chul Min
Votes: 495
6. 71: Into the Fire (2010)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, War
The story of student-soldiers trying to protect a middle school during the early days of the Korean War.
Director: John H. Lee | Stars: Cha Seung-won, Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Seung-hyun, Kim Seung-woo
Votes: 5,806
7. The Coast Guard (2002)
R | 91 min | Drama, War
A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Jeong-hak, Park Ji-ah, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 3,531
8. R-Point (2004)
R | 107 min | Action, Horror, War
During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.
Director: Su-chang Kong | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Son Byung-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Park Won-sang
Votes: 5,829
9. The Guard Post (2008)
121 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of GP506 soldiers have been brutally massacred, leaving only one alive but comatose. A military police investigator has only that night to uncover the facts, but ends up discovering a terrifying truth.
Director: Su-chang Kong | Stars: Chun Ho-jin, Hyun-jae Cho, Lee Young-hoon, Kim Byeong-cheol
Votes: 1,902
10. Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.
Director: Kwang-Hyun Park | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jeong, Ha-ryong Lim
Votes: 7,534
a.k.a. Battle Ground 625
11. White Badge (1992)
Not Rated | 122 min | War
South Korea, 1979. Han Kiju is an alcoholic novelist who has never recovered from his year long tour as a volunteer soldier in Vietnam. When he's asked to write a book about the Korean ... See full summary »
Director: Jeong Ji-yeong | Stars: Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Kyoung-young, Shim Hye-jin, Do-hun Ahn
Votes: 231
12. Piagol (1955)
110 min | Drama, War
A group of communist guerillas encounter jealousy and rivalry among themselves because of the presence of the female compatriot while one of their members plots to desert their band
Director: Kang-cheon Lee | Stars: Kyeong-hie No, Ye-chun Lee, Jin Kyu Kim, Jang-kang Heo
Votes: 80
13. May 18 (2007)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, History
The 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.
Director: Ji-hoon Kim | Stars: Kim Sang-kyung, Lee Yo-won, Ahn Sung-ki, Kwon Tae-won
Votes: 1,350
14. The Unforgiven (2005)
121 min | Drama
He just wanted to be a good man..
Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Sung-chun Han, Lim Hyun-sung, Yoon Jong-bin, Hyun-woo Joo
Votes: 390
15. The Demilitarized Zone (1965)
62 min | Drama, War
The film exposes the atrocities of war through the eyes of two children who are stranded in the DMZ after the end of the Korean War. The DMZ, strewn with abandoned tanks, dead bodies, land ... See full summary »
Director: Sang-ho Park | Stars: Mi-lyeong Jo, Won Namkung, Bin-a Ju, Yeong-kwan Lee
Votes: 156
16. Nim-eun-meon-go-sae (2008)
126 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In hot pursuit of the husband that left her to fight in the Vietnam War, a woman becomes the lead singer of a traveling band that she hopes will cross paths with him again.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Soo Ae, Jung Jin-young, Wipawee Charoenpura, Albert Lee Harlow II
Votes: 447
17. The Last Witness (2001)
104 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Based on a true story and a legendary Korean novel, this movie follows Detective Oh (superstar Lee Jung Jae) and his investigation into the mysterious murder of a North Korean. His ... See full summary »
Director: Bae Chang-ho | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Mi-yeon, Jeong Jun-ho
Votes: 359
18. Cheon gun (2005)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a historically altered Korea, by 2005 the North and South Korean governments have secretly joined forces to create a nuclear warhead.
Director: Joon-ki Min | Stars: Kim Byeong-chun, Ma Dong-seok, Kil Eun-sung, Kong Hyo-jin
Votes: 617
19. The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
168 min | Drama
Based on the great river story, (Taebaegsanmaek) The Taebaek Mountains chronicles the lasting generational conflict between proprietors and peasants in South Korea.
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Dong-joon Choi, Pang Eun-jin, Lee Ho-jae, Shin Hyeon-jun
Votes: 232
a.k.a. The Taebaek Mountains
20. North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)
157 min | War
South Korean production exploring a North Korean perspective of the long, grueling account of the Korean War based on memoirs of Lee Tae, former news agency correspondent who fought for North Korean partisans.
Director: Jeong Ji-yeong | Stars: Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Hye-yeong, Jin-shil Choi, Choi Min-soo
Votes: 154
a.k.a. North Korean Partisan in South Korea
21. Blue (2003)
108 min | Action, Drama, War
Two Korean navy men that belong to the elite diving squad compete with each other among rising tensions in their personal and professional lives. Matters come to a head when an incident at ... See full summary »
Director: Jeong-Kuk Lee | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Shin Eun-kyung, Yeong-ho Kim, Kong Hyeong-jin
Votes: 148
22. Field of Honor (1986)
R | 93 min | Drama, War
Korea 1951: After a Chinese attack Dutch mercenary sergeant De Koning is left alone by his army. While trying to survive, he meets a woman who is attempting to save her little brother. The image of the boy in shock changes him.
Directors: Dae-hie Kim, Hans Scheepmaker | Stars: Everett McGill, Ron Brandsteder, Bart Römer, Anis de Jong
Votes: 181
23. Rainy Days (1979)
114 min | Drama, War
A family, ideologically divided but living under the same roof, experience the Korean War as tragedies shake their daily existence.
Director: Yu Hyun-mok | Stars: Jeong-sun Hwang, Dae-kun Lee, Shin-jae Kim, Seok-hun Kim
Votes: 51
24. Jayu manse (1946)
51 min | Drama
Tells the story of a Korean resistance fighter leading the fight for freedom from the occupying country of Japan.
Director: In-kyu Choi | Stars: Chang-geun Jeon, Eun-gi Dog, Gye-seon Yu, Yeo-heui Hwang
Votes: 112
25. The Sea Knows (1961)
108 min | Drama, War
A Korean man, forced into service in the Japanese army during WWII, marries his Japanese girlfriend despite everyone's objections. Later, he becomes the sole survivor when the Americans attack.
Director: Kim Ki-young | Stars: Woon-ha Kim, Sang-sa Lee, Ye-chun Lee
Votes: 30
26. Red Scarf (1964)
100 min | Drama, History, War
During the Korean War, pilots of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force fly their majestic Saber jets in daily dangerous missions against Communist North Korean targets.
Director: Shin Sang-ok | Stars: Choi Eun-hie, Yeong-gyun Shin, Mu-ryong Choi, Eun-jin Han
Votes: 34
27. Burning Mountain (1967)
80 min | Drama, War
In the early 1950s when Korea is still at war, Kyu Bok who escaped from the North Korean People's Army secretly sneaks into a small village in the mountainside. This village has turned into... See full summary »
Director: Kim Soo-yong | Stars: Yeong-gyun Shin, Kum-Bong Do, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Jeong-sun Hwang
Votes: 68
28. My Way (2011)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, War
In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Joe Odagiri, Bingbing Fan, Kim In-kwon
Votes: 12,618 | Gross: $0.07M
29. A Little Pond (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, War
During the Korean War, small mountain village is evacuated as retreating American GIs approach.
Director: Sang-woo Lee | Stars: Moon Sung-Keun, Kim Roe-ha, Jeon Hye-jin, Myeong-cheol Shin
Votes: 344
30. Spring in My Hometown (1998)
120 min | Drama, War
A story of two 13-year-old boys in a small country village during the last days of the Korean War. Sungmin's father gets a job at US army camp through his daughter's American boyfriend, and... See full summary »
Director: Kwang-Mo Lee | Stars: Lee In, Ahn Sung-ki, Yoo-Jung Bae, Song Wok-suk
Votes: 179
a.k.a. Spring in My Hometown
31. In Love and War (2011)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Seol-Hee's South Korean village is forced to serve the occupying North Korean regiment during the Korean War. The story focuses on the complex relationship between Seol-Hee and the North Korean Lieutenant, Kim Jeong-woong.
Director: Geon-yong Park | Stars: Kim Ju-hyuk, Jung Ryeo-won, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Bo-yeon
Votes: 199
32. Zzolbyeong sucheob (1989)
95 min | Drama
A group of soldiers endure the hardships of their harsh training as seen through the eyes of new recruit Hong Ju-gong.
Director: Ju-Taek Ha | Stars: Jeon Ho Jin, Hye-soo Shin, Lim Yeong-gyu, Jo Hyeong-gi
33. Teukgongdaewa dolaoji anhneun haebyeong (1970)
War
While on leave from the army as an award for his heroism, Sgt Jang organizes a special force made up of circus acrobats. Deploying them before sending in the marines, the acrobats destroy ... See full summary »
Director: Tae-ho Seol | Stars: Dong-hwi Jang, Hae Hwang, Ha Myeong-jung, Hyeok Jang
34. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama, History
Admiral 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.
Director: Han-min Kim | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Myung-gon
Votes: 13,045 | Gross: $2.59M
35. Zzolbyeong sucheob 2 (1990)
90 min | Drama
Ju-gong is an art student when his time to perform his mandatory military service arrives. He has an uncomfortable parting from his girlfriend who refuses to commit as to whether or not she... See full summary »
Director: Ju-Taek Ha | Stars: Jeon Ho Jin, Hye-jin Lee, Jo Hyeong-gi, Sang-hun Ha
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