Enjoyable Korean Flicks
by loren-22 | created - 28 Aug 2015 | updated - 31 Aug 2016 | PublicThat are easily accessible and have descent subtitles.
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1. Hong-gil-dong-ui hu-ye (2009)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A family of thieves torment a nefarious businessman.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Lee Beom-su, Kim Do-Young, Sung Dong-il, Ryu Eui-Hyun
Votes: 133
2. The Grand Heist (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Comedy, History
In late 18th century ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. When corrupt officials conspire to form a monopoly and fix its price, a gang of 11 professionals is formed to steal all the royal ice blocks in five storage for a night
Director: Joo-Ho Kim | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Ji-ho, Min Hyo-rin, Chae-yeong Lee
Votes: 963
3. The Suspect (2013)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Thriller
Betrayed and on the run, a North Korean agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
Director: Won Shin-yeon | Stars: Gong Yoo, Park Hee-soon, Song Boo-gun, Lee Chae-yun
Votes: 6,769 | Gross: $0.22M
4. 3-Iron (2004)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Lee Seung-yun, Jae Hee, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Joo Jin-mo
Votes: 58,249 | Gross: $0.24M
5. 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: 5,407
6. A Bloody Aria (2006)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Drama, Horror
On a day trip through countryside, aspiring opera singer In-jeong flees to woods to escape advances of her lecherous professor and mentor, Yeong-sun.
Directors: Won Shin-yeon, Won Sin Yun | Stars: Lee Byung-joon, Oh Dal-su, Kyung Ho Jung, Shi-hoo Kim
Votes: 939 | Gross: $0.00M
7. 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: 41,068 | Gross: $1.11M
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: 5,830
9. Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
It is a Korean boy who went to Japan and started to learn Karate from his brother.
Director: Yun-ho Yang | Stars: Yang Dong-kun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katô, Jeong Tae-woo
Votes: 4,194
10. Scandal Makers (2008)
108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A radio DJ/entertainer in his 30s suddenly learns he may be a grandfather, thanks to a young girl who has a baby son and claims to be his daughter.
Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Il-Kwon Ahn, Kim Chae-yeon
Votes: 4,387
11. Happy Killers (2010)
106 min | Comedy, Thriller
An unemployed man and a less than exemplary detective clash while trying to catch a serial killer.
Director: Dong-wook Kim | Stars: Kim Dong-wook, Shim Eun-kyung, Seong-sik Han, Sung Ji-ru
Votes: 210
12. Gudseura Geum-suna (2002)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
The adventure of Geum-Sun with her baby in one night to save her husband's life.
Director: Nam-seob Hyeon | Stars: Bae Doona, Kim Tae-woo, Hyeon Ju, Kang Ji-hwan
Votes: 380
13. Hello Ghost (2010)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A man's failed suicide attempt enables him to see ghosts, who later keep following him everywhere. It is now up to him to fulfill their wishes to make them go away.
Director: Young-Tak Kim | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Kang Ye-won, Lee Moon-su, Ko Chang-seok
Votes: 4,794
14. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 635,393 | Gross: $0.71M
15. Quick (2011)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A famous biker named Gi-su (Lee Min-ki) has to deliver a bomb on his helmet under 30 minutes with his new girlfriend Ah-rom (Kang Ye-won) before it explodes.
Director: Beom-gu Cho | Stars: Lee Min-ki, Kang Ye-won, Kim In-kwon, Ko Chang-seok
Votes: 1,326
16. Bareuge salja (2007)
102 min | Action, Comedy
Things get out of control when Doman, an eager and saintly traffic cop, is asked the play the role of the bank robber in a robbery intervention police training program.
Director: Hee-chan Ra | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Son Byung-ho, Lee Young-eun, Ko Chang-seok
Votes: 2,169
17. Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama
A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility.
Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 3,874 | Gross: $0.28M
18. Ddong gae (2003)
101 min | Drama
(Korean with English subtitles) Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a ... See full summary »
Director: Kyung-taek Kwak | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Kim Kap-su, Uhm Ji-won, Wook Heo
Votes: 381
19. 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: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 37,927 | Gross: $0.13M
20. Meet Mr. Daddy (2007)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A little girl is reunited with her reluctant small-time criminal father. Jong Dae is a lowlife conman and gangster who lives in a old trailer in a junkyard by the sea. Not exactly ideal ... See full summary »
Director: Park Kwang-su | Stars: Ye Ji-won, Ji Jin-hee, Lee Kyoung-young, Shin-yang Park
Votes: 116
21. Baby and I (2008)
98 min | Comedy
A rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart, along with a note claiming he's the father.
Director: Kim Jin Young | Stars: Jang Keun-suk, Lee Ah-Jin, Sin-ho Byeon, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 1,940
22. Choseungdalgwa bambae (2003)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
(Korean with English subtitles) Shelved for three years before it made its way to the international festivals, The Crescent Moon is director Chang Kil-soo's tender masterpiece about Nan-na,... See full summary »
Director: Kil-soo Chang | Stars: Ye-rin Han, Cho Hyun-sik, Seo-hee Jang, Gi Ju-bong
Votes: 102
23. 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
24. Lifting King Kong (2009)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A former weight-lifting bronze medalist coaches an ill-equipped team of high school girls into the national sports festival.
Director: Geon-yong Park | Stars: Lee Beom-su, Jo An, Yoon-hoi Lee, Choi Hee-Seo
Votes: 347
25. The Attorney (2013)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
An ambitious tax attorney decides to represent an old friend in court.
Director: Woo-seok Yang | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kwak Do-won, Im Si-wan, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 7,595 | Gross: $0.56M
26. The Target (2014)
R | 98 min | Action, Thriller
An ER doctor teams up with an assassination target to rescue his wife, held hostage by corrupt criminals and, in the process, uncovers a conspiracy.
Director: Hong-Seung Yoon | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yoo Joon-sang, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Sung-ryung
Votes: 2,150
27. Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)
139 min | Comedy, Crime
A guy with a talent for cards makes his way into the dangerous world of underground gambling in this crime thriller from South Korea. Go-ni (Jo Seung-woo) is a small-town guy with a big ... See full summary »
Director: Dong-hoon Choi | Stars: Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yun-shik, Kim Hye-su, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 2,820
28. 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: 132,664 | Gross: $2.20M
29. New World (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min, Park Sung-woong
Votes: 26,349 | Gross: $0.46M
30. Battlefield Heroes (2011)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Jung Jin-young, Lee Mun-shik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 345
31. 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: 74,824 | Gross: $0.01M
32. Jeon Woochi (2009)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.
Director: Dong-hoon Choi | Stars: Gang Dong-won, Lim Soo-jung, Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 3,437
33. A Brand New Life (2009)
92 min | Drama
Young Jinhee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jinhee desperately believes her father will come back for her.
Directors: Lee Jong Eon, Ounie Lecomte | Stars: Kim Sae-ron, Ko Ah-sung, Sol Kyung-gu, Baek Hyun-joo
Votes: 2,533
34. 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: 71,612 | Gross: $0.55M
35. Twilight Gangsters (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
With their fund for a dream vacation in Hawaii stolen by robbers, three fierce grandmothers take it up upon themselves to get the vacation they desperate need - by tracking down the thieves and becoming bank robbers.
Director: Kang Hyo-jin | Stars: Na Moon-hee, Kim Su-Mi, Kim Hye-Ok, Chang Jung Lim
Votes: 264
36. 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: 12,622 | Gross: $0.07M
37. 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: 25,887
38. 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: 19,709
39. War of the Arrows (2011)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure
A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
Director: Han-min Kim | Stars: Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Mu-yeol, Moon Chae-won
Votes: 12,798 | Gross: $0.25M
40. Marrying the Mafia 2: Enemy-in-Law (2005)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Mrs. Hong is the crime boss for a large mafia group. She orders her two sons, Kyung-Jae and Suk-Jae to find an elite wife for her eldest son In-Jae. In-Jae then meets beautiful Jin-Kyung, ... See full summary »
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Kong Hyeong-jin, Lim Hyeong-jun, Kim Hyo-jin
Votes: 487
41. Thirst (2009)
R | 134 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Choi Hee-jin, Seo Dong-soo
Votes: 51,388 | Gross: $0.30M
42. 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, Ryu Seung-wan
Votes: 10,391
43. Kafe souru (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A freelance reporter comes to the aid of a humble confection shop criminally threatened by land developers and weakened by distant family ties.
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Jeong-hoon Kim, Takumi Saitô, Kim Dong-wook, Seong-min Choi
Votes: 58
44. My Dear Desperado (2010)
105 min | Comedy
An unlikely romance brews between Dong-chu, a tough-acting thug with a tender heart, and his bookish, and recently single, IT consultant neighbor, Se-jin.
Director: Kwang-shik Kim | Stars: Lee Chae-eun, Won-tae Choi, Choi Gwi-hwa, Jeong In-gi
Votes: 585
45. 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: 81,872
46. Sea Fog (2014)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Thriller
A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
Director: Sung-bo Shim | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Park Yoo-chun, Han Yeri, Moon Sung-Keun
Votes: 3,920
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