Most Popular Korean-Language Feature Films
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The Wailing
(2016) A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. Dir: Hong-jin Na With: Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Woo-hee Chun Mystery | Thriller 156 mins. |
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Oldboy
(2003) After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Dir: Chan-wook Park With: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang Drama | Mystery | Thriller 120 mins. |
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The Handmaiden
(2016) A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. Dir: Chan-wook Park With: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo Drama | Romance 144 mins. |
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I Saw the Devil
(2010) A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. Dir: Jee-woon Kim With: Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi, In-seo Kim Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller 141 mins. |
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Memories of Murder
(2003) In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead... Dir: Joon-ho Bong With: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 131 mins. |
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Okja
(2017) A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja. Dir: Joon-ho Bong With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins, Tilda Swinton Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi |
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The Host
(2006) A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. Dir: Joon-ho Bong With: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi 120 mins. |
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The Man from Nowhere
(2010) 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. Dir: Jeong-beom Lee With: Bin Won, Sae-ron Kim, Tae-hoon Kim Action | Crime | Thriller 119 mins. |
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The Chaser
(2008) A cash-strapped pimp and former police detective draws upon the skills of his old job to track down his missing stable of prostitutes. Dir: Hong-jin Na With: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo Thriller 125 mins. |
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Lady Vengeance
(2005) After a thirteen-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a six-year-old boy, Guem-Ja Lee seeks... Dir: Chan-wook Park With: Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Shi-hoo Kim Crime | Drama 112 mins. |