My korean Movies
by durst1961979 | created - 13 Dec 2011 | updated - 27 Jul 2016 | PublicThe korean movies have filled up my eyes during last 5 years and they have changed my concept about movies in general and asian style in particular. They can transmit from sadness to happiness in few seconds.
My Blog: http://asiaffinity.wordpress.com/
Here, my parallel list - My Japanese movies : http://www.imdb.com/list/ibePR4NYRhw/
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101. A Muse (2012)
129 min | Drama, Romance
In this film, Lee Jeok-yo is a respected poet who cares fondly for his 30ish year old disciple Seo Ji-woo. The world of these two men is shaken when 17-year-old Han Eun-gyo comes into the picture.
Director: Jung Ji-woo | Stars: Park Hae-il, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Go-eun, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 2,588
102. 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, Lee Chae-yeong
Votes: 964
103. Deranged (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
People 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.
Director: Jeong-woo Park | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Moon Jeong-Hee, Kim Dong-wan, Lee Hanee
Votes: 3,266
104. All About My Wife (2012)
121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Du-hyeon can't stand his wife anymore. He wants a divorce but he's weak. He hires a Casanova to seduce her and make her leave him. Will he succeed?
Director: Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Jo Han-chul, Park Hee-bon, Kim Jeong-tae, Kim Ji-yeong
Votes: 1,746
105. Gabi (2012)
115 min | Drama, History, Mystery
About a man who must betray his country to protect the woman he loves. Revolve around the first introduction of Coffee in Korea.
Director: Yun-hyeon Jang | Stars: Ju Jin-mo, Kim So-yeon, Park Hee-soon, Seon Yu
Votes: 270
106. 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: 7,442 | Gross: $0.92M
107. Acoustic (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Music
(Korean with English subtitles) Features members of popular K-pop bands 2AM & CN Blue, the film is a collection of stories about love, hope and music all shot in the trendy area of Hongdae, Seoul.
Director: You Sang-Hun | Stars: Baek Jin-hee, Jong-Hyun Lee, Kang Min-hyuk, Shin Se-Kyung
Votes: 64
108. No Mercy (2010)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Despite being nearly proven the murderer, a serial killer threatens to kill the daughter of a forensic pathologist if he doesn't get him bailed out.
Director: Hyeong-Joon Kim | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Seung-beom, Han Hye-jin, Sung Ji-ru
Votes: 9,471
109. Happy End (1999)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.
Director: Jung Ji-woo | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Jeon Do-yeon, Ju Jin-mo, Mi-seon Hwang
Votes: 2,119
110. Doomsday Book (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The First Chapter of The Anthology Film- In A Brave New World, a mysterious virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. The Chapter 2, The Heavenly Creature, a ... See full summary »
Directors: Jee-woon Kim, Pil-sung Yim | Stars: Lee Bong-gyu, Choi Deok-moon, Ma Dong-seok, Bae Doona
Votes: 3,567
111. Unbowed (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Kim Kyung-ho is fired by his university after he questioned the validity of a math question in its entrance exam. Kim files a lawsuit against the university, but it is dismissed. Out of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeong Ji-yeong | Stars: Ahn Sung-ki, Park Won-sang, Na Young-hee, Kim Ji-ho
Votes: 671
112. Petty Romance (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A comic artist and an unemployed sex columnist are trying to work together in order to win a lucrative comic-book competition.
Director: Jeong-hoon Kim | Stars: Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Kang-hee, Oh Jung-se, Ryu Hyun-kyung
Votes: 792
113. Fly Penguin (2009)
110 min | Drama
Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations. His father takes pity on him for being... See full summary »
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kyoo-Hwan Choi, Choi Hee-jin, Park In-hwan, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 70
114. Breathless (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama
A bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.
Director: Yang Ik-joon | Stars: Kim Kkobbi, Hwan Lee, Yang Ik-joon, Jeong-soon Park
Votes: 5,563
115. 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: 37,938 | Gross: $0.13M
116. In Another Country (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A three-tiered story centered on a trio of French tourists visiting the same seaside resort.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Yoo Joon-sang, Jung Yu-mi, Youn Yuh-jung
Votes: 3,535 | Gross: $0.02M
117. The Last Stand (2013)
R | 107 min | Action, Thriller, Western
The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 145,364 | Gross: $12.05M
118. A Company Man (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a change of heart moves a well-trained hitman to tender his resignation to his employers, no good comes of it for anyone.
Directors: Sang-yoon Lim, Im Sang Yoon | Stars: So Ji-seob, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Do-won, Kim Dong-jun
Votes: 6,468
119. The Neighbors (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Mystery, Thriller
Residents of a mansion live in fear when a young girl is murdered. They suspect their neighbor for the crime, and a battle erupts to protect the next victim.
Director: Hwi Kim | Stars: Yunjin Kim, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Seong-gyoon
Votes: 1,706
120. Stoker (2013)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney
Votes: 114,545 | Gross: $1.70M
121. Silenced (2011)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Based on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo, Kim Jee-young
Votes: 21,684
122. A Werewolf Boy (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.
Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young, Yeong-ran Lee, Jang Young-nam
Votes: 8,911 | Gross: $0.34M
123. White Night (2012)
75 min | Drama
Flight attendant Won-Gyu left Korea 2 years ago with painful memories and now comes back. Won-Gyu meets Tae-Joon, who is a quick service delivery man and has a special night with him.
Director: Hee-il Leesong | Stars: Hyun-sung Kim, Tae-hee Won, Lee Yi-kyeong
Votes: 423
124. Perfect Number (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up, after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
Director: Pang Eun-jin | Stars: Ryu Seung-beom, Lee Yo-won, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Yoon-seong
Votes: 2,410
125. Amen (III) (2011)
72 min | Drama
A journey of a Korean girl who wanders around Europe to find her boyfriend.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Hye-na Kim, Kim Ki-duk
Votes: 653
126. Pieta (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jo Min-soo, Lee Jung-Jin, Woo Ki-hong, Eunjin Kang
Votes: 15,771 | Gross: $0.02M
127. Address Unknown (2001)
R | 117 min | Drama, War
Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism, civil war and occupation. After surviving Japanese colonization, Korea ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Yang Dong-kun, Min-jung Ban, Kim Young-min, Pang Eun-jin
Votes: 3,886
128. The King of Pigs (2011)
97 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller
Jong-suk and Kyung-min meet up to talk about their high school past, it's been 15 years since they last talked. It brings up all kinds of memories.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Yang Ik-joon, Oh Jung-se, Hye-na Kim, Kim Kkobbi
Votes: 1,816
129. Hahaha (2010)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two friends, while having drinks together, share their memories of visiting the seaside resort of Tongyeong.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Kim Sang-kyung, Moon So-ri, Yoo Joon-sang, Kim Gyu-ri
Votes: 1,511
130. The Berlin File (2013)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Thriller
Jong-seong, a North Korean ghost agent, interrupts an illegal arms sale in Berlin. A notorious North Korean agent tests the loyalties of everyone involved as Jong-Seong prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Director: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryu Seung-beom, Jun Ji-hyun
Votes: 7,633 | Gross: $0.67M
131. Young Gun in the Time (2012)
TV-14 | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An evil organization has plotted to snatch the time machine! In an unexpected turn of events, a detective named Young-Gun get caught up in a fight over time machine.
Director: Young-doo Oh | Stars: Young-geun Hong, Choi Song-hyeon, Eun-Jung Ha, Yong-geun Bae
Votes: 84
132. Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013)
90 min | Drama, Romance
The secret relationship between a student and a teacher, will their love last?
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Jung Eun-chae, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Joon-sang, Ye Ji-won
Votes: 1,826
133. Secretly Greatly (2013)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live undercover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They're shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
Director: Cheol-soo Jang | Stars: Kim Soo-hyun, Park Gi-woong, Lee Hyun-woo, Son Hyeon-ju
Votes: 5,033
134. 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
135. Rough Cut (2008)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.
Director: Hun Jang | Stars: So Ji-seob, Ko Chang-seok, Jang Hie-jin, Kang Ji-hwan
Votes: 2,999
136. 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: 4,797
137. Pluto (2012)
114 min | Drama, Mystery
Pluto is a story of the extremes elite high school seniors are prepared to go to guarantee entry into prestigious universities, and asks what could possibly turn an innocent boy into a ... See full summary »
Director: Su-won Shin | Stars: Lee Da-wit, Sung Jun, Jo Sung-ha, Kim Kkobbi
Votes: 684
138. Rough Play (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Rough Play displays the life of Oh Young (Lee Joon), an young cocky actor who plays a lead part on a small play. He constantly goes off script and improvises in which results in destroying ... See full summary »
Director: Yeon-Shick Shin | Stars: Lee Joon, Yang Dong-kun, Seo Yeong-hie, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 471
139. Mai Ratima (2012)
128 min | Drama
Unemployed and hopeless, Soo-young witnesses a Thai woman named Mai Ratima in danger and helps her out. Having come to Korea through international marriage, Mai is physically and ... See full summary »
Director: Yoo Ji-tae | Stars: Park Ji-soo, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kyeong-ik Kim, Kim Kyung
Votes: 74
140. South Bound (2013)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
About Choi, a leftist who team up with his family to protect their ancestor's island from corrupted government who plan to build a resort on their island.
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Oh Yeon-su, Han Yeri, Seung-hwan Baek
Votes: 202
141. Montage (2013)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
15 years ago, a mother lost her child in a kidnapping case. A similar crime happens again and she won't let him go this time.
Director: Geun-seop Jeong | Stars: Uhm Junghwa, Kim Sang-kyung, Song Young-chang, Jo Hie-bong
Votes: 8,252
142. Boomerang Family (2013)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
Three old problematic siblings must live together with their elderly mother. They're not children anymore, so what will happen?
Director: Hae-sung Song | Stars: Park Hae-il, Kong Hyo-jin, Yun Je-mun, Youn Yuh-jung
Votes: 340
143. Hope (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Story of an 8-year-old girl who faces a horrible rape that damages her internally and affects her emotionally, trying to overcome all the obstacles following the incident with the good support of those around her.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Lee Re, Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Kim Hae-sook
Votes: 9,662
144. Public Enemy (2002)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy
A detective plays cat-and-mouse with a banker who brutally murdered his own parents.
Director: Kang Woo-suk | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sung-jae, Kang Shin-il, Kim Jeong-hak
Votes: 2,371
145. Cold Eyes (2013)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
Directors: Kim Byung-seo, Ui-seok Jo | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jun-ho
Votes: 8,439
146. The Terror Live (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
Director: Byung-woo Kim | Stars: Won-Jin Ahn, Lee Da-wit, Choi Deok-moon, Sung-chun Han
Votes: 7,993
147. 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: 26,370 | Gross: $0.46M
148. The Face Reader (2013)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Drama, History
About Nae-kyung who is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at his face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in a power struggle between Prince Sooyang and Kim Jong-Seo.
Director: Han Jae-rim | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Baek Yun-shik, Jo Jung-Suk
Votes: 2,870 | Gross: $0.52M
149. 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: 6,563
150. Pieta (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jo Min-soo, Lee Jung-Jin, Woo Ki-hong, Eunjin Kang
Votes: 15,771 | Gross: $0.02M
151. 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
152. Couples (2011)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
Yoo-Suk (Ju-hyuk Kim) looks for a girlfriend who disappeared. Ae-Yeon (Yun-ji Lee) has a fake diamond which her ex-boyfriend gave to her. Ae-Yeon was dumped by her ex boyfriend. Byung-Chan ... See full summary »
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Kim Ju-hyuk, Lee Yoon-ji, Lee Si-young, Oh Jung-se
Votes: 314
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