Korean movies from 2018
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1. Burning (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung
Votes: 76,365 | Gross: $0.72M
2. The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Kim Da-mi, Jo Min-soo, Choi Woo-sik, Go Min-si
Votes: 17,562
3. Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the afterlife, one guardian helps a man through his trials, while his two colleagues help a former guardian on earth.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 9,128 | Gross: $1.20M
4. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
Director: Jung Bum-shik | Stars: Oh Ah-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, Yoo Je-Yoon, Park Ji-ah
Votes: 15,457 | Gross: $0.12M
5. Psychokinesis (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
After drinking water from a mountain spring, a bank security guard gains telekinetic superpowers, which he must use to save his estranged daughter from an evil construction company, as a superhero.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung, Park Jeong-min, Jung Yu-mi
Votes: 6,340
6. Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
TV-MA | 139 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in the distant future where both North and South Koreas agree to establish a joint government, which has been in preparation for a duration of 7 years, the plot focuses on political ... See full summary »
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Todd Haberkorn, Johnny Yong Bosch, Matt King
Votes: 5,794
7. Be With You (2018)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Woo Jin takes care of his son Ji Ho alone after his wife Soo A passed away. Before she passed away, she promised she would be back on a rainy day one year later. One year later, Soo A appears again, but she does not remember anything.
Director: Jang-Hoon Lee | Stars: So Ji-seob, Son Ye-jin, Ko Chang-seok, So-Hyun Gam
Votes: 7,085
8. The Spy Gone North (2018)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Thriller
In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ju Ji-hoon
Votes: 6,196 | Gross: $0.50M
9. Revenger (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former police investigator decides to go to a prison island to revenge the brutal killings of his family.
Director: Lee Seung-won | Stars: Je-Heon Choi, Park Chul-min, Kim Dae-hyun, Park Hee-soon
Votes: 4,752
10. Rampant (2018)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Drama, History
Lee Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty.
Director: Kim Sung-hoon | Stars: Hyun Bin, Seo Ji-hye, Jang Dong-Gun, Heo Sung-tae
Votes: 4,820 | Gross: $0.17M
11. The Negotiation (2018)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ace crisis negotiator faces off against a cold-blooded hostage taker. Over the course of 21 hours, she attempts to crack his unusually calm demeanor and force him to reveal his motivations.
Director: Jong-suk Lee | Stars: Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Lee Joo-young, Jang Young-nam
Votes: 3,966 | Gross: $0.11M
12. The Drug King (2018)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam.
Director: Min-ho Woo | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Jo Jung-Suk, Bae Doona, Jeon Ah-hee
Votes: 3,783
13. Unstoppable (2018)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Dong-Chul (Don Lee) and Ji-Soo (Song Ji-Hyo) are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-Chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife is missing.
Director: Kim Min-Ho | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Song Ji-Hyo, Kim Sung-oh, Kim Min-jae
Votes: 5,141 | Gross: $0.10M
14. House of Hummingbird (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
Seoul 1994, in the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed, 14-year-old Eunhee wanders the city searching for love.
Director: Bora Kim | Stars: Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byeok, Jeong In-gi, Soo-Yeon Park
Votes: 3,781
15. Little Forest (2018)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
A young woman grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside.
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-Yeol, Moon So-ri, Jin Ki-joo
Votes: 3,912
16. Believer (2018)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.
Director: Hae-Young Lee | Stars: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Kim Sung-ryung, Halley Kim, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 4,581 | Gross: $0.37M
17. On Your Wedding Day (2018)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
The story of the man who receives a wedding invitation from his first love that he met in high school.
Director: Lee Seok-geun | Stars: Park Bo-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Kang Ki-young
Votes: 3,662
18. Door Lock (2018)
102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A thriller that begins with a murder incident with a trace of a stranger entering the house of Kyung Min who lives alone in the one room.
Director: Kwon Lee | Stars: Kong Hyo-jin, Kim Ye-won, Kim Sung-oh, Jo Bok-rae
Votes: 3,430
19. Monstrum (2018)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Yoon Gyeom is a loyal subject of King Jung Jong of Joseon. He struggles to fight against a monster that threatens King Jung Jong's life and a group of people trying to depose King Jung Jong.
Director: Jong-ho Huh | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Kim In-kwon, Lee Hyeri, Choi Woo-sik
Votes: 2,744
20. Dark Figure of Crime (2018)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A criminal thriller about the fierce psychological confrontation between a detective and a killer who confessed to multiple murders.
Director: Tae-Gyun Kim | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Ju Ji-hoon, Jin Seon-kyu, Moon Jeong-Hee
Votes: 2,427
21. The Witness (2018)
111 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.
Director: Kyu-Jang Cho | Stars: Lee Sung-min, Kim Sang-ho, Jin Kyung, Park Bom
Votes: 2,462
22. Swing Kids (2018)
TV-14 | 133 min | Drama, Musical, War
The story of Ro Gi Soo, a tap dancing North Korean soldier who was held captive in the Geoje prison camp during the Korean War.
Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol | Stars: A.J. Simmons, Oh Jung-se, Do Kyung-soo, Park Jin-joo
Votes: 2,855 | Gross: $0.22M
23. Intimate Strangers (2018)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
Four friends meet for the first time in a long time to play a game that reveals one another's secrets.
Director: J.Q. Lee | Stars: Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Seo-jin, Yum Jung-ah
Votes: 1,929
24. Hotel by the River (2018)
96 min | Drama
In the middle of winter, a poet invites his son to meet him at a hotel.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Kwon Hae-hyo, Yoo Joon-sang, Gi Ju-bong, Kim Min-hee
Votes: 1,681 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Default (2018)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, History
A dramatization of the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997, through three parallel stories.
Director: Kook-Hee Choi | Stars: Kim Hye-su, Yoo Ah-in, Huh Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin
Votes: 1,497 | Gross: $0.20M
26. Grass (2018)
66 min | Drama
In a small Café, Min-hee Kim plays a guest who prefers to observe but not interact with the other guests herself.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Kim Min-hee, Joobong Kee, Ahn Jae-hong, Jung Jin-young
Votes: 1,450 | Gross: $0.01M
27. Take Point (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Thriller
A captain and his team of 12 soldiers infiltrate a secret underground bunker to take out a target in the Korean demilitarized zone.
Director: Byung-woo Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Lee Sun-kyun, Jennifer Ehle, Kevin Durand
Votes: 1,508 | Gross: $0.11M
28. The Vanished (2018)
101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The body of Yoon Seol Hee disappears at the National Institute of Scientific Investigation. Detective Woo Joong Shik seeks clues on her disappearance, while her husband Park Jin Han claims she is alive.
Director: Chang-hee Lee | Stars: Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Kang-woo, Gong Min-jung, Kim Hee-ae
Votes: 1,606
29. Keys to the Heart (2018)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A washed-up boxer reunites with his estranged brother, a pianist with savant syndrome.
Director: Sung-Hyun Choi | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Park Jeong-min, Han Ji-min, Kim Sung-ryung
Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $0.07M
30. Miss Baek (2018)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman's past as a convict follows her everywhere and because of this she doesn't open up to others. But then she strikes up a friendship with a broken child who has suffered from domestic... See full summary »
Director: Ji-won Lee | Stars: Han Ji-min, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Si-Ah, Jun Suk-ho
Votes: 1,249
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