Best Korean Movies of All Time Ranked

I've Never Been So Engrossed in a Film. The Pinnacle of Korean Cinema! One of the Best Movies Ever Made...10/10

A Near Perfect Film, Especially Acting and Cinematography. Some may find it too goofy at times but that's exactly the point, an Inexperienced Police Unit caught up in its Country's' First Serial Killer. Rich Atmosphere and Flawless Story Telling. You wont Find a Better Serial Killer Movie. Memories of Murder>Se7en. 10/10

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Bong Joon-ho has created another masterpiece! Easily one of the most unique movies in years, Bong creates an entire world all within a tiny train circling the Earth. Extremely captivating, the movie has plenty of surprises to offer and doesn't let up once the revolution begins! Not to be missed! 10/10

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Black Humor at its Best. Pace is Perfect, Cinematography is Stunning. 9/10

One of the Best Mystery Movies I've Ever Seen. Finally a Movie that does not Waterdown its Ending like most Hollywood Films. The Film Coined the Term "Edge of Your Seat" 9/10

Korean version of "Leon:The Professional". Phenomenal. 9/10

Great Direction and Phenomenal Acting by the Led. Shows Just How Far a Mother Will Go To Save her Son. Great Mystery Film With a Bittersweet Ending. One of the Best. 9/10

Definitively more Focused Than Mr Vengeance, But Not Nearly as Mesmerizing as 'Oldboy'. Not Nearly as Grim as the Other two in the Vengeance Trilogy. Strong Lead and More Humor than the Previous Two. A Good Movie, But not Great. Story Line was not great but its Execution/Direction was Better than Mr Vengeance (More Intricate Story, But with Inferior Development/Storytelling) 8/10

A Film that doesn't Glorify the Gangster life, but rather Shows what happens if you Betray it. Great Acting. The Type of Movie Where even the Slightest Amount of Light Shown in the Dark, is Still Consumed By the Dark. Another Top Work Revenge Movie by the Koreans. 8/10

Exactly what people are saying, a mix of "The Godfather & The Departed". Perhaps its downfall is it follows them too Closely. Good Movie, Great Cast. 8/10

Slow Burn for those without patience, but the End Does Pay Off. A Great film with High Emotions. 8/10

This movie is actually....Scary. Favorite Asian Horror Film. 8/10

Slightly Let Down, having first seen Oldboy(Same Director) But still unique Story Line. 8/10

A Monster movie with a Heart. Main character very enjoyable! Still, was not as enjoyable as I wanted it to be. Good Black Humor Though! 7/10

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This is a plenty surprise, plenty of creepy atmosphere to carry over! The movies does a great job building tension and maintaining it, as well as slowly revealing clues over time. The only problem with the movie is its ending (unfortunately), where it goes on a bit too long that it grows tiresome. Other than that, there are plenty of twists and red herrings to keep you guessing. 8/10

Interesting movie, brought down by unnecessary use of CGI and Exaggerated Action. It also has a problem balancing Some Goofiness vs the Seriousness it wants to be had. The Main Character is extremely unlikable, which Makes It Hard to Root For Him Since he is the Main Character(The Hero). The film starts off phenomenal then slowly gets lost with poor direction/Exaggeration. 7/10

More of a Drama than anything else, its a movie that focuses on Character development. It feels as though there are quite a few loose ends by the time the movie ends. Very Interesting Story Here. 7/10

Another Unique take on an Overly Done Genre. This movie treats Vampirism Both as a curse and a gift. The 2nd half of the film is very interesting, unfortunately the 1st half suffers from some dull/Slow Build up. If you can make it past the 1st half, you will without a Doubt be rewarded. The Comedy bits are a very welcomed added bonus! Song Kang-ho is as usual...Excellent. 7/10

Slightly Convoluted Plot and A Bit too Long. The Knife Fights Though are Extremely Entertaining! 6/10

Some Good Humor, but Runs Too Long with a disappointing 3rd Act. The final chase scene is unforgivably too long, as well as the final Showdown. 6/10

Great Scenery/Production/Costume Design. Certain Chase scenes seem a bit too unreal (gaining/losing ground on the individual at random moments, Lengthy Chase Scenes loose Impact) Main Character is quite Enjoyable and Believable. After the first 20 minutes, the Movie gets moving and stays in High Gear. 6/10

Most reviews praise this movie but it felt like a major let down. Acting was nothing Special, especially Supporting Cast. The Camera Work was Constantly Zooming in and Shaking Due to being Hand Held. There Didn't seem to be much of a "Thrilling" Aspect, The Director Didn't give us An Emotional Connection To the Main Character Which is Why it Fails. The Ending is What Saved this Movie. 6/10

A decent mystery that not many people have seen!

Typical vengeful hitman movie, slightly above the rest in its genre until the 3rd Act Becomes Extremely Over The Top. 6/10

Nothing Special Here. The High Points were the Comedy bits, compared to the Action or "Thriller" aspect. Very forgettable, Very Cheesy Ending. 4/10 at best.