As if to get even with 2021, where not may productions of quality came out, also due to a reluctance from the industry’s side to release titles during the pandemic, Korean cinema seems to reclaim its position in the international stage in 2022, with a number of titles that definitely deserve a watch, to say the least. Even if there is no “Parasite” or “Burning” this year, “Decision to Leave” still emerges as something as close to a masterpiece as possible, while a number of other productions managed to stand out for a variety of reasons. The aforementioned was what “forced” to go a bit overboard regarding the number of movies in the list, jumping from 20 (and 15 last year) to 25.

In any case, here are the best South Korean films of 2022, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2021, but since they mostly circulated in 2022, we decided to include them.