20 best Korean films that are worth seeing

1. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

• Drama, Romance.
• 2003.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

Perhaps the most important picture in the filmography of the Korean director Kim Ki-duk. Beautiful philosophical parable about the inexorability of time, humility and the nature of existence.

The film tells the story of an old monk and his pupil, living in a floating cabin on the lake far from civilization. Measured pace of life is disrupted when a young student meets girl.

2. Bad guy

• Drama.
• year 2001.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,8.

Seventh picture Kim Ki-duk, tells about a guy who falls in love at first sight, but is refused. Then he developed a cunning plan of revenge and kidnaps beloved.

Contrast controversial history of hypertrophic love from the master of silent film leaves a bitter aftertaste and a desire to get acquainted with the work of the director.

3. Oldboy

• Drama, a detective thriller.
• 2003.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,4.

Cult Movie Park Chan-wook has collected numerous awards and nominations, and critics and audiences put only positive evaluation. The painting is part of "Trilogy of Vengeance", and if the other two works, you could not hear the "Oldboy" certainly has always been at the hearing.

In the story unremarkable businessman kidnapped by unknown people and thrown to prison for many years. After his release, he goes in search of his attackers, obsessed with vengeance.

4. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

• Drama, Thriller, Crime.
• 2002.
• Duration: 129 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,7.

The first film of the "trilogy of revenge," Park Chan-wook. "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" is not as dynamic as "Oldboy", but the operator chooses angles, you can not take your eyes off the screen. On the whole, there is a regularity of the picture only benefit.

Ryu - deaf-mute working steel mill - need money for surgery sick sister. He sells kidney traders authorities, but fraudsters hiding money. Then Ryu decides together with his girlfriend to steal the daughter of the former boss to get a ransom for her.

5. Train to Busan

• Action, thriller, horror.
• 2016.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

Dynamic fighter in the entourage zombie apocalypse with the social and political overtones. The country outbreak of the virus that can turn people into the living dead, and the father and daughter are trapped in a train to Busan.

The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and has received positive reviews from critics and audiences. Picture turned Korean unpredictable and realistic.

6. The 38th parallel

• Drama, War.
• 2004.
• Duration: 140 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

The film tells the tragic story of two brothers who are forced to fight in a bloody war between South and North Korea against their will. The shooting picture isolated solid budget, and the authors were able to roam. Gorgeous scenery, thousands of extras and painstaking work on the details have helped to create an exciting cinema, which put on a par with such films as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers arms. "

7. Poetry

• Drama.
• 2010.
• Duration: 139 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Elderly Korean poetry written on courses and learning to seek beauty even in ordinary things. However, unexpected events caught her by surprise, and the reality is opened from the other side. The film turned soulful, and starred John Yoon-hee created the image of a man of strong and able to withstand any difficulties, when in his heart the love lives.

8. Net

• Drama.
• 2016.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,3.

This film is dedicated to Kim Ki-duk hostility between North and South Korea. We Chol-have engaged in fishing in the border zone. Once the boat is broken, and her nails to the South Korean coast. Chol-in is in the hands of the security services, who then tortured him, tempting pleasures of life in the South.

9. Memories of Murder

• Drama, a detective thriller.
• 2003.
• Duration: 131 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

This is a picture of how the justice system. The film convinces the audience that anyone who gets in her way - a potential enemy. The Korean outback happens several brutal murders. Police officers want to catch the criminal in that no matter what, but the real motives of the police - to find and punish the guilty, rather than solve the case, so sometimes they go beyond the limits.

10. The Man from Nowhere

• Drama, action.
• 2010.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Cha Tae-sik - the pawnbroker. His only friend - a little neighbor girl With Mi. Her mother works as a dancer in a bar, and one day decided to earn extra money by robbing drug trafficker and prey hiding in a pawnshop. Mafia boss, who owned the drugs, and the mother takes the girl hostage, but to Tae Sik directs thugs.

11. maid

• Drama, thriller.
• 2016.
• Duration: 144 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

Very delicate and elegant work of director "Oldboya" received high marks and several awards, including a nomination for the "Golden Palm".

The beginning of XX century, Korea occupied by Japan. Fraudster Fujiwara plans to charm a rich Hideki Japanese woman, get married, and then announce its crazy and take possession of all the wealth. To bring the plan to life, he persuades a poor girl Suk-hee engage in maid to Hideki. Fujiwara's plans went awry.

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12. I Saw the Devil

• Drama, thriller.
• 2010.
• Duration: 142 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Thriller extremely brutally beats the theme of revenge. The plot is simple enough: a maniac kills another victim, but did not realize that she - the daughter of a special agent Soo-hyun. The picture says in plain text that can not be re brutal killers and even under pain of death, they will not change.

13. Pursuer

• Thriller, Action.
• 2008.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

In Seoul, began to disappear call girls. service owner adult Chun-ho worried when another employee went to the customer and has not returned. Remembering past police, Chun-ho holds private investigation and quickly goes to a maniac. Intense and dynamic film breaks all the templates that line up Hollywood for many years.

14. Mother

• Drama, thriller, detective.
• year 2009.
• Duration: 129 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Sad drama of genuine maternal love - a beautiful and frightening. An elderly woman living in a small town with a 28-year-old son-gouging, who manages to get into the story. When he is accused of murder, the mother begins his own investigation.

Pont Joon-ho manages to combine in a single film, and thrillerAnd the drama of human relationships, diluted satire and farce.

15. Bitterness and sweetness

• Drama, action.
• 2005 year.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,7.

The protagonist Son-in works for a mafia boss Mr. Kahn, with his assignment and looks after the restaurant. Once the host asks Son-in to follow the friend, who is suspected of treason. Son-in performs the instruction and finds the girl in the arms of a lover, but does not carry out the order and releases them. Mr. Kahn learns of the betrayal and decides to take revenge.

16. Robinson on the Moon

• Drama, Romance.
• year 2009.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

Touching melodramatic story of a man and a woman, who in different ways have come to the same - loneliness. After a failed suicide attempt guy named Kim thrown on the shore of a small uninhabited island near the bridge, from which he sprang. At this time his remarks girl recluse who spend hours looking out the window.

Ironic picture raises an important social theme: the place occupied us in the society. If Korean films have only associated with violence and vengeance, be sure to watch this film.

17. The Way Home

• Drama.
• 2002.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Preachy story about a dumb grandmother and her grandson spoiled. Elderly woman humbly accept all the tricks of the boy, educates and teaches him. Movie shows not only the children's cruelty, but senile wisdom afford not to find everything.

The film is as good as it is hard for the viewer. It is guaranteed several hours weeping and rethinking life after watching.

18. Always

• Drama, Romance.
• 2011.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

These should all be melodrama - sincere, kind, inspiring, that after getting sad and warm at heart. So strong and alive feelings can cause just a movie about love. The film tells the story of a former boxer and a blind girl who brought a chance encounter.

The debut show was held at the Film Festival in Busan. All 2000 seats in the theater sold out in a matter of seconds outdoors.

19. Empty house

• Drama, Romance.
• 2004.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

The quintessence of the silent movies Kim Ki-duk. The director skillfully uses visuals and the right perspective, to tell a story without words of love a guy named Tae-suk and Sun-hwa girl. Their meeting will determine the fate precisely the moment when Sun-hwa need help. For many years she suffered from being beaten. When appears on the verge of Tae-suk, she escapes with him and accept his way of life eternal wanderer.

20. Joint Security Area

• Drama, thriller, action film.
• year 2000.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,9.

This film is about the life of ordinary soldiers who shared the Korean War. Chamber Detective story will please even those who are not familiar with the situation in Korea and does not know all the nuances of the conflict.

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