The Best Films From South Korea

Based on the real-life incident that took place in 1991. Officials from the South Korean Embassy and North Korean Embassy work together to try and escape during a civil war.

Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Warrant Officer Kang Jong-duk is an investigator at the Ministry of National Defense. He has 15 days before he is discharged from the military. He begins to investigate a mysterious case and goes up against conspiracy.

Fifth Column (2022)

Three Korean couples travel separately to the Philippines. A middle aged couple first time abroad, a convenience store clerk bumps into an incognito pop star and the runaway Soo-jin meets a businessman who is there for his father's death.

Romantic Island (2008)

Dirty Money (2000)

Decibel (2000)

The Land of Happiness (2000)

Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arrives, he meets an ex-girlfriend and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

Night and Day (2008)

A homemaker in her 40s goes through all possible means to capture a voice-phishing gang leader.

Citizen Deok-hee (2000)

Byun goes back to his hometown and opens a small restaurant selling food and makgeolli (traditional rice wine). He puts up a framed quote that states "If you drink makgeolli here, those you miss will return." A young woman, Joo-Young begins to stay there and work. People with their own stories gather at the restaurant.

The Return (2017)

Hong Sang-soo’s Lost in the Mountains depicts Misook’s suffering when she discovers her friend Jin-Young has been secretly sleeping with her lover.

Lost in the Mountains (2009)

Three high school students - Sung-hwan. Woo-sup and Jin-won are on their way back from a birthday party for Sung-hwan's father. Several minutes later, a huge lump of cash and a bloody corpse crash on top of their car. With only a split second to decide, there is no option left for them... Meanwhile, a dedicated young detective named Ji-hyung, suspects Sung-hwan, Woo-sup and Jin-won of hiding the money, and watches every move they make. In the meantime, the real thieves and a ruthless gang are looking to get their money back. After the case gets terminated, Sung-hwan, Woo-sup and Jin-won secretly go to the place where Sung-hwan stashed the money. They look inside a pit to discover a new surprise waiting for them.

Make It Big (2002)

A retired actress married to a wealthy man meets a man next door.

Killing Romance (2021)