The Best Films From South Korea Released in 2018

Films from South Korea Released In 2018

A woman seeks to take revenge when her younger sister disappears and she finds out that her sister suffered violence and sexual abuse from school bullies.

No Mercy (2019)

On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.

Take Point (2018)

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

The Drug King (2018)

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named ‘Swing Kids’. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.

Swing Kids (2018)

Hell-bent on avenging the murder of his family, a former detective infiltrates a remote island that serves as a prison for vicious death row criminals.

Revenger (2018)

Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she found a trace of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel

Door Lock (2018)

Dusang, who suffers from prosopagnosia, comes up to Seoul to look for his first love Saem. Three different women come across his path soon after he arrives. To him, they all appear to be Saem.

Saem (2018)

One day my old friend Wang Bing, a Chinese director living in Beijing, called me and suggested to go to Yunnan where he shoots a documentary. I've always been curious about his shooting scene. All along the winter I've followed Wang Bing with my camera from the psychiatric hospital in the nameless suburb city to the jungle near the border to Laos. There are the zona folded in wind and fog. This documentary is the record of that winter, the essay about the people of China, and the adventure-action movie done by friendship.

Night and Fog in Zona (2018)

Sun-wha is a high school first year with full of dreams and curiosities. One day, she helps her friend to prepare an audition for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ which will be put by famous school play club. During the audition she happens to be cast in the role of Juliet by Su-yeon, the director of the play club. Sun-wha soon meets Ha-nam, a sweetheart of all the girls in school and set to play Romeo. As the theater preparation goes further, Sun-wha finds herself being attracted to Ha-nam. However when she feels that Su-yeon and Ha-nam are more than just friends, Sun-wha gets caught between the two senior girls with feelings she had never had before…

Fantasy of the Girls (2018)

Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.

Default (2018)

Dong-Chul and Ji-Soo are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-Chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife is missing.

Unstoppable (2018)

LEE Kyung-jin is one of the most powerful figures in Joseon but has been faced with a family crisis – his sons were found dead on their first day of marriage. Left with only his youngest son, Myung-kyu, LEE brings Ok-bun in the hopes of avoiding another death but Myung-kyu also dies while spending his first night with Ok-bun as a married couple. Nonetheless, Ok-bun, who was sold for money, gets pregnant, and becomes the youngest daughter-in-law. She suffers from severe hostility from other women in the family while a series of brutal murder and mysterious incidents occur in their home. Ok-bun soon realizes that her unborn child’s life is in grave danger.

The Wrath (2018)

Yoon-young has been harboring feelings for Song-hyun, a friend’s wife. When he finds out that she is divorced, Yoon-young and Songhyun take a trip to Gunsan on a whim. They find lodging at an inn where the middle-aged owner lives with his autistic daughter who does not leave her room. The four become star crossed lovers in the city of Gunsan.

Ode to the Goose (2018)

Ki-chul, a PE teacher at high school, is dismissed after fighting against the corruption his student had gone through during the boxing match. Transferred to a local girls’ high school, he finds out that one of the students called Yu-jin has been running around day and night, trying to find her missing friend, Su-yeon. While Ki-chul helps Yu-jin solve the case, he is faced with the bigger corruption related with her disappearance.

The Villagers (2018)

A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.

Intimate Strangers (2018)

Jeongbong and Seong-hye run a guesthouse on Jeju Island. On one late summer day, Seong-hye’s ex-boyfriend and Jeongbong’s former female colleague visit the guesthouse, and the complicated romances of four individuals starts to unfold.

Passing Summer (2018)

Lee Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty. He enjoys boozing, womanizing and gambling. He is also an excellent swordsman. His older brother Lee Young will succeed to the throne and brings Lee Chung to Joseon. He returns after more than 10 years. Soon, Lee Chung faces monsters that run rampant in the night.

Rampant (2018)

In a small café Kim Minhee plays a guest, who prefers to observe and not interact with the other guests herself...

Grass (2018)

A rookie English teacher named Han Gi-tak goes into Byulli Island, a rural island village, to look for a easy money job that will satisfy his resume. Together with experienced math lecturer Jeong Seok of three years, they teach special children who are a challenge.

My Dream Class (2018)

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 violence and decides to save the girl from the cruel world. A man who holds feelings for the woman, tries to protect her in his own way.

Miss Baek (2018)