Have You Seen At Least Half Of The 100 Highest-Rated Korean Movies?

Literally the 100 best Korean movies ever made.

Korean movies are not only getting more attention in the film festival circles, but they are also garnering mainstream popularity overseas.

Check off next to the ones you’ve seen and check out the ones you haven’t over the Holidays!

1. Obaltan (1960) — Yu Hyun Mok

2. Pietà (2012) — Kim Ki Duk

3. Seopyeonje (1993) — Im Kwon Taek

4. The Housemaid (1960) — Kim Ki Young

5. Memories of Murder (2003) — Bong Joon Ho

6. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) — Kim Jee Woon

7. Secret Sunshine (2007) — Lee Chang Dong

8. Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) — Hong Sang Soo

9. Declaration of Fools (1983) — Lee Chang Ho

10. The Day After (2017) — Hong Sang Soo

11. Yeong Ja’s Heydays (1975) — Kim Ho Sun

12. Oldboy (2003) — Park Chan Wook

13. Friend (2001) — Kwak Kyung Taek

14. Shiri (1999) — Kang Je Gyu

15. On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) — Hong Sang Soo

16. Joint Security Area (2000) — Park Chan Wook

17. My Wife Is a Gangster (2001) — Jo Jin Kyu

18. Kick the Moon (2001) — Kim Sang Jin

19. Okja (2017) — Bong Joon Ho

20. Untold Scandal (2003) — E J Yong

21. Confession of an Actress (1967) — Kim Soo Yong

22. A Fine, Windy Day (1980) — Lee Chang Ho

23. The March of Fools (1975) — Ha Gil Jong

24. My Mother and Her Guest (1961) — Shin Sang Ok

25. Sorum (2001) — Yoon Jong Chan

26. My Sassy Girl (2001) — Kwak Jae Yong

27. Art Museum by the Zoo (1998) — Lee Jeong-hyang

28. Christmas in August (1998) — Hur Jin Ho

29. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) — Kim Han Min

30. The Host (2006) — Bong Joon Ho

31. The Chaser (2008) — Na Hong Jin

32. Jail Breakers (2002) — Kim Sang Jin

33. A Bloody Aria (2006) — Won Shin Yun

34. The Man from Nowhere (2010) — Lee Jung Beom

35. The President’s Last Bang (2005) — Im Sang Soo

36. Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009) — Choi Dong Hoon

37. The Throne (2015) — Lee Joon Ik

38. Poetry (2010) — Lee Chang Dong

39. Ode to My Father (2014) — Yoon Je Kyoon

40. Taegukgi (2003) — Kang Je Gyu

41. Take Care of My Cat (2001) — Jeong Jae Eun

42. Crush and Blush (2008) — Lee Kyoung Mi

43. Night and Day (2008) — Hong Sang Soo

44. Punch (2011) — Lee Han

45. Heavenly Homecoming to Stars (1974) — Lee Chang Ho

46. My Daughter Rescued from a Swamp (1984) — Lee Min Rye

47. King and the Clown (2005) — Lee Joon Ik

48. 3-Iron (2004) — Kim Ki Duk

49. The Thieves (2012) — Choi Dong Hoon

50. Veteran (2015) — Ryoo Seung-wan

51. General’s Son (1990) — Im Kwon Taek

52. Deep Blue Night (1985) — Bae Chang Ho

53. The Coachman (1961) — Kang Dae Jin

54. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003) — Kim Ki Duk

55. Winter Woman (1977) — Kim Ho Sun

56. Madame Freedom (1956) — Han Hyeong-Mo

57. Peppermint Candy (1999) — Lee Chang Dong

58. Masquerade (2012) — Choo Chang Min

59. Assassination (2015) — Choi Dong Hoon

60. Public Enemy (2002) — Kang Woo Suk

61. Take Off (2005) — Yong Hwa Kim

62. Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) — Park Kwang Hyun

63. The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996) — Hong Sang Soo

64. The Stranger (1984) — Lee Won Se

65. Die Bad (2000) — Ryoo Seung Wan

66. The Sea Knows (1961) — Kim Ki Young

67. Nobody’s Daughter Haewon (2013) — Hong Sang Soo

68. A Man And a Gisaeng (1969) — Shim Wu Seob

69. Address Unknown (2001) — Kim Ki Duk

70. The Korean Connection (1974) — Lee Doo Yong

71. Tidal Wave  (2009) — Yoon Je Kyoon

72. Silmido (2003) — Kang Woo Suk

73. Family Ties (2006) — Kim Tae Yong

74. The Foul King (2001) — Kim Jee Woon

75. It Rained Yesterday (1974) — Lee Chang Ho

76. Village of Haze (1984) — Im Kwon Taek

77. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) — Park Chan Wook

78. Save the Green Planet! (2003) — Jang Joon Hwan

79. Breathless (2009) — Yang Ik Joon

80. Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) — Hong Sang Soo

81. Delta Boys (2016) — Ko Bong Soo

82. The Way Home (2002) — Lee Jeong-hyang

83. Salt Pond (1968) — Lee Won Se

84. Repatriation (2003) — Kim Dong Won

85. Oasis (2002) — Lee Chang Dong

86. A Bittersweet Life (2005) — Kim Jee Woon

87. Mother (2009) — Bong Joon Ho

88. A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball (1981) — Lee Won Se

89. Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2011)— Oh Seong-yun

90. The King (2017) — Ha Jae Rim

91. The Net (2016) — Kim Ki Duk

92. The World without Mom (1977) — Lee Won Se

93. The Merciless (2017) — Byun Sung-hyun

94. In Another Country (2012) — Hong Sang Soo

95. The Outlaws (2017) — Kang Yoon-Sung

96. The Housemaid (2010) — Im Sang Soo

97. Chunhyang (2000) — Im Kwon Taek

98. Lady Vengeance (2005) — Park Chan Wook

99. Green Fish (1997) — Lee Chang Dong

100. New World (2013) — Park Hoon Jung

Source: Korean Film Archive and Wikipedia
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