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