MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS - A VERY LONG THREAD

A TAXI DRIVER (2017)

Genre: Real-life story, action, drama, history

- A widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.

10/10

THE HANDMAIDEN (2016)

Genre: erotic psychological thriller film

- A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. (The plot-twist lol)

8/10

CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT (2017)

Genre: action, comedy, drama

- When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean detective to investigate their whereabouts.

7/10

0.0MHz (2019)

Genre: horror

- Members of a supernatural exploration club go into a haunted house.

6/10

ILLANG: THE WOLF BRIGADE (2018)

Genre: Action, Sci-fi

- In 2029, the elite police squad Illang combats a terrorist group opposing reunification of the two Koreas. But another enemy may be lurking nearby.

9/10

VOICE OF SILENCE (2020)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

- Two men work for a criminal organization to clean up the after-math messes. One day, they receive an unexpected order.

9/10

COIN LOCKER GIRL (2015)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

- A new born girl is placed in a coin operated locker in the subway station. The girl is raised by a mother who is the boss for a loan shark group. Later, when the girl has grown she carries out missions given to her.

8/10

VETERAN (2015)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

- A honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.

9/10

SILENCED (2011)

Genre: Drama

- Based on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.

9/10

FORGOTTEN (2017)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

- When his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.

10/10

PHANTOM DETECTIVE (2016)

Genre: Drama, Action, Crime

- HONG Gildong is an infallible private detective with an exceptional memory and quirky personality. While chasing the only target he failed to find, he gets entangled in a much bigger conspiracy than he bargained for

10/10

TIME RENEGADES (2016)

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama

- A high school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 join forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love - 30 years apart.

8/10

HEART BLACKENED (2017)

Genre: Crime, Drama

- A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiance. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

10/10

V.I.P (2017)

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

- The son of a high-ranking North Korean official is suspected of committing serial murders around the world, and is chased by South Korea, North Korea and Interpol.

10/10

THE DUDE IN ME (2019)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

- A weak high school student and a mighty gangster exchange their bodies accidentally.

8/10

THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE (2015)

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

- A true-crime enthusiast and a washed up cop facing demotion launch a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend who is wrongfully charged with murder.

8/10

THE SWINDLERS (2017)

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

- Unlikely allies from different sides of the law must work together to achieve a common goal -- trapping the world's most legendary con man.

9/10

MISS & MRS COPS (2019)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

- Mi-Young was once a legendary detective. Ji-Hye is a rookie detective. She causes trouble and gets assigned to work in the same public service center. Mi-Young and Ji-Hye begin investigating a criminal case.

9/10

A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR (2016)

Genry: Crime, Comedy, Thriller

- After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

8/10

OFFICE (2015)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

- The investigation following a sales manager brutally killing his entire family leads to a track of mystery and tragedy in an overwhelmed work team at Seoul.

8/10

MUSUDAN (2016)

Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller

- Some elite troops from South Korea trying to solve an amount of missing and death cases at the border between North- and South Korea.

9/10

TIME TO HUNT (2020)

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

- In the near future, a financial crisis will hit Korea and slums arise. From those areas, a group of young people commit crime to survive.

10/10

BURNING (2018)

Genre: Drama, Mystery

- Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.

10/10

ASHFALL (2019)

Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure

- Stagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 2,744 m, a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

9/10

DEEP TRAP (2015)

Genre: Crime, Thriller

- A young man and his girlfriend are forced to fight for their lives on a remote Island, because of a psychopath who targets the woman.

8/10

MASTER (2016)

Genre: Action, Crime

- South Korea's financial crime unit launches a manhunt for a con man involved in a nationwide financial fraud after he absconds with the money and takes on a new identity.

10/10

THE WAILING (2016)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

- Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

9/10

ONE WAY TRIP (2015)

Genre: Drama

- Four friends on a trip rescue a woman who is being beaten by a man, only to be pursued by the police. One of them lapses into unconsciousness following an ensuing car accident and the other three are arrested on suspicion of murder.

10/10

PANDORA (2016)

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

- The explosion of a nuclear power plant caused by an earthquake leads to a disaster which no one other than its workers can stop from spreading further.

9/10

BATTLESHIP ISLAND (2017)

Genre: Action, Drama, History

- During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.

9/10

KILLER TOON (2013)

Genre: Horror, Thriller

- Popular horror web-comic artist Ji Yoon finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic.

8/10

LUCID DREAM (2017)

Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller

- A man (Ko Soo) lost his son 3-years-ago. Through a lucid dream, he finds a clue on his son’s disappearance.

8/10

PART-TIME SPY (2017)

Genre: Action, Comedy

- Jang Young-Sil hired as a contract worker to write positive comments for the NSA. Na Jung-An is a detective. They carry out an infiltration operation to recover money that was stolen from her boss in a voice phishing scheme.

8/10

THE FATAL ENCOUNTER (2014)

Genre: Action, Drama

- King Jeongjo (Hyun-Bin) attempts to protect his royal powers from the conflict of two factions: Noron and Soron.

9/10

RAMPANT (2018)

Genre: Action, Horror

- Lee Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty.

10/10

THE HUNTRESSES (2014)

Genre: Action, Comedy

- Adventure of 3 korean female warrior, Jin-Ok, Hong-Dan and Ga-Bi as the three most legendary bounty hunters in the Joseon dynasty.

10/10

RV: RESURRECTED VICTIMS (2017)

Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller

- Jin-hong is a coldhearted prosecutor who's obsessed with catching the man who murdered his mother. He quickly becomes the prime suspect when the deceased woman returns from the grave to avenge her death.

9/10

SECTOR 7 (2011)

Genre: Action, Sci-fi

- A crew, drilling offshore for oil south of Jeju island, finds a lethal alien life form instead.

8/10

NO BREATHING (2013)

Genre: Romance, Sport

- A gifted swimmer rediscovers his talent by entering a competition against his long-time rival.

7/10

HOT YOUNG BLOODS (2014)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

- A comedy romance movie about the last generation of youths and their passionate romance based in Hongseong, Chungcheong Namdo in the 1980's.

8/10

TUNE IN FOR LOVE (2019)

Genre: Drama, Romance

- In 1994 during the IMF crisis, two people meet while exchanging stories on a radio program. They fall in love, but can't quite seem to get the timing right.

9/10

ON YOUR WEDDING DAY (2018)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

- The story of the man who receives a wedding invitation from his first love that he met in high school.

10/10

BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS (2020)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

- A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

10/10

PENNY PINCHERS (2011)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance

- An oddball (Ye-seul Han) teaches a broke loser (Joong-ki Song) how to make money outside the system in exchange for using him in another of her schemes.

8/10

COMMITMENT (2013)

Genre: Action, Drama

- The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.

8/10

SEOBOK (2021)

Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

- Ex intelligence agent Ki Heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

9.8/10

SECRETLY, GREATLY (2013)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

- Won Ryu-Hwan (Kim Soo-Hyun) trained in the North Korean Special Forces. He can speak five languages and is also a lethal killing machine. Two years ago, he received orders to deploy to South Korea as a spy.

9/10

BOUNTY HUNTERS (2016)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance

- It is the story of five bounty hunters who chase fugitives for money in China, Hong Kong, Korea and Thailand.

10/10

SO I MARRIED AN ANTI FAN (2016)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

- The story is about a female reporter who marries a male celebrity after previously hating him and becoming an anti-fan, the polar opposite of a fan.

8.8/10

FABRICATED CITY (2017)

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

- After Kwon, an exceptional gamer, is wrongly framed for murder, he along with his allies decides to find the real culprit and prove his innocence.

9/10

THE CALL (2020)

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery

- Two people live in different times. Seo-Yeon lives in the present and Young-Sook lives in the past. One phone call connects the two, and their lives are changed irrevocably.

9/10

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS (2017)

Genre: Action, Comedy

- Two friends who are students at Korean National Police University, find themselves in an endless race against time after they witness a kidnapping and decide to use their knowledge.

8/10

ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE TWO WORLDS (2017)

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy

- After a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.

9/10

ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS (2018)

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy

- In the afterlife, one guardian helps a man through his trials, while his two colleagues help a former guardian on earth.

9/10

MOURNING GRAVE (2014)

Genre: Horror, Thriller

- A teenager, with the ability to see ghosts, returns to his hometown to face his demons.

8/10

THE WITCH: PART 1 - THE SUBVERSION (2018)

Genre: Action, Mystery

- A high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined.

9/10

THE WHISPERING (2018)

Genre: Horror

- A group of high school students takes a road trip and ends up at an abandoned amusement park, where they encounter terrifying events.

8/10

GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM (2018)

Genre: Horror

- The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

7/10

TOUGH AS IRON (2013)

Genre: Action, Drama, Family

- A young man named Gang-Chul (Yoo Ah-In) struggles to make ends meet and doesn't have a regular job. The man then becomes involved with a gang to try to pay for his mother's hospital bills. His mother has Alzheimer's.

9/10

HOPE (2013)

Genre: Drama (based on real-life story)

- Story of an 8 year old girl coping with a gruesome rape damaging her internally and affecting emotionally, trying to overcome all obstacles in the aftermath of the incident with a good support from those around her.

10/10

PIHU (2017)

Genre: Thriller, Drama

- The social thriller starring the two year baby girl. She is living in a home where the adults are going through a complicated phase. Being a toddler, she is occasionally trapped in the accidental situations.

10/10

DEFAULT (2018)

Genre: Drama

- A dramatization of the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997, through three parallel stories.

7/10

ALIVE (2020)

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror

- The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.

8/10

SEOUL STATION (2016)

Genre: Animation, Action, Horror

- Several groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.

8/10

ASSASSINATION (2015)

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

- While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group & also the enemies' forces are hunting them down.

10/10

DONGJU: THE PORTRAIT OF A POET (2016)

Genre: Biography, Drama

- The life and death of Dongju Yoon who dared to dream becoming a poet during the harsh period of Japan's occupation of Korea.

8.8/10

SEONDAL: THE MAN WHO SELLS THE RIVER (2016)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

- Based on the popular conman character of KIM Seon-dal from Korean folktale who famously sold the water of Daedong River.

9/10

TWENTY (2015)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

- A story about three friends, Chiho, Dongwoo, and Gyungjae. Each of them has just turned 20 years old and they must decide what to do with their life.

9/10

THE CHASE (2017)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

- Mr Sim a grumpy landlord running a run-down apartment complex. Suddenly his tenants begin disappearing under suspicious circumstances. A retired ex-detective shows up, claiming a serial murderer from 30yrs back has returned.

9/10

NIGHT IN PARADISE (2020)

Genre: Crime, Drama

- Hiding out in Jeju Island following a brutal tragedy, a wronged mobster with a target on his back connects with a woman who has her own demons.

10/10

PARASITE (2019)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

- Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

10/10

A WEREWOLF BOY (2012)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

- Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

10/10

MISS GRANNY (2014)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music

- A 74-year-old widow realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. She mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20.

10/10

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

TAZZA: THE HIDDEN CARD (2014)
THE CON ARTISTS (2014)
THE THIEVES (2012)
TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

10/10

Genre: Horror, Thriller

DEATH BELL (2008)
- Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.

DEATH BELL 2: BLOODY CAMP (2010)
- Group of hs students & teachers who get locked in the school after the swimming instructor is murdered.

10/10

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi

DERANGED (2012)
FLU (2013)
TIDAL WAVE (2009)
THE HOST (2006)

10/10

THE TOWER (2012)

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

- A Christmas Eve party at a luxury residential building takes a horrific turn when a fire breaks out.

10/10

HIDE AND NEVER SEEK (2016)

Genre: Horror

- A broadcaster of live horror themed streams receives a video which contains a female high school student disappearing right after she was calling a ghost while playing hide and (go) seek alone. He then goes to investigate.

8/10

GANGNAM BLUES (2015)

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

- Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.

10/10

SNOWPIERCER (2013)

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi

- In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.

10/10

LUCY (2014)

Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

- A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

11/10

INCEPTION (2010)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

- A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.

9/10

EXTRACTION (2020)

Genre: Action, Thriller

- Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary, embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord.

8.8/10

PASSENGERS (2016)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-fi

- A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.

10/10

ANNIHILATION (2018)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror

- A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

8/10

TRANSCENDENCE (2014)

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi

- A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.

9/10

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-fi

RESIDENT EVIL (2002)
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE (2004)
RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007)
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (2010)
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (2012)
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (2017)

SOON: R.E: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY (11.24.21)

11/10

Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-fi

THE MAZE RUNNER (2014)
MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (2015)
MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (2018)

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