3-Iron (2004) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - Tae-suk (Jae-hee) is a lonely drifter who spends his nights in one empty vacation home after another. However, Tae-suk is not your usual squatter, as the courteous young man always makes sure to show his absent -- and unknowing -- hosts his gratitude by doing small household tasks or making simple improvements before moving on. One day, Tae-suk mistakes a quiet home for an empty one and stumbles across an abused housewife (Seung-Yun Lee) in urgent need of his intervention.
301/302 (1995) Directed by Park Chul-soo - A disappearance prompts an investigation of a relationship between neighbors, a chef (Bang Eun-jin) and an anorexic (Hwang Shin-hye).
Attack the Gas Station (1999) Directed by Kim Sang-jin - Four disaffected youths try to rob a gas station. Unable to get any money from the register, they take everyone hostage and start dispensing gas and keeping the money.
Attorney, The (2013) Directed by Yang Woo-suk - After a friend's son is abducted and tortured, a tax attorney becomes the defense lawyer for a group of young men in a case against the government.
Bad Guy (2001) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - A criminal who runs a brothel becomes obsessed with a beautiful college student. After she is unable to pay off a loan set up by him, she is forced to work in the brothel.
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Directed by Bong Joon-ho - Frustrated with loud barking, an academic (Lee Sung-jae) wages war against dogs in his apartment building.
Blades of Blood (2010) Directed by Lee Joon-ik - During a turbulent time when politics, rebellion, and invasion come to a head. A clash stirs between two swordsmen in a violent struggle to seize control of the country they love.
Bleak Night (2010) Directed by Yoon Sung-hyun - A schoolchild at a boys' school, Ki-Tae, has died. The father, who realizes all too well how absent he was in bringing up his son, wonders what happened. He has conversations with Ki-Tae's friends, but they do not seem eager to say very much.
Bow, The (2005) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - An elderly man (Jeon Sung-hwan) lives a quiet, monastic life on his fishing boat with a beautiful teenage girl (Han Yeo-reum) he has raised since taking her in as a small child. The pair plan to marry on her upcoming 17th birthday. The old man protects the girl from his leering fishing-trip customers with his treasured bow, a combination weapon and musical instrument. But one day a young man (Seo Ji-seok) appears, and for the first time, the girl imagines life away from the boat.
Burning (2018) Directed by Lee Chang-dong - Jong-soo runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood, and she asks him to watch her cat while she's out of town. When she returns, she introduces him to Ben, a man she met on the trip. Ben proceeds to tell Jong-soo about his hobby.
Chaser, The (2008) Directed by Na Hong-jin - Korean tale about a disgraced police detective-turned-pimp who becomes involved in a breathless race against time to catch a psychopathic serial killer after one of his girls goes missing. He has just twelve hours to find evidence against the killer, before the bureaucratic Seoul police department are forced to release him to continue his reign of terror.
Chi-hwa-seon (Painted Fire) (2002) Directed by Im Kwon-taek - Jang Seung-Up (Choi Min-sik) is a Korean peasant and a gifted artist. Upper-class Kim Byung-Moon (Ahn Sung-ki) discovers Jang and, recognizing his talent for painting, agrees to become his patron. As a result, Jang's skills continue to develop and his profile rises. He falls in love with Mae-Hyang (Yoo Ho-jeong), but class differences keep them apart. When Jang learns Mae-Hyang has married, he succumbs to a self-destructive downward spiral of alcoholism and womanizing.
Decision to Leave(2022) Directed by Park Chan-wook - A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains ends up meeting and developing feelings for the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.
Deliver Us from Evil(2020) Directed by Hong Won-Chan - An assassin goes to Thailand in order to solve a kidnapping case, where he finds himself chased by a man whose sibling he killed.
Escape from Mogadishu(2021) Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan - Rival diplomats from North Korea and South Korea become trapped as civil war rages in Mogadishu, Somalia. With no aid from either government, their only shot at survival requires uniting with bitter adversaries to escape.
Failan (2001) Directed by Song Hae-sung - A Chinese woman enters into a paper marriage with a Korean hood so she can remain in the country.
Host, The (2006) Directed by Bong Joon-ho - Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River. Several years later, a creature emerges from the tainted waters and sinks its ravenous jaws into local residents. When the creature abducts their daughter (Go Ah-sung), a vendor (Song Kang-ho) and his family decide that they are the only ones who can save her.
Housemaid, The (2010) Directed by Im Sang-soo - Eun-yi (Jeon Do-yeon), a poor Korean woman, takes a job as a domestic servant in the lavish home of Hoon Goh (Lee Jung-jae), a handsome businessman whose wife Hae-ra (Seo Woo) is pregnant. Under the tutelage of her new boss, longtime employee and familial confidant Byung-sik (Youn Yuh-jung), Eun-yi quickly learns the ways of the house -- and that Hoon's word is law. But when Eun-yi allows Hoon to seduce her, the benefits of her new position become dwarfed by the consequences of her actions.
In Between Days (2006) Directed by So Yong Kim - A lonely teen (Jiseon Kim) falls in love with her only friend (Taegu Andy Kang).
J.S.A. Joint Security Area (2000) Directed by Park Chan-wook - Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok (Lee Byung-hun) is the shooter, but lead investigator Maj. Sophie E. Jean (Lee Young-ae), a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides. Lee claims he fired in self-defense after getting wounded, while a North Korean survivor says it was a premeditated attack -- leaving Jean with her work cut out for her.
Kundo (2014) Directed by Yoon Jong-bin - In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rises against the unjust authorities.
Lady Vengeance (2005) Directed by Park Chan-wook - Lee Geum-ja (Lee Young-ae) has spent the last 13 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. She's fantasized about getting revenge on the various people who wronged her, including the police officer (Nam Il-u) who forced her to confess and a shady teacher (Choi Min-sik) with whom she has a checkered past. After her release, she teams up with a group of eccentric friends she made while behind bars and sets out to clear her name and find the daughter she was forced to leave behind.
Man From Nowhere, The (2010) Directed by Lee Jeong-beom - Former secret agent Tae-shik's only contact is with a girl named So-mi, who's mother smuggles drugs for a gang. When the gang realise who Tae-shik is they kidnap So-mi and her mother, demanding that Tae-shik make a drug delivery.
Man of Vendetta (2010) Directed by Woo Min-ho - The life of a respected minister and loving family man shatters after his daughter is kidnapped. When she is not returned, he renounces God and becomes a corrupt businessman.
Memories of Murder (2003) Directed by Bong Joon-ho - In 1986, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Cho (Kim Roi-ha) are two simple-minded detectives assigned to a double murder investigation in a South Korean province. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. Relying on only their basic skills and tools, Park and Jo attempt to piece together the clues and solve the case in this thriller based on true events.
Moebius (2013) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - A Korean woman (Lee Eun-woo), driven mad by her husband's (Lee Eun-woo) infidelity, castrates her son (Seo Young-ju).
Mother (2009) Directed by Bong Joon-ho - A widow (Kim Hye-ja) resides with her mentally challenged son (Won-bin) in a small South Korean town, where she scrapes out a living selling medicinal herbs. Mother and son are plunged into a nightmare when the body of a murdered young girl is discovered. Circumstantial evidence indicates the son's involvement, and he becomes the prime suspect during the sloppy police investigation. Betrayed by the legal system, the mother takes the law into her own hands to clear her son's name.
My Sassy Girl (2001) Directed by Kwak Jae-yong - A college student (Cha Tae-hyun) becomes involved with a self-centered young woman (Jun Ji-hyun) who humiliates him at every turn.
My Way (2011) Directed by Kang Je-gyu - In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
Oasis (2002) Directed by Lee Chang-dong - After serving time for killing a man in a hit-and-run car accident, Hong Jong-du (Sul Kyung-gu) is released with no money and nowhere to go. His family has abandoned him. While trying to make amends, he meets Han Gong-ju (Moon So-ri), his victim's adult daughter. She is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy and all but abandoned in a cheap apartment by her callous family. Gong-ju's innate tenderness appeals to the uncontrollably impulsive Jong-du, and the pair begin an improbable relationship.
Oldboy (2003) Directed by Park Chan-Wook - Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.
Poetry (2010) Directed by Lee Chang-dong - Korean grandmother Mija comes to terms with the early onset of Alzheimer's while dealing with the fallout from a brutal family crime. Her teenage grandson is linked to the violent death of a girl, and she finds herself caught up in a conspiracy to pay hush money to the dead girl's family. Mija's tendency to become lost in poetry, and the wonders of nature, causes her mind to wander at the wrong time, with unfortunate consequences.
Puzzle (2006) Directed by Kim Tae-kyung - Criminals regroup after a botched bank heist to figure out what went wrong.
Quiet Family, The (1998) Directed by Kim Jee-woon - Mrs. Kang (Na Moon-hee) her husband, Tae-gu (Park In-hwan), and their three adolescent children decide to escape the hustle and bustle of Seoul, South Korea, and open up their own lodge in the countryside. Their plans for peace and quiet, however, quickly go awry as their first guest commits suicide. Worried about the bad publicity the death might bring, they bury the body and pretend nothing happened. But, oddly, each successive guest commits suicide, and the Kangs continue to hide the corpses.
R-Point (2004) Directed by Kong Su-chang - A platoon of South Korean soldiers falls victim to a curse while searching the jungle for the source of a mysterious distress call.
Red Shoes, The (2005) Directed by Kim Yong-gyun - Ever since leaving her husband, Sun Jae (Kim Sung-soo) has lived with her daughter (Seo Ha-rim) in a creepy old apartment -- and it's about to get a lot more spooky. One night on the subway she discovers a pair of lovely red shoes. But, when she brings them home, she carries a horrific curse into her life. As nightmarish visions dominate her mind and those around her suffer grisly deaths, Sun Jae must discover the secret of the shoes' destructive power if she wants to survive.
Righteous Ties (2006) Directed by Jang Jin - After learning his boss betrayed him, a mob lackey plans to break out of prison and take revenge.
Save the Green Planet! (2003) Directed by Jang Joon-hwan - Lee Byeong-gu (Shin Ha-kyun) is convinced that there are aliens from Andromeda among us, plotting to destroy Earth. He believes that Kang Man-shik (Baek Yun-shik), the head of a chemical production company, is their leader, and he kidnaps him. Holing up in his secret lair, Byeong-gu interrogates and tortures the supposed alien, hoping that he will confess to his crimes against humanity and call off the planned destruction of the planet before it is too late.
Sea Fog (2014) Directed by Shim Sung-bo - The crew of a fishing boat is hired to smuggle illegal immigrants from China to Korea. However, things don't go according to plan when the vessel encounters heavy fog, rain and waves on its return journey.
Spring Summer Fall Winter and Spring (2003) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - A young Buddhist apprentice is mentored by an aging monk (Oh Yeong-su) at a secluded monastery in the Korean wilderness. As a teenager, the apprentice (Seo Jae-kyeong) encounters a girl who arrives at the monastery seeking assistance with her health. Over the course of a few days, the boy is tempted away from his spiritual existence into a sexual relationship. He leaves the monastery to follow the girl into a modern way of life he has never known and is unprepared for.
Suspect, The (2013) Directed by Won Shin-yun - Betrayed and on the run, a North Korean agent (Gong Yoo) tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Directed by Park Chan-wook - Deaf-mute Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun) has just been fired from his job in a Seoul, South Korea, factory, and the timing couldn't be worse. His sister (Im Ji-eun) is suffering from kidney trouble, and she needs a transplant that Ryu himself can't provide. Ryu and his girlfriend (Bae Doona) then kidnap the daughter of wealthy tycoon Park (Song Kang-ho) to raise the money, but an unexpected disaster strikes, and Park launches a bloody quest for revenge that leaves many dead and puts Ryu's life in danger.
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) Directed by Kang Je-gyu - Jin-tae (Jang Dong-gun) has always looked out for his little brother, Jin-seok (Won-bin), even shining shoes to raise funds for his college education. When the Korean War flares up and both brothers are drafted, Jin-tae decides he has to protect his younger sibling. Jin-tae makes a bargain with his commander: He'll take the riskiest missions if it will help shield Jin-seok from battle. In time, Jin-tae becomes a war hero -- with a growing blood lust that shocks his younger brother.
Take Care of My Cat (2001) Directed by Jeong Jae-eun - Five girls in the South Korean port city of Incheon graduate from high school and struggle to keep their friendship alive, even as adulthood forces them down separate paths. Hae-Jo (Ok Go-woon) takes a job in the financial world, while Ji-young (Jae-eun Jeong) becomes withdrawn following a family tragedy.
Tale of Two Sisters, A (2003) Directed by Kim Jee-woon - After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Korean teen Su-mi (Yum Jung-ah) reunites with her beloved sister, Su-yeon (Im Soo-jung), and they return to live at their country home. The girls' widower father (Moon Geun-young) has remarried, and the siblings are immediately resentful of his new wife, Eun-joo (Kim Kap-soo). As Su-mi and Su-yeon try to resume their regular lives, strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.
Thirst (2009) Directed by Park Chan-wook - Sang-hyun is a Christian priest who, in order to help find a cure, volunteers to be infected with a virus that's devastating Africa. He's left with an intense craving for blood and sex. As a hospital visitor he can quench his thirst for blood, and an intense affair with unhappily married Tae-ju provides him with a sexual outlet. As their relationship develops, Sang-hyun is left struggling to hang on to his old morality.
Time (2007) Directed by Kim Ki-duk - A young woman has extensive plastic surgery in a desperate attempt to save her relationship.
Train to Busan (2016) Directed by Yeon Sang-ho - A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea.
Treeless Mountain (2008) Directed by So Yong Kim - Jin (Kim Hee-yeon) and her younger sister, Bin (Song Hee Kim), are left by their mother (Soo Ah Lee) with Big Aunt (Kim Mi-Hyang). The girls' mother is trying to hunt down their father. She gives them a piggy bank, telling her daughters that when it is full of coins she will return. Big Aunt is an alcoholic who neglects to look after the children. By selling roasted grasshoppers, the two girls manage to take care of themselves over the summer, waiting all the while for their mother's return.
Tube (2003) Directed by Beak Woon-hak - A terrorist (Park Sang-min) hijacks a Korean subway train and rigs it to explode if authorities cut the power.
Untold Scandal (2003) Directed by E J-yong - In 18th-century Korea, the bored Madam Jo (Lee Mi-sook) knows her husband has eyes for 16-year-old virgin So-ok (Lee So-yeon), so Jo sends her cousin, Jo-won (Bae Yong-joon), to seduce the young girl before her spouse can. But that's just the beginning of the sexual gamesmanship, as Jo-won instead wants to pursue the repressed and religious Lady Suk (Jeon Do-yeon) ; however, this lustful act might bring about more devastating consequences than the typical bedroom conquest.
Voice (2005) Directed by Choi Ik-hwan - While practicing after hours in her high school, an aspiring singer is mysteriously killed and her body vanishes. Her invisible ghost is trapped in the school, but her best friend is able to hear her voice.
Wailing, The (2016) Directed by Na Hong-jin - Villagers investigate a mysterious new stranger and the killings that arrive with him. There is mass hysteria as loved ones are taken and killed.
Warrior, The (2001) Directed by Kim Sung-su - In 1375, when a group of Korean diplomats arrive in a politically fraught China, they are quickly denounced as spies, banished to an isolated desert and left for dead. As they forge their way home, they come across a vicious pack of Mongolian warriors, who have captured the elegant princess Bu-yong (Ahn Sung-ki). Despite the cruelty they suffered, these brave Korean men, lead by Choi Jung (Joo Jin-mo), decide to battle the brutes to rescue the kidnapped princess and return her to her kingdom.
Way Home, The (2002) Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang - Little Sang-woo (Yoo Seung-ho) doesn't want to leave Seoul, South Korea, to live with his mute grandmother (Kim Eul-boon) in the countryside, but his mother (Dong Hyo-heui) compels him, as she needs to look for a new job. Fractious and ill-mannered, Sang-woo variously ignores and taunts his grandmother with insulting epithets. When she won't buy batteries for his toy, he even steals from her. But over time, and in the face of her unquestioning love, he comes to admire and respect her.
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? Directed by Bae Yong-kyun - Kibong (Won-Sop Sin), a young Buddhist monk on a quest to achieve peace and enlightenment, ventures to a monastery in the mountains of South Korea to commune with the elderly and reclusive Hyegok (Pan-Yong Yi) in hopes of gaining the answers he craves. With the aid of Hae Jin (Hae-Jin Huang), the young orphan who lives with him, Hyegok attempts to impart his wisdom onto Kibong. Yet, the young man still feels torn between his old life in the city and the path toward inner peace.
Witch, The: Part 1: Subversion (2018) Directed by Park Hoon-jung - When she was young, Ja-yoon escaped from a government facility, but lost all her memory. 10 years later, when she appears on a nationally televised competition to win money for her family, her life is turned upside down by faces from her past.
Woman is the Future of Man (2004) Directed by Hong Sang-soo - As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.
The Woman who Ran(2020) Directed by Hong Sang-soo - With her ever-present husband finally away on business, a woman visits three friends and reflects on her life choices.