South Korea Archives - Page 6 of 26

Bad Guy

A criminal who runs a brothel becomes obsessed with a beautiful college student. When she rejects him he sets her up by introducing her to a loan shark and when she can't pay, she is forced into working in the brothel. But when she gets the chance to escape she realizes she cannot return to her former life.

2001 Drama 100 min Play

Clean Up

Jeong-ju lives a wasted life of alcohol and cigarettes after losing her son. One day Min-gu, a man recently released from prison appears in front of Jeong-ju. Seeing him, Jeong-ju is reminded of the events from twelve years ago, bringing back her forgotten guilt.

2014 Documentary 90 min Play

2019 Drama 104 min Play

Non Fiction Diary

What happened in Korean society in the 1990s? The film starts with the Jijon-pa (Supreme Gangsters) case. The shocking story is narrated through the discussion by the two detectives who arrested the gangsters, of details of the roundup, data screens, and the death sentence. Nevertheless, Nonfiction Diary’s focus is not on the crime story. Starting from Jijon-pa onwards, the film reflects on the 1990s, when Korea digressed into contemporary history. The Seongsu Bridge and the Sampoong ...

Gyeongju

A Beijing professor returns to his stomping grounds for a friend's funeral. Reflecting on the past, he meets a tea shop owner who sparks feelings of love in a time of pain.

2014 Comedy 145 min Play

DreadOut

Based on a terrifying local survival horror video game, a group of students enter an abandoned building for popularity but end up discovering a mystic portal to the land of the dead.

2019 Horror 95 min Play

6.9

Wanee & Junah

Wanee, 26-year-old animator with 6 years career in her field. Junah, 27-year-old screen playwright, who is working on his debut project. Wanee and Junah are living in the same house. Their love stays mutual but seems tainted with a hint of loneliness. The news of Young-min’s return, who is Wanee’s step-brother and her unattainable first love, leads Wanee back to the fading memories, driving Junah into a state of dilemma as he sees his loved one in such confusion. By the visit of So-yang, ...

6.9

2001 Drama 115 min Play

6.1

Claire’s Camera

On a business trip to the Cannes Film Festival, Manhee is accused of being dishonest and fired. A teacher named Claire goes around taking photos with a Polaroid camera. She gets to know Manhee and sympathizes with her. Through taking photos, Claire has acquired the ability to look slowly at things and to transform objects.

6.1

2018 Drama 69 min Play

Seoul Station

Suk-gyu is desperately looking for his runaway daughter. He spares neither money nor effort and after a while his search leads to results. One of his contacts claims to have found the girl. But joy is replaced by shock when he finds out that she works as a prostitute in the center of Seoul. Suk-gyu decides to pose as a client to get close to his daughter. But just before the long awaited and dreaded reunion, panic breaks out at nearby Seoul Station. The place is very popular with the ...

2016 Animation 92 min Play

Money

Aspiring stockbroker Il-hyun dreams of making big money, but being a rookie without the right connections makes it difficult for him to survive in the cut-throat world of stock exchange market. So when he is approached by the ‘ticket man’, an anonymous mastermind who secretly controls the stock market, he takes the chance despite the dire consequences.

2012 Fantasy 122 min Play

2019 Crime 115 min Play

7.7

The Way Home

The story begins on a fine summers morning, when San-woo and his mother board a bus to the country. It is soon clear that the unsophisticated rural passengers annoy the seven-year-old urban boy. His mother is taking him to live with his 78-year-old mute, but not deaf, grandmother while she looks for a new job after a business venture failed in Seoul.

7.7

2002 Drama 80 min Play

7.6

A Werewolf Boy

An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

7.6

3-Iron

A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, washing laundry or making small repairs in return. He always tries to leave before the owners get back but in one ostensibly empty mansion he meets the abused wife of a rich man and she escapes with him...

2004 Crime 88 min Play

Joint Security Area

In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The ...

2000 Action 110 min Play

5.8

Operation Chromite

A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.

5.8

2016 Action 111 min Play

The Age of Shadows

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

2016 Action 140 min Play

6.2

Psychokinesis

An ordinary guy suddenly finds he has superpowers he can use to help his spirited daughter and the people around them, but he also runs into trouble in the process.

6.2

2018 Action 101 min Play

Late Spring

Set in the 1960's. Joo-Goo (Park Yong-Woo) is viewed as Korea's best sculptor, but he suffers from a disease which will slowly paralyze his body. He gives up interests in the arts and just spends his days meaninglessly. His wife, Jung-sook (Kim Seo-hyung), tries to find a nude model for him, hoping the model might inspire him to sculpt again. One day, Jung-sook meets Min-gyung (Lee Yoo-young).

2014 Drama 102 min Play

Hotel by the River

An old poet staying for free in a riverside hotel summons his two estranged sons. This is because he feels, for no apparent reason, like he is going to die. After being betrayed by the man she was living with, a young woman gets a room at the hotel. Seeking support, she summons a friend. The poet spends a day with his sons and tries to wrap up the loose ends in his life. But it's not so easy to do that in one day. But then he sees the young woman and her friend, after a sudden, ...

2018 Drama 96 min Play

The Devil’s Stairway

A chief surgeon kills the nurse with whom he is having an affair after he becomes engaged to be married to the hospital director's daughter. He becomes tormented by her spirit.

1964 Horror 108 min Play

6.3

Love On-Air

Jin-ah, the former leader of once popular girl band "Purple," hosts a radio show called "Wonderful Radio." When the producer of the program is sacked over low ratings, a new guy comes in to fill his shoes. Jae-hyeok is a cold, unfriendly man who only drinks iced coffee even in the winter. The easily irritable man and the conceited former diva are bound to get on each other's nerves at every corner.

6.3

2012 Drama 120 min Play

Mission: Possible

A chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who was supposed to help her with the case but due to his lackluster skills, they keep fighting over really trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.