The Korean Wave. (114 titles)
A selection of films from South Korea.
87.8% from 14 members
A Bittersweet Life
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A Bittersweet Life
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Lee Byung Hun, Kim Young Chul, Shin Mina
Director: Kim Jee Woon
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Sunwoo is no ordinary hotel manager. He is also the ruthlessly efficient right hand man of underworld boss, Kang. But tough guy Kang has a weakness; his young girlfriend. Suspecting she's unfaithful, Kang orders Sunwoo to take care of the problem...
67%
from 6,983 members
Acacia
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Acacia
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Hye-Jin Shim, Jin-Geun Kim, Oh-Bin Mun
Director: Ki-Hyung Park
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An obstetrician and his wife are unable to have a child and decide to adopt... Later the couple fall pregnant and have a baby of their own. Meanwhile their adopted son grows jealous and runs away. In his absence a dead tree in the garden, where he used to play, mysteriously comes to life and fills ..read more »
48%
from 786 members
Public Enemy
Not to be confused with the famous James Cagney gangster film.
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Public Enemy
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Kyung-Gu Sol, Seong-Jae Lee, Shin-Il Kang
Director: Kang Woo-Seo
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On a rainy night a policeman is approached by a hooded man who cuts his face and then just walks away, dropping the weapon, seemingly without a care. Later on a couple are found stabbed to death. The policeman realises that the stab-wounds have been made by the same knife dropped by the mysterious ..read more »
64%
from 990 members
Another Public Enemy
The sequel to Public Enemy. The third film in the series was released in South Korea in 2008.
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Another Public Enemy
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Sol Kyung-gu, Jeong Jun-ho, Kang Shin-il
Director: Kang Woo-suk
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This is the sequel to the popular Korean cop thriller, Public Enemy. This time around, Kang Chul-joong, Seoul's answer to Dirty Harry, is on the case of former high school classmate Han, who's about to become the chairman of the Myung-Sun Foundation. However, he's also suspected of bribery, ..read more »
54%
from 405 members
Bad Guy
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Bad Guy
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jae-hyeon Jo, Won Seo
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim
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While strutting through Downtown Seoul, Hang-gi, a local gangland pimp, spots young Sun-hwa, a pretty, middle-class college student, waiting on a park bench. He sits next to her, creating a disparate scene of two classes in soft harmony, until she sneers at his advances and rushes into the arms of ..read more »
52%
from 1,631 member
Cello
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Cello
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Sung-Hyun-Ah, Park Da Ahn
Director: Lee Woo-Chul
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Directed with a sure hand by Woo-Cheol Lee, this complex and suspenseful Korean horror thriller tells the story of Mi-ju, a virtuoso cellist who survives a brutal car accident and decides to spend more time with her family, becoming a music teacher. But just when her life seems to be in order, a ..read more »
57%
from 583 members
Lee Jong-Hyuk's H
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Lee Jong-Hyuk's H
on DVD
Starring: Jung-Ah Yum, Jin-Hee Ji, Seung-woo Cho
Director: Lee Jong-Hyuk
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A psychopath on death row is interviewed by two cops in an effort to undercover a new lead, following a series of copycat murders in the city. Korean dialogue with subtitles.
51%
from 863 members
Into The Mirror
Remade in 2008 as Mirrors starring Keifer Sutherland.
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Into The Mirror
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Yoo Ji-Tae, Kim Myung-Min, Kim Hye-Na
Director: Kim Sung-Ho
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Wu Young-min, a former policeman who inadvertently brought about the death of his partner during a face-off with a criminal, has quit the force and now heads up security at Dreampia Department Store. Wu comes across his former rival and co-worker Ha Hyun-su, who now heads the investigation into the ..read more »
55%
from 1,777 member
The Isle
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The Isle
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jung Suh, Yoo-Seok Kim, Sung-Hee Park
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim
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The eerily beautiful photography and melodic musical score of THE ISLE stand in odd contrast to the brutal horror story it tells. On the serene surface of a secluded bay float a series of candy-coloured fishing houses, rented to men who seek an escape. The owner and operator of the village is a ..read more »
51%
from 2,880 members
Joint Security Area - JSA
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Joint Security Area - JSA
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Yeong-Ae Lee, Song Kang-ho, Tae-Woo Kim
Director: Chan-Wook Park
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JSA (Joint Security Area) tells the story of two North Korean soldiers who have apparently been killed by a South Korean soldier in the de-militarised zone between North and South Korea. The mystery of why a total of 16 bullets are found when one magazine only holds 15 forms the film's central ..read more »
66%
from 2,335 members
Average rating for this collection:
87.8% from 14 members
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