Korean Cinema
Dubbed the 'new Hong Kong', Korean cinema has taken the international film world by storm with its brutal and confrontational style and original political perspectives. Encompassing both the North and South Korean industries it is the films from the south that have become worldwide hits. From border security thriller, 'JSA' to the haunting 'Oasis' to the mesmerising madness of 'Old Boy', Korean cinema is bold, diverse and here to stay.
Pictured: Horror-chiller already slated for an American remake, 'A Tale of Two Sisters'.
Oasis (2002)
8/10
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Starring: Nae-sang Ahn, So-ri Moon, Kyung-gu Sol, Seung-wan Ryoo
Hailed as a seminal film of the Korean New Wave, acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong's "Oasis" is the story of the struggle of two social misfits to fin... Read more
Oldboy (2003)
8.4/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu
Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) has been imprisoned in a room for 15 years with no explanation when, barely sane, he is released. Thrown back into the world... Read more
Parasite (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Kang-ho Song
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and g... Read more
Parasite (Blu-ray) (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Kang-ho Song
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and g... Read more
Phone (2002)
6.2/10
Director: Byeong-ki Ahn
Starring: Ji-won Ha, Yu-mi Kim, Woo-jae Choi, Ji-yeon Choi, Seo-woo Eun
Journalist Ji-won, (Ji-won Ha) changes her cellphone after an investigation into a scandal leads to her receiving threats â?? but things only get scar... Read more
Pieta (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Jeong-jin Lee, Min-soo Jo
In this intensely haunting story, a loan shark lives an isolated and lonely existence, using brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate... Read more
Princess Aurora (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Eun-jin Bang
Starring: Jeong-hwa Eom, Seong-kun Moon, Oh-jung Kwon
A bizarre crime spree appears to leave a trail of random dead, with the only thing to connect them a sticker left on the body of the cartoon character... Read more
Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
6.1/10
Follows dangerous criminals on a cargo ship who are transported from the Philippines to South Korea, as they unleash a sinister force after an escape... Read more
Protectors of the Universe (1983)
Director: Larry M. Jackson
In the far reach of space, a new star evokes. At that very moment, a horrible roaring sweeps across the universe. This sudden roaring, like a helpless... Read more
Secret Sunshine (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Lee Chang-Dong
Starring: Do-yeon Jeon, Kang-ho Song
A master of intensely emotional human dramas, director Lee Chang-dong is a luminary of contemporary Korean cinema, and his place on the international... Read more