Alice DVD Library

The Isle (2001)

7/10

Director: Kim Ki-duk

Starring: Jung Suh, Kim Yoo-Seok, Park Sung-Hee

'The Isle' tells the tale of a beautiful woman living on an eerie, remote lake selling food to fisherman by day, and her body by night. When the woman... Read more

Spider Forest (2004)

6.6/10

Director: Song Il-gon

Starring: Woo-seong Kam, Jung Suh, Kyeong-heon Kang, Hyeong-seong Jang, Byung-ho Son

TV journalist Kang Min wakes up in a reputedly haunted forest and finds a gruesome murder scene nearby. He gives chase to the perpetrator but loses hi... Read more

Tell Me Something (1999)

6.6/10

Director: Yoon-Hyun Chang

Starring: Eun-ha Shim, Suk-kyu Han, Hang-Seon Jang, Jung-ah Yum

After accepting cash from an underworld figure to pay his dying mother's medical bills, Seoul detective Cho sees a chance at redemption when he takes... Read more

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

7.2/10

Director: Kim Jee-Woon

Starring: Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun, Jung-ah Yum, Kap-su Kim

The Asian pop culture crossover continues with this eerie South Korean horror, with more than a shiver of recognition from the modern Japanese classic... Read more

The City of Violence (2006)

6.7/10

Director: Seung-wan Ryoo

Starring: Doo-hong Jung, Seung-wan Ryoo, Beom-su Lee

A Seoul cop learns that an old friend, and ex-gangster, has been murdered and returns to his hometown for the funeral, only to find that something eve... Read more

The Thieves (2012)

6.8/10

Director: Dong-Hoon Choi

Starring: Simon Yam, Ha-kyun Shin, Hye-su Kim, Yun-seok Kim, Gianna Jun, Hae-sook Kim, Jun...

Five thieves at the top of their game, and the crew is assembling for their biggest job yet. The job's hot, maybe too hot, but who can resist the Tear... Read more

Murder Take One (2005)

6.4/10

Director: Jin Jang

Starring: Seung-won Cha, Ha-kyun Shin, Jung-ah Park, Ji-su Kim

A crackling blend of murder mystery and deadpan satire, Jin Jang's adaptation of his own play begins with the homicide of a woman in a hotel room - a... Read more

Volcano High (2001)

Director: Tae-gyun Kim

Starring: Hyuk Jang, Min-a Shin, Su-ro Kim

Kyeong-su is a seemingly hopeless case, transferred to Volcano High - a school for only the most supernaturally gifted martial arts students. When riv... Read more

Millennium Mambo (2001)

7/10

Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Starring: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Jun Takeuchi, Doze Niu

The first part of a planned series about life in modern Taipei, this intellectually challenging film begins with bar hostess Vicky (Shu Qi) imagining... Read more

Untold Scandal (2003)

7.1/10

Director: Je-yong Lee

Starring: Mi-suk Lee, Do-yeon Jeon, Yong-jun Bae, Hyeon-jae Jo, So-yeon Lee

An excellent Korean adaptation of the French novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, set amidst the aristocracy of the 18th century Chosun Dynasty. Lady Cho... Read more

1911: Revolution (2011)

5.9/10

Director: Jackie Chan, Zhang Li

Starring: Jackie Chan, Jiang Wu, Joan Chen, Ning Jing, Sun Chun, Winston Chao, Duobuji , J...

Aka "Xinhai Geming". Martial arts legend Jackie Chan reaches his 100th film milestone with this historical drama set in the year 1911, as the Chinese... Read more

No Mercy for the Rude (2006)