![]() Don’t miss classic early 2000s films like Park Chan Wook’s Oldboy (2003) and Sympathy for Mr. This list of the best Korean films includes required classics and newer releases in many genres, including psychological thrillers, nightmare-inducing horror movies, romantic comedies and smoldering dramas that are unique to Korean cinematic and narrative aesthetics.įor those just starting your journey into the world of Korean cinema, try watching the films chronologically, starting with Kim Ki Young’s femme fatale melodrama, The Housemaid (1960). ![]() Now get ready for K-wave, or "Hallyu," the name for the "wave" of Korean media, including films, that has swept the world since the 1990s.Įven before Bong Joon Ho’s film Parasite achieved global recognition in 2019 by becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, South Korea had a dynamic movie industry driven by the peninsular country’s dramatic economic, cultural and social history. ![]() You've heard of K-pop, shorthand for Korean popular music.
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