50 Best Korean Movies Till Now: List

List of the 50 best Korean movies till now is here. If you are looking for film suggestions or a watchlist; this is the perfect article for you. In this list; we have listed the best Korean movies till now. we have listed 50 movies from different genres. So, take a look at the films.

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Here, I will be listing the movies directly. We have given the names of the director, writer, cinematographer, cast, and IMBD ratings. We didn’t write any synopsis; cause that would just make this article longer and boring. But, you can find almost all the  So, you can easily navigate this 50 best Korean movie list.

1. Burning 2018

• Director: Lee Chang-dong
• Writer: Jungmi Oh, Lee Chang-dong, Haruki Murakami
• Cast: Yoo Ah-in, Steven, Yeun Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung, Moon Sung-Keun, Lee Soo-Jeong, Ban Hye-ra, Cha Mi-kyung, Lee Bong-ryun
• Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo
• IMDB Rating: 7.5/10

2. Oldboy 2003

• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Writer: Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi, Park Chan-wook, Joon-hyung Lim, Jo-yun Hwang
• Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su, Seung-shin Lee, Yoon Jin-seo, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Il-han Oo, Mi Mi Le
• Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung
• IMDB Rating: 8.3/10

3. The Handmaiden 2016

• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Writer: Sarah Waters, Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook
• Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Lee Yong-nyeo, Yoo Min-chae, Lee Dong-hwi, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Kyu-jung
• Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung
• IMDB Rating: 8.1/10

4. Train to Busan 2016

• Director: Yeon Sang-ho
• Writer: Joo-Suk Park, Yeon Sang-ho
• Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung, Sohee, Ye Soo-jung, Jung Suk-yong, Seong-soo Han, Hye-Yeong Moon, Kim Joo-hun, Seong-min Park
• Cinematography: Hyung-deok Lee
• IMDB Rating: 7.6/10

5. The Great Battle 2018

• Director: Kwang-shik Kim
• Writer: Eui-Mok Jung, Kwang-shik Kim, Yoo-jin Kim, Eun-kyo Park
• Cast: Nam Joo-hyuk, Zo In-sung, Sung Dong-il, Kim Seol-hyun, Jung Eun-chae, Stephanie Lee, Oh Dae-hwan, Joo Suk-tae
• Cinematography: NA
• IMDB Rating: 7/10

6. The Wailing 2016

• Director: Na Hong-jin
• Writer: Na Hong-jin
• Cast: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee, Jang So-yeonB, Kim Do-yoon, Park Sung-Yeon, Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Gwi-hwa, Baek Seung-chul, Chae-ik Park, Jo Han-chul
• Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo
• IMDB Rating: 7.4/10

7. I Saw the Devil 2010

• Director: Jee-woon Kim
• Writer: Park Hoon-jung, Jee-woon Kim
• Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Chun Ho-jin, Kim Yun-Seo, In-seo Kim, Lee Jun-hyuk, Han Cheol-woo, Choi Jin-ho, Yoon Byung-hee, Lee Seol-gu, Jeong Mi-nam
• Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae
• IMDB Rating: 7.8/10

8. Memories of Murder 2003

• Director: Bong Joon Ho
• Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Kwang-rim Kim, Sung-bo Shim
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho, Ko Seo-hie, Park No-shik, Jeon Mi-Seon, Woo Go-na, Shin Hyun-jong, Jung In-sun, Hyeok-poong Kwon
• Cinematography: Hyung Koo Kim
• IMDB Rating: 8.1/10

9. Parasite 2019

• Director: Bong Joon Ho
• Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Woo-sik, Lee Jeong-eun, Jang Hye-jin, Jung Ji-so, Park Keun-rok, Jung Ik-han, Ahn Seong-bong
• Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo
• IMDB Rating: 8.5/10

10. Peninsula 2020

• Director: Yeon Sang-ho
• Writer: Yeon Sang-ho, Ryu Yong-jae
• Cast: Lee Jung-hyun, Nazeeh Tarsha, Gang Dong-won, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Re, Jang So-yeon, Geoffrey Giuliano, Terri Doty, John D. Michaels
• Cinematography: Hyung-deok Lee
• IMDB Rating: 5.5/10

11. The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion 2018

• Director: Park Hoon-jung
• Writer: Park Hoon-jung
• Cast: Kim Da-mi, Choi Woo-sik, Park Hee-soon, Go Min-si,
• Cinematography: Young-Ho Kim, Teo Lee
• IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

12. The Host 2006

• Director: Bong Joon Ho
• Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Won-jun Ha, Chul-hyun Baek
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Ko Ah-sung, Lee Jae-eung, Yun Je-mun, Pil-sung Yim, Yeon-su Yu, Go Su-hee, Kim Hak-sun
• Cinematography: Hyung Koo Kim
• IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

13. Thirst 2009

• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Writer: Park Chan-wook, Émile Zola, Chung Seo-Kyung
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Choi Hee-jin, Seo Dong-soo, Ra Mi-ran, Park In-hwan, Thati Pele, Yong-wan Goo, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Ok-bin, Mercedes Cabral, Han Cheol-woo
• Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung
• IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

14. The Spy Gone North 2018

• Director: Yoon Jong-bin
• Writer: Yoon Jong-bin, Park Myeong-chan, Kwon Sung-hui
• Cast: Yoon Jong-bin, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hong-pa, Gi Ju-bong, Yong Chae, Park Jin-young, Yong Chae
• Cinematography: Chan-min Choi
• IMDB Rating: 7.3/10

15. A Tale of Two Sisters 2003

• Director: Jee-woon Kim
• Writer: Jee-woon Kim
• Cast: Lim Soo-Jung, Kim Kap-su, Park Mi-Hyeon, Gi-hong Woo, No Seung-Jin, Yeong-sil Lee, Lee Dae-Yeon
• Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae
• IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

16. Extreme Job 2019

• Director: Lee Byeong-Heon
• Writer: Lee Byeong-Heon
• Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Gong Myoung, Oh Jung-se, Heo Joon-seok, Kim Jong-soo
• Cinematography: Choi Eui-yeong

17. Ode to My Father 2014

• Director: JK Youn
• Writer: Su-jin Park, JK Youn
• Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su, Jung Jin-young, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Seul-gi
• Cinematography: NA

18. The Vanished 2018

• Director: Chang-hee Lee
• Writer: Lee Hee-chan, Lara Sendim, Oriol Paulo, Chang-hee Lee
• Cast: Kwon Hae-hyo, Gong Min-jung, Kim Kang-woo, Hyun Bong-sik, Choi Myung-binB, Ahn Chang-hwanB, Kim Ji-yeong, Han Ji-ahn
• Cinematography: Jong-yeol Lee

19. The Yellow Sea 2010

• Director: Na Hong-jin
• Writer: Won-Chan Hong, Na Hong-jin,
• Cast: Lee Yoo-mi, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Hee-joon, Ahn Seo-hyun, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Cheol-min, Yu Ha-bok, Hyeon-joo Kim, Gi-won Yang, Kim Jae-hwa
• Cinematography: Sung-je Lee

20. The Age of Shadows 2016

• Director: Jee-woon Kim
• Writer: Lee Ji-min, Jee-woon Kim, Jong-dae Park
• Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, Jeon Yeo-been, Song Kang-ho, Han Ji-min, Won Jin-ah, Sin Seong-rok, Kwon Soo-Hyeon, Seo Yeong-ju, Joo Suk-tae, Heo Sung-tae
• Cinematography: Kim Ji-yong

21. Silenced 2011

• Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
• Writer: Ji-young Gong, Hwang Dong-hyuk
• Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo, In-seo Jeong, Baek Seung-hwan, Jang Gwang, Jeon Gook-hwan, Eom Hyo-Seob
• Cinematography: Kim Ji-yong

22. The Good the Bad the Weird 2008

• Director: Jee-woon Kim
• Writer: Jee-woon Kim, Min-suk Kim
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Ryu Seung-su, Son Byung-ho, Ma Dong-seok, Hang-soo Lee, Lee Sung-min
• Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae

23. A Bittersweet Life 2005

• Director: Jung Doo Hong
• Writer: Dong-Cheol Kim, Jee-woon Kim
• Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Roe-ha, Eric Moon, Lee Ki-young,
• Cinematography: Jung Hae-Ji, Kim Ji-yong, Yoon Joo-Hwan

24. Steel Rain 2017

• Director: Woo-seok Yang
• Writer: Ha-Yong Jung, Woo-seok Yang
• Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-won, Kim Eui-sung, Jo Woo-jin, Kim Myung-gon, Won Jin-ah, Daniel Joey Albright,
• Cinematography: Hyung-deok Lee

25. New World 2013

• Director: Park Hoon-jung
• Writer: Park Hoon-jung
• Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Park Sung-woong, Hwang Jung-min, Song Ji-hyo, Na Kwang-hoon, Choi Il-hwa, Jang Gwang, Kim Hong-pa, Kim Byeong-Ok
• Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung, Eok Yu

26. Unstoppable 2018

• Director: Kim Min-Ho
• Writer: Kim Min-Ho
• Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sung-oh, Park Ji-hwan
• Cinematography: Sung-je Lee

27. Psychokinesis 2018

• Director: Yeon Sang-ho
• Writer: Yeon Sang-ho, Seong-Woo Park
• Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Park Jeong-min, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Do-yoon, Lee Je-Yeon, Kim Min-jae, Eom Ji-man
• Cinematography: Byoon Bong-Soon

28. Always 2011

• Director: Song Il-gon
• Writer: Song Il-gon, Roh Hong-Jin, Yoo Yeong-ah
• Cast: So Ji-seob, Han Hyo-joo, Kang Shin-il, Seung-bae Wi, Jin Goo, Jo Sung-ha, Jang Da-Kyung, Choi Gyo-sik, Jung Jae-jin,
• Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo

29. Grass 2018

• Director: Hong Sang-soo
• Writer: Hong Sang-soo
• Cast: Kim Min-hee, Joobong Kee, Ahn Jae-hong, Jung Jin-young, Kim Sae-byeok
• Cinematography: Hyung Koo Kim

30. The Housemaid 2010

• Director: Im Sang-soo
• Writer: Kim Ki-young, Im Sang-soo
• Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Youn Yuh-jung, Park Ji-young, Hwang Jung-min, Jin-ah Kim, Hwang Jung-min, Shim Yi-yeong, Soon-kyu Jang, Keum-yun Lee, Song-yi Han, Hye-sun Woo
• Cinematography: Hyung-deok Lee

31. The Beauty Inside 2015

• Director: Jong-Yeol Baek
• Writer: Seon-Jeong Kim, Kyung-hee Noh, Jeong-ye Park
• Cast: Han Hyo-Joo, Juri Ueno, Park Seo-Joon, Lee Jin-Wook, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Lee Beom-su, Jo Dal-hwan, Lee Dong-Wook, Go Gyu-pil, Da-mi Hong, Lee Ji-min, Jae-Joon Lee
• Cinematography: Tae-Kyung Kim

32. Dark Figure of Crime 2018

• Director: Tae-Gyun Kim
• Writer: Tae-Gyun Kim, Kyung-taek Kwak
• Cast: Kim Yoon-seok, Ju Ji-hoon, jin Seon-kyu, Moon Jeong-Hee
• Cinematography: Ki S. Hwang

33. Secret Sunshine 2007

• Director: Lee Chang-dong
• Writer: Lee Chang-dong, Chung-Joon Lee
• Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Dong-yong, Jang Hye-jin, Kim Mi-kyung, Mi-hyang Kim, Ko Seo-hie, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yoon-hee, Kim Young-jae
• Cinematography: Yong-kyou Cho

34. Swing Kids 2018

• Director: Kang Hyeong-Cheol
• Writer: Kang Hyeong-Cheol, Woo-Sung Jang
• Cast: A.J. Simmons, Do Kyung-soo, Ross Kettle, Jared Grimes, Lee Kyu-sung, Thomas L. Frederiksen, Kim Kyu-Baek, Baek In-kwon, Joe Nowell, Darin Shaw
• Cinematography: Kim Ji-Yong

35. Poetry 2010

• Director: Lee Chang-dong
• Writer: Lee Chang-dong
• Cast: Yun Jeong-hie, Ahn Nae-sang, Park Myung-shin, Kim Hye-jung, Kim Jong-goo, Min Bok-gi, Jang Hye-jin, Kim Nam-jin,
• Cinematography: Hyun Seok Kim

36. The Battle of Jangsari 2019

• Director: Kyung-taek Kwak
• Writer: Man-Hee Lee, Brian Chung
• Cast: Megan Fox, Lee Jae-wook, Choi Min-ho, Lee Jae-Wook, Kwak Si-yang, Daniel Joey Albright, Kim Mi-hwa, Lee Cheol-min, Chul-min Lee, Jin-Seong Kim
• Cinematography: NA

37. I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK 2006

• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Writer: Park Chan-wook
• Cast: Lim Soo-Jung, Park Byeong-eun, Joo-hee Eun, Park Joon-myeon, Lee Yong-nyeo, and Tae-hun Lee.
• Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung

38. Oasis 2002

• Director: Lee Chang-dong
• Writer: Lee Chang-dong
• Cast: Sol Kyung-gu, Ahn Nae-sang, Choo Kwi-jung, Son Byung-ho, Park Myung-shin, Dae-gwan Han, Ko Seo-hie,
• Cinematography: Yeong-taek Choi

39. The Thieves 2012

• Director: Dong-hoon Choi
• Writer: Dong-hoon Choi, Seong-hun Jeong
• Cast: Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-su, Simon Yam, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Hae-sook, Derek Tsang, Guk-seo Ki, Gook-hee Chae, Shin Ha-kyun, Choi Jin-ho
• Cinematography: Young-hwan Choi

40. Bedevilled 2010

• Director: Cheol-soo Jang
• Writer: Kwang-young Choi
• Cast: Seo Yeong-hie, Min-ho Hwang, Park Jeong-hak, Jang-hun Ahn, Shi-hyeon Chae, Jung Gi-sub
• Cinematography: Gi-tae Kim

41. Seoul Station 2016

• Director: Yeon Sang-ho
• Writer: Yeon Sang-ho
• Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Joon, Jang Hyuk-jin, Lee Sang-hee
• Cinematography: NA

42. The Classic 2003

• Director: Jae-young Kwak
• Writer: Jae-young Kwak
• Cast: Son Ye-jin, Zo In-sung, Lee Ki-woo, Im Ye-jin, Hyeon-tae Yang
• Cinematography: Jun-gyu Lee

43. A Hard Day 2014

• Director: Kim Seong-hun
• Writer: Lee Hae-jun, Kwak Jeong-Deok, Choi Kwan-Young, Kim Seong-hun
• Cast: Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Jin-woong, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Dong-young, Kim Dong-young
• Cinematography: Kim Tae-sung

44. Cold Eyes 2013

• Director: Kim Byung-seo, Ui-seok Jo
• Writer: Kin-Yee Au, Nai-Hoi Yau
• Cast: Sol Kyung-gu, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jun-ho, Lee Dong-hwi, Choi Eun-seok, Lee Hyun-kyun, Park Ji-hoon, Jin Kyung, Jang Won-hyung
• Cinematography: Kim Byung-seo

45. On Your Wedding Day 2018

• Director: Lee Seok-geun
• Writer: Lee Seok-geun
• Cast: Park Bo-young, Kim Young-kwang, Kang Ki-young, Go Gyu-pil, Bae Hae-sun,  Eum Moon-suk, Shin So-yul, Jang Sung-bum, So Hee-jung, Cha Yup
• Cinematography: NA

46. Misbehavior 2016

• Director: Tae-yong Kim
• Writer: Tae-yong Kim
• Cast: Kim Ha-neul, Lee Won-geun, Lee Ki-woo, Sung-min Ahn, Kim Soo-jin, Jung Suk-yong
• Cinematography: Tae-soo Kim

47. Obsessed 2014

• Director: Dae-woo Kim
• Writer: Dae-woo Kim
• Cast: Song Seung-heon, Lim Ji-yeon, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoo Hae-jin, Jeon Hye-jin
• Cinematography: Bong-sun Byun

48. Hope 2013

• Director: Lee Joon-ik
• Writer: Ji-hye Kim
• Cast: Lee Re, Uhm Ji-won, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Do-yeob, Yang Jin-sung, Kim Sang-ho
• Cinematography: NA

49. The Suspect 2013

• Director: Won Shin-yeon
• Writer: Sang-yoon Lim
• Cast: Gong Yoo, Lee Chae-yun, Kim Eui-sung, Lee Hyun-Jung, Choi Jong-ryol, Kim Seong-gyoon, Won Jin
• Cinematography: Sung-je Lee

50. Midnight Runners 2017

• Director: Joo-hwan Kim
• Writer: Joo-hwan Kim
• Cast: Park Seo-joon, Park Ha-seon, Sung Dong-il, oon Go, Kang Min-tae, Eunbi Lee, Kim Kyu-baek,
• Cinematography: Cho Sang-yoon

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