Movies and TV shows set in south korea – page 3

List of movies set in south korea

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 7.9
 31K
A Taxi Driver (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German ...
Style: suspense, political, exciting, road movie, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: protest, reporter, democracy, journalism, taxi, life lesson, travel, historical event, danger, society, taxi driver, family drama ...
Time: year 1980, year 2017, 80s
Place: south korea, seoul, tokyo
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 6.6
 4K
The Chase (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After people in his town start turning up dead, a grumpy landlord is visited by a man who recounts an unsolved serial murder case from 30 years ago that may hold the clue to what is happening now.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, police officer, police detective, serial murder, partner, evidence, who done it, homicidal maniac, police investigation, maniac ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 6.9
 5K
Breath (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell".
Style: contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: confined, love affair, estrangement, unfulfillment, prison, suicide attempt, surveillance camera, prison guard, passion, mission, moving, prison life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, seoul, korea, asia
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 6.9
 15K
The Isle (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love to Hyun-Shik, who is on the run for the police and rescues him with a ...
Style: disturbing, sexy, bleak, harsh, cult classic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: sexualized violence, prostitute, fishing, sex, male nudity, violence, insanity, murder, brutality, suicide attempt, mute, pleasure ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: south korea
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 7.7
 3K
Dakteoseu (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When Hye-Jung was young, her life was difficult. She was good at fighting, but also studied well. Overcoming her tough situation, she is now a doctor.
Style: captivating, dorama, sentimental, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot: medical profession, strong female lead, doctor, coworker, surgeon, medical, hospital, prejudice, doubts and hesitations, fall in love, teacher, wedding ...
Place: south korea, east asia
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 6.1
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Derailed (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Jin-il, Ga-young, Bong-gil, and Min-kyung are teenage runaways who live together as a family. Jin-il is the leader of the group, earning money by selling stolen goods. As it gets harder to make a living for 4 of them, they plan even more dangerous ...
Style: unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: theft, violence, brutality, kidnapping, fugitives, youth, danger, escapades, society, friendship, organized crime, on the run ...
Place: south korea
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 7.8
 1K
Train (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Several skeletons are discovered on the tracks of a closed train station. However, one of the dead victims walks into the police station. Where did all these dead bodies come from, and who is committing all of these murders? The world split into two ...
Style: detective, contemplative, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, train, murder investigation, revenge, prosecutor, investigation, violence, youth, police detective, police investigation, evidence, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 6.2
 1K
Steel Rain 2 (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.
Style: political thriller, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot: coup d'etat, submarine, politics, inter-korean relations, peace, society, danger, rivalry, political intrigue, rules and policies, spy, terrorism ...
Place: north korea, south korea
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Birth of a Beauty (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: As the heir to a large company, Han Tae Hee has everything he could possibly want - except for his long lost love. But instead of nursing his heartache like a sensible person, Tae Hee enlists Sa Geum Ran, whom he transforms from an overweight ugly ...
Style: romantic, dorama, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: personality change, physical appearance, love and romance, changing lives, adultery, lifestyle change, revenge, impersonation, adulterous husband, fat girl, romanticism, long distance relationship ...
Place: korea, south korea
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I Remember You (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: This drama is a romantic thriller that centers around a criminal profiler, Lee Hyun who previously work as a consultant at the police department in New York. After he returns to south Korea, he’s in charge of a special criminal investigation team. ...
Style: psychological, dorama, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, maniac, police, psychopath, murder, dark past, justice, memory, fall in love, homecoming, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
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Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Once a legendary detective and a new mom, Mi-young, now works a desk job. But when overenthusiastic newbie Ji-hye is assigned to Mi-young’s civil complaints team, the two female cops get caught up in a serious criminal case that triggers an ...
Style: witty, humorous, light, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: female partner, humour, investigation, police, partners against crime, woman, snobbism, police investigation, twists and turns, female protagonist, chase, partner ...
Place: south korea, east asia
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Blood and Ties (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Da-eun lives a happy life with her single father, a man who sacrificed everything in his life for her. She loved her father very dearly. However, their relationship is about to take an unexpected turn. Da-eun becomes suspicious that her father might ...
Style: tense, psychological, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: kidnapping, murder, uncover truth, investigation, moral dilemma, danger, hidden identity, woman in danger, parents and children, single parent, reporter, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, east asia
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Memories of the Alhambra (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: While looking for the cryptic creator of an innovative augmented-reality game, an investment firm executive meets a woman who runs a hostel in Spain.
Style: romantic, scenic, suspenseful, touching, dorama ...
Plot: unspoken love, travel, company, mysticism, trip, murder mystery, storytelling, virtual reality, buddy, entertainment, asian, machine ...
Place: south korea, spain, korea
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The Liar and His Lover (2017)
Genre: Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Kang Han-Kyeol is a great yet sullen composer who becomes inspired by the voices of others and keeps his identity secret from people. He meets Yoon So-Rim, a high school student who possesses beautiful singing, whilst under his secret identity, and ...
Style: uplifting, touching, sentimental, sweet, dorama
Audience: chick flick
Plot: couples, composer, music industry, muse, songwriter, friendship, love affair, love, couple relations, fall in love, hopes, destiny ...
Place: south korea
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 7.7
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The Classic (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Shy Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance ...
Style: emotional, realistic, touching, serious, sad ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: love triangle, fall in love, forbidden love, social differences, love affair, young lovers, society, youth, family relations, parents and children, diary, love ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: south korea, asia, korea
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Samjin Company English Class (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.
Style: disturbing, captivating, realistic, semi serious, comedy drama
Plot: office, fighting crime, rivalry, twentysomething life, friendship, secret revealed, conspiracy, lifestyle, company, manipulation, feminist, whistleblower ...
Time: 90s, year 1995
Place: south korea, seoul
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The Lies Within (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Seo-hui’s life is changed forever when her politician father dies in a car crash and her husband disappears – all in one day. She enters the world of politics and join hands with small-town detective Jo Tae-sik to uncover the truth when she ...
Style: suspense, detective, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: investigation, murder, police investigation, violence, murder investigation, homicide detective, heroes, graphic violence, uncover truth, police detective, investigator, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 7.6
 3K
Voice (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.
Style: suspense, detective, psychological, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: murder, death, investigation, masked killer, police, serial killer, murder investigation, secret identity, teamwork, psycho killer, psychopath, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
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My Annoying Brother (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A jailed swindler leaps at the chance to earn parole in return for taking care of his estranged brother, an athlete who recently lost his sight.
Style: sincere, uplifting, surprise ending, sweet, sad ...
Plot: brother brother relationship, terminal illness, brothers, judo, coping, friendship, talented, ambition, relationships, ex convict, brother, family relations ...
Place: south korea
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Welcome to Waikiki (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Kang Dong-Goo dreams of becoming a movie director, but he is cynical due to bad luck. Cheon Joon-Ki wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor, but he is now just a minor actor. Bong-Doo-Sik came to Seoul to become a ...
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: friends, friendship, workplace, youth, buddies, family problems, multiple storylines, love, happy ending, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother sister relationship, parents and children ...
Place: south korea
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 7.3
 1K
Sassy, Go Go (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Despite their harsh educational environment, the cheerleading club has to keep it together for the students' sakes, and their own.
Style: captivating, light, humorous, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: high school, friendship, love and romance, confidence, rivalry, couple relations, school, dancing, jealousy, boarding school, cheerleading, teenager ...
Place: south korea
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The Negotiation (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: An ace police crisis negotiator, Chae-yoon, is called to the scene where her supervisor is taken hostage. Through the control room monitor, she is faced with the cold-blooded hostage taker, Tae-gu, whose demeanors are difficult to interpret. Against ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Plot: negotiation, hostage, abduction, criminal, manipulation, rescue, twists and turns, danger, police investigation, confined, conspiracy, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 7.5
 75K
Burning (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces to Jongsu an enigmatic ...
Style: suspense, art house, ambiguous ending, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: class differences, metaphor, suspicion, stalking, arson, anger, aspiring writer, rural setting, childhood friend, tragic love, asian, fire ...
Time: 2010s
Place: south korea, seoul, korea
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Veteran (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story: When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.
Style: buddy comedy, exciting, humorous, tense, captivating ...
Plot: police chase, buddy cop, police corruption, investigation, criminal, police detective, fighting crime, crime investigation, crime boss, police investigation, organized crime, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, east asia, china, seoul
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The School Nurse Files (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story: Wielding a light-up sword through the dark corners of a high school, a nurse with an unusual gift protects students from monsters only she can see.
Style: exciting, unusual plot structure, tense, contemplative, humorous ...
Plot: school nurse, ghost, school, high school, creature, exorcism, teacher, good versus evil, deadly creature, peril, loss, demon ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 5.5
 37K
Peninsula (2020)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula
Style: apocalyptic, suspense, dark, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: zombie, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, survival, living dead, virus, undead, plague, supernatural, brutality, death, soldier ...
Time: 2020s
Place: busan, korea, south korea, hong kong
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 7.3
 5K
The Net (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.
Style: bleak, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: politics, human rights, poverty, spy, military, capitalism, corruption, money, husband wife relationship, breakdown, murder, prostitute ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: north korea, east asia, korea, seoul, south korea
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 8.0
 50K
My Sassy Girl (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of ...
Style: romantic, feel good, heartbreaking, melancholic, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: love, destiny, love story, unlikely couple, opposites attract, young love, teenage life, disorder, nothing goes right, couple relations, comedy of errors, boyfriend ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: south korea, east asia, asia, seoul, korea
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 7.1
 3K
Children... (2011)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The film is based on a true yet unsolved murder case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out ...
Style: suspense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: missing child, riddles and clues, investigation, murder, amateur detective, partner, small town, serial killer, serial murder, mass murder, mysterious disappearance, murder mystery ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
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 7.4
 9K
No Mercy (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Forensic pathologist Kang (Seol Kyeong-gu) is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min (Han Hye-jin) points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho (Ryoo Seung-beom), as the primary suspect. But when ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: revenge, murder, police investigation, autopsy, forensics, tragic hero, daughter, arrest, regret, threat, vengeance, professor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, asia, korea
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