The best South Korean action / crime / thrillers from the last 25 years.
A list of the most superb Korean action / crime / thrillers.
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- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
- DirectorChung-Hyun LeeStarsJeon Jong-seoKim Ji-hoonPark Yu-rimGrieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.
- DirectorYoon SunghyunStarsLee Je-hoonAhn Jae-hongChoi Woo-sikIn the near future, a financial crisis will hit Korea and slums arise. From those areas, a group of young people commit crime to survive.
- DirectorKim Sung-suStarsJung Woo-sungHwang Jung-minJu Ji-hoonA shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city's corrupt mayor.
- DirectorJung-Ho LeeStarsLee Sung-minYoo Jae-myungDaniel ChoiA criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.
- DirectorKim Sung-suStarsHwang Jung-minJung Woo-sungLee Sung-minFollowing the assassination of President Park in 1979, various military factions wrestle for control during a violent coup in this tense South Korean period action drama.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsErika IshiiMatt KingJohnny Yong BoschSet in the distant future where both North and South Koreas agree to establish a joint government, which has been in preparation for a duration of 7 years, the plot focuses on political uprisings on opposing sides which grow fierce when a special police unit is formed to stop the chaos.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Yeong-cheolThings go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
- DirectorJung Woo-sungStarsJung Woo-sungKim Nam-gilKim Jun-hanAfter spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at any cost, sending merciless assassins after him.
- DirectorJong-Yeol BaekStarsKim Dong-youngAndreas FronkHan Hyo-jooA determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
- DirectorDon ArgottStarsDan ReynoldsAja VolkmanBen McKeeBeliever.
- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsLee Jung-jaeChoi Min-sikHwang Jung-minAn undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
- DirectorWon-Chan HongStarsHwang Jung-minLee Jung-jaePark Jeong-minAn assassin goes to Thailand in order to solve a kidnapping case linked to him, and finds himself chased by a man whose sibling he killed.
- DirectorLee Jung-jaeStarsLee Jung-jaeJung Woo-sungHwang Jung-minThe International Unit and The Domestic Unit of the Korean Spy Agency are tasked with the mission of uncovering a North Korean Spy known as Donglim who is deeply embedded within their agency.
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsLee Sun-kyunCho Jin-woongJeong Man-sikAfter trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
- DirectorKim Byung-seoLee Hae-junStarsLee Byung-hunHa Jung-wooJeon Hye-jinStagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 2,744 m, a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
- DirectorLee Won-taeStarsMa Dong-seokKim SungkyuKim Mu-yeolA crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunGong YooSong Kang-hoKorean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGong YooJung Yu-miMa Dong-seokWhile a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwanA secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGang Dong-wonKoo Kyo-hwanLee Jung-hyunA zombie virus has in the last four years spread to all South Korea. Four Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck.