TOP 100

Top 100 Korean Films

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An editorial canon of 100 Korean films shaped by archival consensus, critical reputation, historical importance and more than a century of Korean cinema.

Korean Movie NightMethodology
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Parasite posterKR-001
Parasite2019 • Bong Joon-ho
Memories of Murder posterKR-002
Memories of Murder2003 • Bong Joon-ho
The Housemaid posterKR-003
The Housemaid1960 • Kim Ki-young
Oldboy posterKR-004
Oldboy2003 • Park Chan-wook
Poetry posterKR-005
Poetry2010 • Lee Chang-dong
Aimless Bullet posterKR-006
Aimless Bullet1961 • Yu Hyun-mok
The March of Fools posterKR-007
The March of Fools1975 • Ha Gil-jong
Burning posterKR-008
Burning2018 • Lee Chang-dong
Mother posterKR-009
Mother2009 • Bong Joon-ho
Peppermint Candy posterKR-010
Peppermint Candy1999 • Lee Chang-dong
Christmas in August posterKR-011
Christmas in August1998 • Hur Jin-ho
Sopyonje posterKR-012
Sopyonje1993 • Im Kwon-taek
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well posterKR-013
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well1996 • Hong Sang-soo
A Day Off posterKR-014
A Day Off1968 • Lee Man-hee
The Handmaiden posterKR-015
The Handmaiden2016 • Park Chan-wook
Secret Sunshine posterKR-016
Secret Sunshine2007 • Lee Chang-dong
The Wailing posterKR-017
The Wailing2016 • Na Hong-jin
Train to Busan posterKR-018
Train to Busan2016 • Yeon Sang-ho
Joint Security Area posterKR-019
Joint Security Area2000 • Park Chan-wook
The Host posterKR-020
The Host2006 • Bong Joon-ho
Mandala posterKR-021
Mandala1981 • Im Kwon-taek
House of Hummingbird posterKR-022
House of Hummingbird2018 • Kim Bora
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance posterKR-023
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002 • Park Chan-wook
Take Care of My Cat posterKR-024
Take Care of My Cat2001 • Jeong Jae-eun
Decision to Leave posterKR-025
Decision to Leave2022 • Park Chan-wook
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring posterKR-026
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring2003 • Kim Ki-duk
Lady Vengeance posterKR-027
Lady Vengeance2005 • Park Chan-wook
The Widow posterKR-028
The Widow1955 • Park Nam-ok
Save the Green Planet! posterKR-029
Save the Green Planet!2003 • Jang Joon-hwan
Madame Freedom posterKR-030
Madame Freedom1956 • Han Hyeong-mo
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? posterKR-031
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?1989 • Bae Yong-kyun
Thirst posterKR-032
Thirst2009 • Park Chan-wook
Oasis posterKR-033
Oasis2002 • Lee Chang-dong
A Girl at My Door posterKR-034
A Girl at My Door2014 • July Jung
Chilsu and Mansu posterKR-035
Chilsu and Mansu1988 • Park Kwang-su
A Petal posterKR-036
A Petal1996 • Jang Sun-woo
The General's Mustache posterKR-037
The General's Mustache1968 • Lee Seong-gu
The Coachman posterKR-038
The Coachman1961 • Kang Dae-jin
The Surrogate Womb posterKR-039
The Surrogate Womb1986 • Im Kwon-taek
A Hometown in Heart posterKR-040
A Hometown in Heart1949 • Yun Yong-gyu
One Fine Spring Day posterKR-041
One Fine Spring Day2001 • Hur Jin-ho
Woman of Fire posterKR-042
Woman of Fire1971 • Kim Ki-young
Right Now, Wrong Then posterKR-043
Right Now, Wrong Then2015 • Hong Sang-soo
A Tale of Two Sisters posterKR-044
A Tale of Two Sisters2003 • Kim Jee-woon
Ieoh Island posterKR-045
Ieoh Island1977 • Kim Ki-young
Jagko posterKR-046
Jagko1980 • Im Kwon-taek
3-Iron posterKR-047
3-Iron2004 • Kim Ki-duk
I Saw the Devil posterKR-048
I Saw the Devil2010 • Kim Jee-woon
Mother and a Guest posterKR-049
Mother and a Guest1961 • Shin Sang-ok
Mist posterKR-050
Mist1967 • Kim Soo-yong
Chunhyang posterKR-051
Chunhyang2000 • Im Kwon-taek
The Murmuring posterKR-052
The Murmuring1995 • Byun Young-joo
Whale Hunting posterKR-053
Whale Hunting1984 • Bae Chang-ho
Good Windy Days posterKR-054
Good Windy Days1980 • Lee Jang-ho
Declaration of Fools posterKR-055
Declaration of Fools1983 • Lee Jang-ho
The Road to Sampo posterKR-056
The Road to Sampo1975 • Lee Man-hee
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars posterKR-057
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars1974 • Lee Jang-ho
Yeong-ja's Heydays posterKR-058
Yeong-ja's Heydays1975 • Kim Ho-sun
The Flower in Hell posterKR-059
The Flower in Hell1958 • Shin Sang-ok
Black Republic posterKR-060
Black Republic1990 • Park Kwang-su
Piagol posterKR-061
Piagol1955 • Lee Kang-cheon
Shiri posterKR-062
Shiri1999 • Kang Je-gyu
The Power of Kangwon Province posterKR-063
The Power of Kangwon Province1998 • Hong Sang-soo
A Bittersweet Life posterKR-064
A Bittersweet Life2005 • Kim Jee-woon
People in the Slum posterKR-065
People in the Slum1982 • Bae Chang-ho
The Marines Who Never Returned posterKR-066
The Marines Who Never Returned1963 • Lee Man-hee
The Hut posterKR-067
The Hut1980 • Lee Doo-yong
The Last Witness posterKR-068
The Last Witness1980 • Lee Doo-yong
Gagman posterKR-069
Gagman1988 • Lee Myung-se
North Korean Partisan in South Korea posterKR-070
North Korean Partisan in South Korea1990 • Chung Ji-young
The Night Before the Strike posterKR-071
The Night Before the Strike1990 • Jangsan Gotmae
The Road to the Racetrack posterKR-072
The Road to the Racetrack1991 • Jang Sun-woo
Deep Blue Night posterKR-073
Deep Blue Night1985 • Bae Chang-ho
Repatriation posterKR-074
Repatriation2003 • Kim Dong-won
Crossroads of Youth posterKR-075
Crossroads of Youth1934 • Ahn Jong-hwa
The Man with Three Coffins posterKR-076
The Man with Three Coffins1987 • Lee Jang-ho
Sanggyedong Olympic posterKR-077
Sanggyedong Olympic1988 • Kim Dong-won
Nowhere to Hide posterKR-078
Nowhere to Hide1999 • Lee Myung-se
Memento Mori posterKR-079
Memento Mori1999 • Kim Tae-yong & Min Kyu-dong
The King and the Clown posterKR-080
The King and the Clown2005 • Lee Joon-ik
Family Ties posterKR-081
Family Ties2006 • Kim Tae-yong
The Chaser posterKR-082
The Chaser2008 • Na Hong-jin
Jiseul posterKR-083
Jiseul2012 • O Muel
Waikiki Brothers posterKR-084
Waikiki Brothers2001 • Yim Soon-rye
Spring of Korean Peninsula posterKR-085
Spring of Korean Peninsula1941 • Lee Byung-il
Tazza: The High Rollers posterKR-086
Tazza: The High Rollers2006 • Choi Dong-hoon
Two Doors posterKR-087
Two Doors2012 • Kim Il-ran & Hong Ji-you
The World of Us posterKR-088
The World of Us2016 • Yoon Ga-eun
The Truth Beneath posterKR-089
The Truth Beneath2016 • Lee Kyoung-mi
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet posterKR-090
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet2016 • Lee Joon-ik
The President's Last Bang posterKR-091
The President's Last Bang2005 • Im Sang-soo
Green Fish posterKR-092
Green Fish1997 • Lee Chang-dong
The Contact posterKR-093
The Contact1997 • Jang Yoon-hyun
No. 3 posterKR-094
No. 31997 • Song Neung-han
Die Bad posterKR-095
Die Bad2000 • Ryoo Seung-wan
The Foul King posterKR-096
The Foul King2000 • Kim Jee-woon
Sorum posterKR-097
Sorum2001 • Yoon Jong-chan
The Book of Fish posterKR-098
The Book of Fish2021 • Lee Joon-ik
A Single Spark posterKR-099
A Single Spark1995 • Park Kwang-su
My Sassy Girl posterKR-100
My Sassy Girl2001 • Kwak Jae-yong