Korean Movies on Netflix
Last updated May 30, 2023
Sunny
2011 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsNa-mi, a transfer student, becomes a laughingstock on her first day of school because of her strong southern dialect. Six girls jump in to help the new kid adapt to the new environment, and the girls come to call their friendship group, "Sunny.
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A Moment to Remember
2004 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsA romance blossoms between a clothing designer and a cautious young man, but because the two have both been hurt in the past, it develops slowly. One is recovering from an affair with a married man. The other has lived his life alienated and alone.
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The Man from Nowhere
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTae-Sik is a widower with a mysterious past. When a young girl he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to save her. Hell-bent on justice after being framed by the nasty criminals, he takes the law into his own hands.
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My Way
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis fact-based wartime drama follows two young men, one Korean and one Japanese, whose athletic rivalry ends with the start of World War II. Captured by the Soviets, both men escape but are separated, only to meet again in the D-Day invasion.
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Masquerade
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this stylized and operatic costume drama, Lee Byung-hun stars as the temperamental and autocratic king and as an actor conscripted into replacing the ruler when he is seized by nightmares of assassination attempts and coups d'etat.
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A Werewolf Boy
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAfter moving to the country to cope with illness, city girl Suni befriends a mute boy who appears to have literally been raised by wolves. But violent conflict brews when another man seeks Suni's attention.
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200 Pounds Beauty
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsHan-na, an overweight woman with a beautiful voice, provides the real vocals for a pretty pop star who can't carry a tune. After a humiliating encounter, Han-na undergoes head-to-toe plastic surgery and reemerges a year later as svelte singer Jenny.
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War of the Arrows
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen Mongols abduct Ja-in on her wedding day, her brother Nam-Yi, still reeling from the tragedy that claimed their father's life, sets out to find her. Alive with new purpose, the skilled archer takes aim at the invading army in spectacular battle.
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Baby and Me
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart -- along with a note claiming he's the father.
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Castaway on the Moon
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsKim Seong-geun (Jae-yeong Jeong), despondent over being dumped by his girl, decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River, but instead wakes up on a tiny island in the middle of the waterway, now a castaway in the teeming heart of civilization. Part social commentary, part romantic adventure with hints of science fiction, Lee Hey-jun's film touches on topics ranging from economic disparity to the alienating nature of modern urban existence.
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I Saw the Devil
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSecret agent Kim Soo-hyeon learns how far he'll go for revenge after his fiancée is brutally slain by a serial killer. With police baffled, Soo-hyeon decides to catch the murderer, but his growing violence makes him wonder who the monster really is.
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Silenced
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThough it is hard to believe, this is the true account of what took place inside a school for the deaf. For about 5 years since 2000, the principal and some teachers committed inhumane sexual molestation and abuse against some deaf children. Though we do not want to accept it, it is true. It is time to face this horrible truth.
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Harmony
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsInmates at a women's prison form a choir. Four years later, the prison choir performs in the national women's choir contest. Their performance is a success, and the women are permitted to spend time with their families afterward.
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New World
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter the head of Korea's largest crime syndicate dies, undercover cop Ja-seong, who is exhausted and conflicted by his lengthy assignment, is ordered by his potentially corrupt boss to help the number two man in the organization become its leader.
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Punch
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBased on a wildly popular young adult novel, this wry coming-of-age tale follows Wan-deuk, a teenager who lives in a Seoul slum with his father and uncle. With the help of a cranky teacher, Wan-deuk hopes to triumph over his difficult circumstances.
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More than Blue
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn a tragic romance colored with sadness, two orphaned friends eventually fall in love but suppress their true feelings in a misguided attempt to make each other happy. In the end, will either get what they really want?
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I Am
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis documentary captures dozens of K-Pop superstars -- including Fx, Girls' Generation, BoA, Super Junior and Kangta -- both behind the scenes and on stage during a sold-out 2011 concert in New York.
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Going by the Book
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA string of bank robberies sets off a public panic. In order to calm the residents of the city and fulfill his own ambitions, the newly appointed chief of police decides to stage a bank robbery drill to demonstrate the effectiveness of the police.
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The Front Line
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a South Korean commander is killed by a friendly bullet during a cease fire, investigator Kang Eun-Pyo's trail leads him to a remote hill region. There, a once-meek 20-year-old and his small company seem to be fighting a different war.
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Oldboy
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years -- and no one to hold accountable for his suffering -- a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors, relying on assistance from a friendly waitress.
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Penny Pinchers
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAn aimless unemployed loser and a thrifty young woman with creative moneymaking schemes team up in pursuit of prosperity. But while their income may be meager, the two find richer rewards in romance.
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A Company Man
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen his new trainee gets killed on the job, an ambitious corporate assassin feels an obligation to care for the kid's family -- but taking his eye off the ball is not how a guy gets promoted and starting a new life may prove harder than expected.
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Innocent Steps
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn pursuit of a triumphant comeback, a once-acclaimed ballroom dancer imports a teenage phenom to play the role of his partner, only to discover that she barely has any experience. Can he train her to dance like a champ in just three months?
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Glove
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsKim Sang-nam (Jeong Jae-yeong), a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case.
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Meet Mr. Daddy
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA small-time crook is visited in jail by a social worker, who breaks the news that he has a 7-year-old daughter. In exchange for his release and a small sum of money, he agrees to take her in -- but bonding with the girl proves to be the real reward.
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