100+ Good Korean Movies & Shows to Watch

Boyfriend on Demand

Dir. Kim Jung-sik

Honestly, it’s a bit insulting to diminish a romance fan’s love for the genre simply due to good looks of…

Lost in Starlight

Dir. Han Ji-won

What pushes humanity to reach for the stars? Lost in Starlight is centered on an astronaut hoping to go to…

When Life Gives You Tangerines

A more cynical viewer might be put off by the pity party that happens in the first hour of When…

Exhuma

Dir. Jang Jae-hyun

For the longest time, land was where people formed strength in community, where people were born, lived, died, and was…

Pyramid Game

Dir. Park So-yeon

High school can be an incredibly cruel place, but it’s not as systematically cruel as the Baekyeon Girls’ High School…

The Bequeathed

Dir. Min Hong-nam

Succession, whether that be of family assets or of job titles, is always a tricky situation to navigate– often, those…

Doctor Slump

Even before the worldwide pandemic, the field of medicine isn’t anymore the straightforward profession it used to be. It’s still…

The Last of the Sea Women

Dir. Female director & Sue Kim

On Jeju Island, there lives a fierce group of elderly women who free-dive and catch sea creatures for a living.…

Flex x Cop

Dir. Kim Jae-hong

With plenty of familiar elements, Flex X Cop should feel unoriginal. After all, a rich heir that plays at being…

The Good Bad Mother

Life never goes the way we expect, especially for those who don’t have plenty of options. Because of this, parents…

Parasyte: The Grey

Dir. Yeon Sang-ho

With Sweet Home and Stranger Things, we weren’t surprised that Netflix opted to create a live-action Parasyte, but we were…

Tell Me That You Love Me

Dir. Kim Yoon-jin

Romantic relationships can come and go, but sometimes, one partner comes along and irrevocably changes your life forever. Tell Me…

Divorce Attorney Shin

There are plenty of divorce-related Korean dramas, but Divorce Attorney Shin is a gem among them. Based on the webtoon…

Revenant

Dir. Lee Jeong-lim

Mysterious and hair-raising, Revenant is a supernatural drama whose demonic possession deals with modern-day detectives and Korean folklore. This strange…

The Killing Vote

Dir. Park Shin-woo

The Killing Vote takes the “vote to kill” storyline and pairs an anonymous vigilante with an ambitious yet apathetic officer,…

Behind Your Touch

Dir. Kim Sok-yun

When the psychometric powers of the main character are only activated when she touches a butt, you know that Behind…

My Demon

Demons don’t seem to have the same scariness that terrified previous generations. That’s because there are more immediate, realistic horrors…

Like Flowers in Sand

Dir. Kim Jin-woo

Do we need to convince you about the spectacle of half naked, handsome, buff men wrestling? Like Flowers in Sand…

Daily Dose of Sunshine

Dir. JQ Lee

Like plenty of medical dramas, Daily Dose of Sunshine portrays the day-to-day dynamics of a hospital department, this time in…

See You In My 19th Life

Dir. Lee Na-jeong

See You In My 19th Life is a stunning adaptation based on the latest webcomic from Lee Hye. Unlike other…

Maestra: Strings of Truth

Dir. Kim Jeong-kwon

After titles like Tár (2022) and the Dutch film The Conductor (2018), Western female conductors continue to intrigue audiences as…

The Kidnapping Day

Dir. Park Yoo-young

Genuinely exciting but with more than enough heart to keep its genre trappings from overwhelming the story, The Kidnapping Day…

The Worst of Evil

Dir. Han Dong-wook & Park Geun-buem

After much anticipation, The Worst of Evil has finally been released, starting off the season with a rumble between gangs…

Call It Love

Dir. Kim Ji-yeon & Lee Gwang-young

Romantic melodramas are expected in plenty of Korean shows, but Call It Love still feels surprisingly unexpected. The premise feels…

Lies Hidden in My Garden

Dir. Jung Jee-hyun

A mysterious rotting smell and hard thuds heard from above start the series off on an eerie note. Moon Joo-ran…

Queen of Tears

Dir. Jang Young-woo & Kim Hee-won

To many people, marrying a rich heiress is the dream, since all that wealth can free a man from the…

Queenmaker

Full of twists and turns, Queenmaker is a corporate turned political K-drama where a corporate fixer plays campaign chess against…

Castaway Diva

Dir. Oh Choong-hwan

After a whole pandemic, rising inflation, and a whole climate crisis the world hasn’t yet resolved, it can be hard…

Mask Girl

Dir. Kim Yong-hoon

Mask Girl is a dark comedic thriller that follows people on the fringes of beauty norms trying to live with…

A Shop for Killers

Dir. Lee Kwon & Noh Gyoo-yeob

For better or for worse, we don’t know who our guardians really are, whether that be our parents or other…

The Impossible Heir

With morally grey characters, an excellent cast, and family inheritance intrigue, The Impossible Heir seemed like a unique Korean drama…

Song of the Bandits

Dir. Han Jin-sun & Hwang Joon-hyuk

Song of the Bandits takes time to gain momentum, but when it does, it crackles like gunpowder. The first few…

Return to Seoul

Dir. Davy Chou

In both documentaries and films, adoptees meeting their biological parents for the first time is an event often painted in…

Bloodhounds

Dir. Kim Joo-hwan

Aspiring boxer Kim Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) befriends fellow rookie Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) during the heights of Covid-19. After a…

Decision to Leave

Dir. Park Chan-wook

A twitchy, uncomfortable noir film for the digital age, Decision to Leave blends the trappings of a restless police procedural…

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Dir. Yoo In-sik

Despite their rising popularity, K-dramas have sustained a reputation for being, at times, too sentimental for their own good. Extraordinary…

Broker

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda, the Korean film Broker is a simple but tender story about chosen family. It…