• Parasite
  • Memories of Murder
  • The Handmaiden
  • Oldboy
  • Poetry

Letterboxd 100: South Korea

The 100 highest-rated South Korean narrative feature films on Letterboxd.

Updated on May 28, 2025. Minimum 100 ratings.

· Here's…

  • The iral: Roaring Currents
  • Extreme Job
  • Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
  • Ode to My Father
  • Veteran

Korean Box Office: All-Time Top 100

The highest grossing domestic films in Korean box office history by issions. Updated as of May 10, 2025.

· The…

  • Memories of Murder
  • Parasite
  • The Host
  • Barking Dogs Never Bite
  • Mother
  • Oldboy
  • 3-Iron
  • A Good Lawyer's Wife
  • Lady Vengeance
  • Memories of Murder

Life as Fiction Recommends: Korean Cinema

These are my favorite films from South Korea—all rated 3.5 or higher. I've seen around 350 according to Letterboxd. Currently,…

  • Oasis
  • Poetry
  • Peppermint Candy
  • Burning
  • Green Fish
  • Night and Day
  • Tale of Cinema
  • On the Occasion of ing the Turning Gate
  • Ha Ha Ha
  • Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
  • Parasite
  • Oldboy
  • Hope
  • The Handmaiden
  • Memories of Murder

IMDb 100: South Korea

The 100 highest-rated South Korean narrative feature films on IMDb.

Updated on August 28, 2023. 1,000 votes minimum.

· Here's…

  • Oldboy
  • Lady Vengeance
  • Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
  • t Security Area
  • The Handmaiden
  • The Wailing
  • The Age of Shadows
  • The Truth Beneath
  • The Handmaiden
  • The World of Us
  • Okja
  • Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno
  • A Taxi Driver
  • 1987: When the Day Comes
  • The First Lap
  • The Attorney
  • Another Promise
  • Late Blossom
  • Memories of Murder
  • Take Off

Top 40 Korean Films According to Daum.net

As ranked by Daum ratings; minimum of 500 votes. Updated on September 12, 2015.

Also check out the All-Time Top…

  • Memories of Murder
  • Nowhere to Hide
  • The March of Fools
  • 3-Iron
  • The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well

100 Korean Masterpieces by Film 2.0 (2008 Edition)

In my opinion, this is the best list about the history of Korea cinema, with a combination of the old…