1. Steel Cold Winter (소녀)
A dark secret hidden surrounds a mysterious girl who is an outcast the entire village alienates and a boy who tries to get close to her who has a tragedy of his in his past. As romance blossoms so do rumours.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
2. Mandala (만다라)
A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. American Girl (美國女孩)
When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.
It has an average vote of 6.683 on TMDB.
4. The Throne (사도)
Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
It has an average vote of 7.134 on TMDB.
5. The Founding of a Republic (建国大业)
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
It has an average vote of 5.316 on TMDB.
6. Always (오직 그대만)
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
7. Ode to My Father (국제시장)
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.
It has an average vote of 7.491 on TMDB.
8. The Classic (클래식)
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. A Frozen Flower (쌍화점)
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
It has an average vote of 6.881 on TMDB.
10. Operation Chromite (인천상륙작전)
A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
11. L'amore è eterno finché dura (L'amore è eterno finché dura)
Gilberto, 50enne, si fa coinvolgere in una cosiddetta speed-date, una gara in cui i protagonisti devono trovare un partner in 3 minuti. Arrestato, deve confessare tutto in presenza della moglie che lo sbatte fuori di casa. Rifugiatosi da amici scopre che il suo migliore amico è amante della moglie e comincia a tentare di avviare nuove relazioni che falliscono tutte.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
12. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (명량)
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Quartet
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
14. The Way Home (집으로...)
The story begins on a fine summers morning, when San-woo and his mother board a bus to the country. It is soon clear that the unsophisticated rural passengers annoy the seven-year-old urban boy. His mother is taking him to live with his 78-year-old mute, but not deaf, grandmother while she looks for a new job after a business venture failed in Seoul.
It has an average vote of 7.806 on TMDB.
15. The Housemaid (하녀)
Hae-ra and her husband, Hoon, hire Eun-yi to look after their daughter. When Hoon gets Eun-yi pregnant, Hae-ra tries to kill the child. Soon, Eun-yi decides to seek revenge for the betrayal.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
16. The Beauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드)
Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.
It has an average vote of 7.636 on TMDB.
17. Tigerland
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
It has an average vote of 6.609 on TMDB.
18. Our Souls at Night
Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbour.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
19. My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀)
A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
20. Time to Hunt (사냥의 시간)
Four young men want to leave their dystopian world behind and go to a distant paradise to execute a money robbery, a daring act that will have unexpected consequences.
It has an average vote of 7.207 on TMDB.