Movie Database

Movies by Lists - Korean Thrillers (86 [89])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
3 Extremes II Three constitutes an omnibus package of three short horror films made by Asian directors. "Memories," made by Kim Ji-Woon, is about a woman (Kim Hye-Soo) who disappears from the home she shares with her husband (Jung Bo-Seog) and chi2002Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Jee-woon Kim, Nonzee NimibutrHorror, Mystery6.1 (3.6K votes)14020211228
24 Hours to Die [The Truck; Teureok]Chul-min is a simple truck driver whose usual cargo is liquor, vegetables and other necessities. When his daughter is diagnosed with congenital heart disease, he scrambles to borrow money from friends to pay for the operation. Una...2008Kwon Hyeong-jinCrime, Thriller6.2 (374 votes)9620231001
29 February [2 wol 29 il]Ji-yeon, a tollgate ticket girl, is frightened by a mysterious black car, which hands over a bloodstained ticket as a fee at midnight. Her fear deepens after her colleague, Jong-sook, tells her that 12 years earlier a prisoner transp2006Jong-hoon JungHorror, Thriller5.7 (803 votes)9020211228
29th FebruaryJi-yeon, a tollgate ticket girl, is frightened by a mysterious black car, which hands over a bloodstained ticket as a fee at midnight. Her fear deepens after her colleague, Jong-sook, tells her that 12 years earlier a prisoner transp2006Jong-hoon JungHorror, Thriller5.7 (804 votes)9020211228
Acacia [Akasia]After unsuccessfully trying to have a baby of their own, Dr. Kim Do-il and his father convince his wife Choi Mi-sook to adopt a child in an orphanage. Mi-sook is connected to arts and chooses the six years Kim Jin-sung that loves ...2003Ki-hyeong ParkHorror, Thriller5.6 (2K votes)10320230806
Antarctic JournalStrange things begin happening to an expedition deep in the Antarctic.2005Pil-sung YimHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (1.9K votes)11520211228
Apt. [Apateu]Se-jin, a young woman who lives in an old apartment in a Seoul suburb, amuses herself by observing the windows of the apartments on the other side. One day, she notices that the lights of some of these apartments are turned off at th2006Byeong-ki AhnHorror, Thriller5.7 (1K votes)9020211228
ArangA salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensic2006Sang-hoon AhnHorror, Thriller6.0 (1.4K votes)9720211228
BedevilledA woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.2010Cheol-soo JangDrama, Horror, Thriller7.3 (14.5K votes)11520211228
Bestseller [Be-seu-teu-sel-leo]A young girl who disappeared 22 years ago tells us her horrifying story.2010Jeong-ho LeeHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (1K votes)11720211228
Black House [Geomeun jip]Jun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders with the intention of collecting insurance premiums.2007Terra ShinHorror, Thriller6.2 (1.1K votes)10420211228
Blind [Beul-la-in-deu]Su-a loses her sight and kid brother in a car accident. No more police academy. 3 years later she takes a taxi which hits a woman. Su-a gets out. After reporting it, a cop works with her learning that her 4 other senses "see".2011Sang-hoon AhnAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (2.9K votes)11120211228
Blood Pledge, A - Broken Promise [Yeogo goedam 5 - Dong-ban-ja-sal]Four friends make an oath sworn in blood to commit suicide one night, but the next morning only one is found lying dead on the school grounds. Rampant speculation about the nature of the incident races among the student body, but ...2009Jong-yong LeeDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller5.6 (752 votes)8820231001
Blood Rain [Hyeol-eui-noo]Blood Rain tells the story of a slew of grisly murders plaguing a small, fairly isolated island village. However, it's not just the mounting death toll that's causing residents to worry, but the sadistic, methodical way in which the 2005Dae-seung KimMystery, Thriller6.6 (1.2K votes)11920211228
Cello [Chello hongmijoo ilga salinsagan]A cellist is haunted by strange events after a car wreck2005Woo-cheol LeeHorror, Mystery6.0 (2.6K votes)9420211228
Chaser, The [Chugyeogja]A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.2008Na Hong-jinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (63.8K votes)12520211228
Children... [A-i-deul...]The film is based on a true case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out on a nearby m2011Kyu-maan LeeCrime, Thriller7.2 (2.5K votes)13220211228
Cinderella [Sin-de-rel-la]The daughter of a plastic surgeon experiences strange events that seem to be connected her childhood.2006Man-dae BongHorror, Thriller5.4 (1.5K votes)9420231001
Confessions of Murder [Nae-ga sal-in-beom-i-da]Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim's mothers search for the author while another killer begins a spree of murders.2012Byung-gil JungAction, Crime, Thriller7.1 (10.1K votes)11920211228
Dead Friend [Ryeong]A teenage girl suffering from amnesia discovers that she is somehow connected to a group of people who are being killed off one by one by a vengeful ghost.2004Tae-kyeong KimHorror6.1 (1.9K votes)9820211228
Death Bell [Gosa]Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.2008Hong-Seung YoonHorror, Thriller5.6 (2.7K votes)8820211228
DerangedJae-hyuk is an ordinary man in his 40s. He works as a medical supplies salesman and is hassled by doctors all day. His brother Jae-pil is a detective that is not all that interested in public safety and spends most of his time moanin2012Jeong-woo ParkDrama, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.4 (2.6K votes)10920211228
Devil's Game, The [Deo ge-im]A struggling artist Hee-do is offered a million dollars to bet his life if he loses a game against a rich old man named No-shik who is dying from a terminal disease. However if Hee Do loses the game, he must trade his youth to the...2008In-ho YunDrama, Thriller6.6 (551 votes)11620231101
Diary of JuneOn their chase of a serial killer two cops find a diary in which all committed murders and many more to come are predicted.2005Kyung-Soo ImCrime, Thriller6.3 (723 votes)10520211228
Dirty Carnival, A [Biyeolhan geori]A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.2006Ha YooAction, Crime, Drama7.3 (8.5K votes)14020211228
Doll Master, The [Inhyeongsa]5 young people, a quiet doll maker in a wheelchair and her dedicated helper, a chained old man in the basement and a mysterious young girl in red... all together in a lonely doll museum in the woods. What starts out as a fun trip ...2004Yong-ki JeongHorror, Thriller5.7 (2K votes)9020220822
Epitaph [Gidam]A series of horrifying events plague a Korean hospital in the 1940s.2007Beom-sik Jeong, Sik JungDrama, Horror6.4 (1.1K votes)9820211228
Guard Post, The [GP506](Korean with English subtitles) A squad of Korean soldiers is sent to investigate a guard post that overlooks the DMZ. Seemingly deserted at first, the squad eventually discovers mysterious corpses and body parts strewn all throughou2008Su-chang KongHorror, Mystery, Thriller5.9 (1.8K votes)12120211228
HSerial killer Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police and confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned and awaiting the death sentence but the killings continue, wit2002Jong-Hyuk LeeDrama, Mystery, Thriller5.9 (1.8K votes)10620211228
Handphone [Haendeupon]Talent manager Seung-min sees Yoon Jin Ah, a rising actress, as his one last hope to turn his life around. Just as Jin-Ah is on the path to stardom, he receives a threat from her former lover and gets her sex clip on his phone. Seung2009Han-min KimThriller6.5 (492 votes)13720211228
Hansel and Gretel [Henjel gwa Geuretel]After meeting an mysterious girl on an dark stretch of road, a young salesman is invited to a beautiful house with bizarre secrets and no way to escape.2007Pil-sung YimDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (4.6K votes)11720211228
Helpless [Hoa-cha]A man searches for his fiancée who vanished without a trace just before their wedding ceremony, only to discover the shocking identity of her.2012Young-Joo ByunDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (2.1K votes)11720211228
Housemaid, The [Hanyo]A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads to dark consequences.2010Im Sang-sooDrama, Thriller6.4 (10.6K votes)10720211228
Howling [Ha-wool-ling]Veteran detective Sang-gil and beat cop Eun-yeong are in charge of a case that seems to involve a simple act of self-immolation. Sang-gil initially thinks that it was an accident, but dog bite marks discovered on the body lead him to2012Ha YooAction, Thriller6.2 (1.9K votes)11420211228
Hypnotized, The [Eolguleobtneun minyeo]A psychiatrist fails to help a mental patient during her stay in hospital. The doctor becomes obsessed with his former patient, seeks her on the outside and uses hypnosis to fulfill his sexual desires.2004In-shik KimMystery, Romance, Thriller5.9 (450 votes)10420211228
Into the Mirror [Geoul sokeuro]An ex-cop, now working as a security guard in a shopping mall, tries to uncover the secret behind a series of mysterious deaths linked to mirrors.2003Sung-ho Kim, Kim Sung-hoAction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller6.4 (3.4K votes)11320211228
Man From Nowhere, TheA quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.2010Jeong-beom LeeAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (67.6K votes)11920211228
Man of Vendetta [Pa-gwi-dwin sa-na-i]The life of a respected minister and loving family man shatters after his daughter is kidnapped. When she is not returned, he renounces God and becomes a corrupt businessman.2010Min-ho WooAction, Drama, Thriller6.4 (568 votes)11320211228
Memento Mori [Yeogo goedam II] In this second installment of the Whispering Corridors series, a young girl finds a strange diary, capable of arousing hallucinations, kept by two of her senior fellow-students who seem to have an unusually close bond.1999Tae-yong Kim, Kyu-dong MinHorror, Romance, Drama6.4 (3.4K votes)9720211228
Memories of Murder [Salinui chueok]In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.2003Bong Joon Ho (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (166.8K votes)13220211228
Midnight FM [Simya-ui FM] Sun-young, a popular radio host, decides to quit her job to take care of her ill-daughter. But, the last day of her job turns nightmarish when a murderer takes her family hostage.2010Sang Man KimAction, Crime, Thriller6.5 (2.6K votes)10620211228
Million, A [10-eok]Eight young people try to survive a deadly game show for the million-dollar prize.2009Min-ho ChoThriller5.4 (517 votes)11420240614
Missing [Sil Jong](Korean with English subtitles) Inspired by the real story of a Korean serial killer, Missing is one woman's intense journey into the dark den of depravity. Hyeon-jeong ventures to a small countryside village in search of her miss...2009Sung-Hong KimThriller6.0 (671 votes)9920231001
Moss [Iggi]A mysterious person calls a young man and informs him that his estranged father has died in a country village. The curious son travels to the town to discover what happened. From there out the audience is led on a thrilling and haunt2010Woo-Suk KangCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (2.3K votes)16320211228
Mother [Madeo]A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.2009Bong Joon Ho (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (60.6K votes)12920211228
Muoi - The Legend of a Portrait [Muoi]Muoi"" charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel. There she learns about a mystery centered around a century-old vengeful spirit.2007Tae-kyeong KimDrama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller5.7 (1.1K votes)9320231001
Nameless Gangster Rules of the TimeOn the verge of being fired, a corrupt customs official finds a haul of drugs and teams up with a vicious gangster to become the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.2012Jong-bin YoonAction, Crime, Drama7.1 (6.4K votes)13420211228
New WorldAn undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.2013Park Hoon-jungAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (22.7K votes)13520211228
No Mercy [Yongseoneun Eupda]Despite being nearly proven the murderer, a serial killer threatens to kill the daughter of a forensic pathologist if he doesn't get him bailed out.2010Hyeong-Joon KimAction, Crime, Thriller7.5 (8.1K votes)12320211228
OldboyAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.2003Park Chan-wook (*)Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.4 (553.3K votes)12020211228
Ouija Board [Bunshinsaba]A high school girl moves from Seoul to a small remote village, where she is constantly harassed and bullied by the jealous common village girls. In a desperate bid to get back at her classmates, she tries to conjure a ghost to haunt 2004Byeong-ki AhnHorror, Thriller5.7 (1.5K votes)12020211228
Paradise Murdered [Geuk-rak-do sal-in-sa-geon]Off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, an island of 17 inhabitants exists. The so-called Paradise Island holds up to its name with its breath-taking mountains and sea coupled with good-natured people. No worries or stress ho2007Han-min KimComedy, Mystery, Thriller5.6 (328 votes)11220211228
Phone [Pon]Investigative reporter Ji-won begins to receive a series of menacing calls. To escape the terrifying and relentless clanging of the telephone, she changes her number and moves out. But the threatening campaign of terror continues una2002Byeong-ki AhnHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (5K votes)10420211228
Possessed [Bulshinjiok]After Hee-jin's younger sister So-jin, who is possessed by a spirit,disappears,the neighbors die one by one and a secret underlying their deaths is revealed.2009Lee Yong-juHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (948 votes)10620211228
Princess Aurora [Orora gongju]A woman gets killed in a department store. No one imagines this could lead to serial murders, but two days after the first murder, another homicide occurs. A woman is suffocated to death and the only evidence left at the crime scene 2005Pang Eun-jinCrime, Drama, Mystery6.6 (1.2K votes)10620211228
Private Eye [Geu-rim-ja sal-in]The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-h2009Dae-min ParkThriller6.8 (952 votes)11120211228
Rainbow Eyes [Ga-myeon]Officers Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK are on the hunt a killer following duo of ghastly murders. The victims carry a common military past, and the secret of their past must be unraveled to find the killer.2007Yun-ho YangCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (723 votes)9920211228
Red Shoes, The [Bunhongsin]A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.2005Yong-gyun KimHorror, Mystery, Thriller5.8 (3K votes)10320211228
Ring Virus, The [Ling]After the mysterious death of her niece and other three teenagers on the same hour and with the symptoms of heart attack, the journalist Sun-ju decides to investigate their last moments. She discloses that the four friends had jus...1999Dong-bin KimHorror5.9 (2.3K votes)10820220822
R-Point [Arpointeu]During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.2004Su-chang KongAction, Horror, War6.2 (5.6K votes)220220912
Scarlet Letter, The [Juhong geulshi]A detective, his 3 girls & a murder case. Complex emotional relationships and human nature's darker sides are explored in this captivating suspense drama about a cop whose lust for love threatens to get in the way of his professional2004Hyuk ByunDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (1.1K votes)11520211228
Scary Hair [Gabal]In Seoul, Su-Hyeon is terminal with leukemia, and bald due the treatment of chemotherapy. Her sister Ji-Hyeon buys a long-haired wig, but she does not disclose the truth about Su-Hyeon's health condition to her beloved sister. While 2005Shin-yeon WonDrama, Horror5.5 (1.3K votes)10620211228
Secret [Sikeurit]Sung-ryeol is a detective in charge of violent crimes. He is an upright man, but is having an affair with his colleague's wife, and it is the reason he loses his own daughter in a car accident. Wracked with guilt but unable to exp...2009Je-gu YunThriller6.5 (607 votes)10520220822
Secret Reunion [Ui-hyeong-je]A fired South Korean agent and a deserted North Korean spy meet by chance after six years and start a business partnership, each with the intention of stealing information from the other.2010Hun JangAction, Drama, Thriller6.9 (3.9K votes)11720211228
Seven Days [Sebeun deijeu]A successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.2007Shin-yeon WonCrime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (1.8K votes)12520211228
Shadows in the Palace [Goongnyeo]During the Chosun period, a court lady is found dead, hanging by the rafters of the palace. After examining the dead body, place physician Chun-ryung discovers that the dead maid was probably murdered and carries out investigation ev2007Mi-jung KimCrime, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.4 (537 votes)11220211228
Showdown, The [Hyultu]After a battle between Joseon and Qing forces in Manchuria only three soldiers from Joseon survive. They take refuge in an abandoned inn. Soon it is clear that they have as much to fear from each other as from the Qing forces.2011Park Hoon-jungAction, Drama, History5.8 (307 votes)11120211228
SorumA 30 year old mystery resurfaces and takes over the lives of the people living in an eerie apartment complex.2001Jong-chan YunDrama, Horror, Mystery5.8 (902 votes)10920211228
Spider Forest [Geomi sup]A recently widowed TV producer is drawn to an isolated cabin in a mysterious woods.2004Il-gon SongDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (2.2K votes)11220211228
Swiri [Shiri]South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.1999Je-kyu KangAction, Thriller6.6 (8.2K votes)12520211228
Sympathy For Mr VengeanceA recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.2002Park Chan-wook (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (67.1K votes)12920211228
Tale of Two Sisters, A [Janghwa, Hongryeon]A family is haunted by the tragedies of deaths within the family.2003Jee-woon Kim (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (61.1K votes)11420220414
Tell Me SomethingLieutenant Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.1999Yun-hyeon JangCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (3K votes)11820211228
Three... ExtremesAn Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.2004Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi MiikeHorror7.0 (19.6K votes)12520211228
To Sir with Love [Seuseung-ui eunhye]Buried grudges have disasterous consequences for a class reunion in this unapologetically bloody film from Korean director Dae-wung Lim.2006Dae-wung LimHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (2.4K votes)9320211228
Uninvited [4 inyong shiktak]An engaged interior designer sees two small girls on the subway train that die there. He sees them again in his apartment. A woman he meets can also see them. He talks to her about his forgotten childhood.2003Soo-youn LeeDrama, Horror, Thriller5.8 (1.5K votes)12720211228
Unjust, The [Boo-dang-geo-rae]When the most probable serial killer suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do.2010Seung-wan RyuAction, Crime, Drama6.7 (2.1K votes)11920211228
Voice [Yeogo goedam 4_ Moksori]While training after hours in her high-school, the aspiring singer Park Young-Eon is mysteriously killed and her body vanishes. Her ghost is invisible and trapped in the school, but her best friend Kang Sun-min, who broadcasts at lun2005Equan ChoiHorror6.3 (1.6K votes)10420220423
Voices [Du saram-yida]This creepy, supernatural thriller revolves around the paranoid belief that those dearest to you may want you dead.2007Ki-hwan OhCrime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller5.5 (1.3K votes)8520220822
Where the Truth Lies [The Case of Itaewon Homicide; Itaewon salinsageon]Dramatization of a real homicide which remains unsolved as investigators cannot determine which of two youths is the culprit.2009Ki-Seon HongCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.1 (496 votes)10020231001
Whispering Corridors [Yeogo goedam]While investigating the school files, the frightened teacher Mrs. Park startles and calls the young teacher Eun-young Hur, telling her that the deceased Jin-ju Jang is back. The line dies and Mrs. Park is attacked and killed by a gho1998Ki-hyeong ParkDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (3.3K votes)10520220423
White Night [Baekyahaeng Hayan eodoom sokeul geolda]A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town. Police suspect that he was murdered by an acquaintance, as even the most experienced investigator on the case could identify no signs of resistance. Three people come under suspicion b2009Shin-woo ParkMystery, Romance, Thriller6.6 (1.2K votes)13520211228
Wide Awake [Ri-teon]Due to inadequate use of anesthetics, a young boy experiences "intra-operative awareness" during his own heart surgery, hearing every sound and movement of the procedure. The little boy is severely traumatized from this horrific acci2007Kyu-maan LeeDrama, Thriller6.4 (378 votes)11320220414
Wishing Stairs [Yeogo goedam 3 - Yeowoo gyedan]A staircase leading to the dormitory of a remote boarding school usually has 28 stairs, but every so often there appears to be 29. When someone steps on the mysterious extra stair, the horror begins.2003Jae-yeon YunHorror, Drama5.8 (3.3K votes)10020231116
World of Silence, The [Joyong-han saesang]Jung-Ho a famous photographer who has a special ability to read people's minds, has just returned to Korea from abroad. Jung-Ho still can't get rid of traumatic memories of his late girlfriend who ended her life in front of him. In t2006Ui-seok JoDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (584 votes)11020211228
Yellow Sea, The [Hwanghae]When the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.2010Na Hong-jinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (20.5K votes)13620211228
Nebeonjjae cheung2006Ho-Young KwonHorror5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Yuryeong1999Byung-chun MinAction, Thriller5.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Eoh-neu-nal-gap-ja-gi D-Day2006Eun-kyung KimHorror5.5 (Unkn) Excluded