Fiction Horizon's 50 Best Korean Movies of All Time
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By Fiction Horizon / April 19, 2021
By now, you’ve probably already heard all about the great triumph of the South Korean movie Parasite, directed by Bong Joon Ho; won an Oscar in the category of best film, best foreign film, best screenplay and best director. Real film fans have long known how strong Korean cinema is, and we suspect that interest in similar titles could rise sharply. This is why we have decided to make you this list of the best Korean movies of all time, so check them out below.
When it comes to the quality of the movie, rarely can anyone compete with South Koreans today. But that has not always been the case. It was only with the appearance of directors like Chan wook-Park, Kim-ki Duk, Kim Jee-woon and Bong Joon-ho that South Korean cinema actually started to flourish.
South Korean directors are signing cult titles like Oldboy, Memories of Murder, and A Tale Of Two Sisters, but there are a number of others, somewhat lesser-known, that you might also like. We have singled out a series of humorous dramas, romantic stories, unpredictable crime thrillers, but also horror movies that could provoke similar emotions as the great Parasite.
Best Korean Movies of All Time
For those who don’t know, the new South Korean movie wave was created in 1998, with the appearance of a couple of fantastic titles, directed by the above-mentioned artists. Their works then shattered even the wildest expectations to such an extent that the world had no choice but to simply take off its hat and accept South Korea as a new film power.
After the bizarrely great success of a couple of leading projects of that new wave, people from all over the world began to take an interest in South Korean film. The vast majority of true film lovers began to be interested in what else the cinematography of this country has to offer, which of course influenced the big film houses, and the state itself, to start investing much more seriously in the development of the domestic film.
This has also forced us to make a list of the best Korean movies that you must watch and that will completely draw you to Korean cinema. So check them out below.
Notes: The list appears to be unranked.
Entry #41 is for "The Whispering Corridors Series" of five films.