Hidden Korean Movie Gems of 2023

In a riveting drama, a professor and gallery curator push boundaries to secure their social status.

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An unconventional rom-com explores BDSM in a lighthearted, boundary-respecting way, diverging from the 50 Shades formula.

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In the 2021 Korean thriller, actor Wi Ha-Joon takes on a gripping, life-or-death role as a serial killer pursuing a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea.

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Lee Chang-Dong's 'Peppermint Candy': A powerful drama unfolding a man's life in reverse, exploring fate, time, and memory.

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It offers a heartwarming tale of a young woman returning to her countryside hometown, providing simple, heartwarming serenity.

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This revenge thriller follows an assassin on an electrifying rampage, offering high-energy action and a gory twist.

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"Right Now, Wrong Then" is a highly acclaimed, quiet drama about a chance meeting between a renowned art film director and a young painter.

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"Peninsula" is the sequel to "Train to Busan," featuring a former soldier and his team battling zombies to retrieve money in the Korean peninsula wastelands.

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"Peninsula" is the sequel to "Train to Busan," featuring a former soldier and his team battling zombies to retrieve money in the Korean peninsula wastelands.

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7 Must-See Korean Movie Remakes

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Hidden Korean Movie Gems of 2023

In a riveting drama, a professor and gallery curator push boundaries to secure their social status.

1) High Society

An unconventional rom-com explores BDSM in a lighthearted, boundary-respecting way, diverging from the 50 Shades formula.

2) Love and Leashes

In the 2021 Korean thriller, actor Wi Ha-Joon takes on a gripping, life-or-death role as a serial killer pursuing a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea.

3) Midnight

Lee Chang-Dong's 'Peppermint Candy': A powerful drama unfolding a man's life in reverse, exploring fate, time, and memory.

4) Peppermint Candy

It offers a heartwarming tale of a young woman returning to her countryside hometown, providing simple, heartwarming serenity.

5) Little Forest

This revenge thriller follows an assassin on an electrifying rampage, offering high-energy action and a gory twist.

6) The Villainess

"Right Now, Wrong Then" is a highly acclaimed, quiet drama about a chance meeting between a renowned art film director and a young painter.

7) Right Now, Wrong Then

"Peninsula" is the sequel to "Train to Busan," featuring a former soldier and his team battling zombies to retrieve money in the Korean peninsula wastelands.

8) Peninsula

"Peninsula" is the sequel to "Train to Busan," featuring a former soldier and his team battling zombies to retrieve money in the Korean peninsula wastelands.

9) Minari

7 Must-See Korean Movie Remakes