Best Korean Movies
Korean cinema at its best, ranked by the audience rather than by festival juries. Parasite leads with 8.5, and the 20 films here average 8.2 — a strong argument for getting over the subtitle barrier if you have not already.
20 titles · average score 8.2 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Parasite (2019)
★ 8.5 · 21,106 ratingsAll unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 2
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2025)
★ 8.5 · 218 ratingsA high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of yesterday. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, can their love grow with every new beginning?
- 3
Hope (2013)
★ 8.4 · 902 ratingsAfter 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
- 4
Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025)
★ 8.4 · 456 ratingsFrom set designs to character arcs, get exclusive cast and director interviews on how Season 2 of the globally most-watched series was brought to life.
- 5
Burn the Stage: The Movie (2018)
★ 8.3 · 434 ratingsBurn the Stage: the Movie is the first movie from BTS, going behind-the-scenes of the BTS WINGS TOUR to reveal the full story of the band’s meteoric rise to fame. This unmissable film provides an intimate look at what…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 8.2. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Korean movie?
Parasite (2019) leads with 8.5 from 21K ratings. Even If This Love Disappears Tonight and Hope follow.
Are these Korean movies subtitled?
Availability depends on where you watch, but essentially all of these have English subtitles on major platforms. MovieAI links each title to its details, cast and trailer so you can check before committing.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.