21. Okja
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Actors: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun
22. Housemaid, The ( Hanyo - 1960 )
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ki-young Kim
Actors: Eun-shim Lee, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Jin Kyu Kim, Sung-kee Ahn
Plot: Mr. Kim is a staunch family man and part-time piano teacher. When his wife requests a maid to help around the house, he turns to one of his students to help find a suitable woman. Yet the person hired turns out to be a bit unstable and after a brief affair, becomes pregnant and blackmails him and the family begins to fall apart.
23. Host, The ( Gwoemul )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Actors: Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Kang-ho Song, Ah-sung Ko
Plot: Years after dumping formaldehyde into Seoul's Han River, a deadly creature emerges to terrorize the river bank. The Park family is devastated when their youngest member is taken and presumed dead. However, a late-night phone call changes everything, and they will do anything to get her back.
24. City of Violence, The ( Jjakpae )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
Actors: Jae-mo Ahn, Kil-Kang Ahn, Seok-yong Jeong, Doo-hong Jung
25. Oasis
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Actors: Kyung-gu Sol, So-ri Moon, Nae-sang Ahn, Seung-wan Ryoo
Plot: A man with no social mores is released from prison. He none-the-less tries to contact the family of the victim only to be rebuffed, but not before he sees Gong-ju - a young woman with cerebral palsy. Both of these outcasts are mistreated by their families and they connect on a personal level. Can the two find a connection in world that has dealt them such misery?
26. Bow, The ( Hwal )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ki-duk Kim
Actors: Yeo-reum Han, Si-jeok Seo, Gook-hwan Jeon, Seong-hwang Jeon
27. Yellow Sea, The ( Hwanghae )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hong-jin Na
Actors: Jung-woo Ha, Yun-seok Kim, Seong-Ha Cho, Chul-Min Lee
28. My Sassy Girl ( Yeopgijeogin geunyeo )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jae-young Kwak
Actors: Tae-hyun Cha, Gianna Jun, Jin-hie Han, In-mun Kim
29. No Tears for the Dead ( U-neun nam-ja )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jeong-beom Lee
Actors: Dong-gun Jang, Min-hee Kim, Brian Tee, Hee-won Kim
30. Good, the Bad, the Weird, The ( Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ji-woon Kim
Actors: Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee, Woo-sung Jung, Kyeong-hun Jo
Plot: The story of three Korean outlaws in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
