Netflix: the Top 10 must-see Korean films!
Korean cinema has great visibility on Netflix and the genre even has its own category (numbered 5685). It must be said that since the series Squid Gamethe public is curious about the productions of the Land of the Morning Calm. If we do not find the masterpieces of Kim Ki-duk Or Park Chan-wook on the platform, there are still some nuggets and very recent films. We advise you to take advantage of the very good Netflix subtitles and put the VO because Korean is really something…
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Netflix’s 10 Best Korean Movies
► Okja
A big corporation creates a “super-pig” the size of a hippopotamus. The goal is to feed the world’s population with as little carbon footprint as possible. To promote its cattle of the future, the firm will give specimens to farmers around the world to make a competition for the most beautiful pig. A little farmer and her grandfather then take Okja in, but one day the beast has to leave. Mijia then decides to launch a rescue operation.
► Psychokinesis
Psychokinesis is written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, who also directed Train to Busan. This film is one of the very first Korean superhero films. It features an unlucky security guard who discovers telekinetic powers after a bizarre encounter with a meteor. The hero will then use his new skills to do good around him. Humor, action: a very entertaining film!
► #Alive
#Alive tells the story of a video game streamer who finds himself stranded in his apartment after a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Seoul. As he slowly succumbs to hunger, thirst and depression, he comes into contact with another survivor who lives in the apartment building next to his. The two reunite and try to hold on to hope while doing what they can to survive. Fresh and surprising.
► Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise is an excellent crime thriller that tells the story of a mobster who turns down an offer to join Bukseong’s rival gang, resulting in the murder of his entire family. Tae-goo then takes revenge by killing the men responsible before fleeing to Jeju Island. Another complex and thrilling revenge story from South Korea.
► Kingdom
When you think of a zombie movie, you think of large modern metropolises. The strength of Kingdom is that it’s a zombie movie that takes place in the Joseon era in Korea. It is originally a series (2 seasons), but there is also a spin-off in the form of a film, Kingdom: Ashin of the North.
► Steel Rain
The films that tell stories of conflict between the two Koreas are very numerous, but on Netflix we will only find one: Steel Rain. A North Korean officer is tasked with eliminating two men suspected of plotting a coup. As he waits for these targets, bombs go off and rebel North Korean soldiers arrive on the scene. In this chaos, our brave soldier manages to save the life of the supreme leader and goes to South Korea with the dictator. He will have to collaborate with the hereditary enemies to prevent a nuclear war. It’s not Joint Security Areabut it shows.
► The Drug King
Be careful, this Drug King features two of Korea’s finest actors, Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer, Parasite) and Bae Doona (Sense8, Kingdom). Lee Doo-sam is a low-level drug dealer who rises to become a big boss in the middle. South Korea of the 70s is very well transcribed and we do not see the time passing…
► The Call
A young woman finds an old phone in her childhood home, but she starts receiving calls. Very quickly, she realizes that the person on the other end of the line has been calling for 20 years in the past. We won’t tell you more so as not to spoil the fun, but that’s without the best film in this selection…
► Forgotten
One night, Jin sees his brother Yoo being kidnapped in the street, but 19 days later he returns with no memory of the kidnapping. As everything returns to normal, Jin notices his brother acting strange and deduces that it is another person. Kinda Call : we do not pick up.
► The Bros.
And to finish: a comedy! It’s a little schoolboy, but it shows: two very different and estranged brothers for a long time are forced to reunite after the death of their father in order to follow all the traditions of a Korean funeral…
