The 40 most popular korean comedy movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


Parasite
2019 · 2h 13m · KR
All 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.


No Other Choice
2025 · 2h 19m · KR
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.


Reawakened Man
2026 · 1h 42m · KR
Despite unwavering support from his best friend Young-ha and the unwavering support of his younger sister Ye-rin, job seeker Seok Hwan just can't seem to land a job, repeatedly failing interviews. One night, after yet another disastrous interview, he returns home only to be attacked by a group of strangers and killed. But 72 hours after his death, Seok Hwan suddenly opens his eyes as if nothing happened. He soon discovers that he possesses a special ability: no matter how many times he dies, he comes back to life. But there's little time to process his extraordinary new power before a mysterious figure known as Black, who has discovered Hwan's existence, begins hunting him down. Yet with each resurrection, Seok Hwan grows stronger, unleashing powers beyond anything he could have imagined!


The Servant
2010 · 2h 4m · KR
A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.


Love Lesson
2013 · 1h 20m · KR
Korea's most popular song writer Hee-soo runs into a nineteen-year-old boy in the elevator. Hee-soo is inspired by a new song watching him shake at her figure. She starts to tell him about women under the excuse that she's teaching him music. They fall for each other but things get complicated when her life teacher, Joon-ho who taught her about life and music comes back.


The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017 · 1h 31m · CA
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.


Extreme Job
2019 · 1h 51m · KR
A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.


Husbands in Action
2026 · 1h 50m · KR
A detective teams up with his ex-wife's new husband to chase down her kidnappers. Can this unlikely duo put aside their differences for one wild rescue?


Love Untangled
2025 · 1h 59m · KR
A lovestruck teen plans to win the school heartthrob by going from curly to straight hair — until a new transfer student changes everything.


Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs
2019 · 1h 32m · KR
Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.


Love and Leashes
2022 · 1h 58m · KR
Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain.


Officer Black Belt
2024 · 1h 48m · KR
A talented martial artist who can't walk past a person in need unites with a probation officer to fight and prevent crime as a martial arts officer.


You Are the Apple of My Eye
2025 · 1h 42m · KR
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Sun-ah. The only member of the group who claims not to is Jin-woo, but he ends up loving her as well.


Sex Plate 17
2017 · 2h 1m
A woman who can make all of one man’s fantasies come true moves in next door .


The Intern
2026 · 2h 12m · KR
A story about what happens when Sun-woo, the CEO of a fashion company who is more passionate than anyone when it comes to work, hires Ki-ho, who has a wealth of life experience, as a silver intern.


Sex Is Zero
2002 · 1h 36m · KR
Eun-sik tries to pass the state exam while studying in college after his military service. One day, he meets a beautiful woman Eun-hyo, and his life changes.


A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008 · 2h · KR
A monk gives an impaired man the secret to a strong arousal. The man had been teased and tortured until the travelling man decides to help him out.


Brave Citizen
2023 · 1h 52m · KR
An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.


Good News
2025 · 2h 16m · KR
When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.


Young Mother
2013 · 1h 23m · KR
Nineteen-year-old, Jin-goo enjoys an erotic moment to himself while thinking about his pretty English tutor. Then one day, he is caught in the middle of an embarrassing moment and becomes awkward with her. However, this becomes an opportunity and she starts teaching him sex. Their replationship becomes an uncontrollable romance. However, she quits the tutoring and the relationship to get married. Time goes on and Jin-goo is a grown up. He's used to thoughtless sex. However, his partner of benefit gets pregnant so he meets his future-mother-in-law to talk about marriage. However, she's so beautiful and sexy. He moves in with the in-laws but soon breaks out of the marrige due to his wife's fling. The mother-in-law doesn't know how to make it up to him for what her daughter has done. Jin-goo suggests something dangerous...


Veteran
2015 · 2h 3m · KR
When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.


Unstoppable
2018 · 1h 56m · KR
Dong-chul and Ji-soo are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing.


My Secret Partner
2011 · 2h 5m · KR
A single father struggling to make his comeback as a screenwriter falls in love with one of his students. Meanwhile his son, studying to become a chef, falls in love with his teacher. Love is great for creativity, but it comes with a price.


My Sassy Girl
2001 · 2h 17m · KR
A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.


Miracle in Cell No. 7
2013 · 2h 8m · KR
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.


Nineteen
2015 · 1h 21m · KR
6 young girls and boys reveal their most thrilling moment; college student Ji-hoon plays drinking bout with his female friends. Dong-geon's first experience at emergency stairs. Young-jae bets on undressing while playing Jenga with his sister's friend. Young-tak visits his girlfriend's house while her parents are out. Jung-woo decides to go to Motel with his old female friend. Jin-seok goes to theater with his tutor, but it's not to watch a movie.


The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure
2022 · 2h 6m · KR
A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.


Dream
2023 · 2h 7m · KR
With hard work and dedication on lock, a group of homeless men trains to compete in a global tournament — despite a cranky coach.


Love Clinic
2015 · 1h 41m · KR
A young female urologist opens an office in the same building as a male obstetrician. Eventually, they become entangled in a romance that allows them to grow and heal together.


EXIT
2019 · 1h 43m · KR
At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.


My Daughter Is a Zombie
2025 · 1h 54m · KR
Jung-hwan is a gruff but loving zookeeper who specializes in training wild beasts. His teenage daughter, Soo-ah, is going through puberty and a full-blown dance obsession. Their days are full of bickering and bonding... until one day, Soo-ah becomes infected by a zombie virus that has swept across the globe. Refusing to give up on his daughter, Jung-hwan takes her to a quiet seaside village called Eunbong-ri, where his mother Bam-soon lives. In a world obsessed with rooting out the infected, Soo-ah shows strange signs of awareness - responding to music, her grandmother's sharp taps with a back scratcher, and even faint traces of human language. Determined to protect her at all costs, Jung-hwan draws on his years of experience training tigers and begins a secret mission to tame and retrain... his zombie daughter.


Forbidden Fairytale
2025 · 1h 50m · KR
An aspiring children's book writer agrees to write erotic web novels to pay her car repair debt – with unintended consequences for her coworker.


The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · 2h 10m · KR
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.


Castaway on the Moon
2009 · 1h 59m · KR
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.


Sinkhole
2021 · 1h 53m · KR
A working class family move into a new condo purchased after 11 years of hard work. They throw a housewarming party to show his co-workers when overnight a heavy downpour creates an extremely deep sinkhole that engulfs the entire building.


Mission: Possible
2021 · 1h 45m · KR
Chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who is supposed to help her with the case, but due to his lackluster skills they fight over trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.


Comic Series
2016 · 1h 33m · KR
Episode 1. Teasing the husband A man and a woman get married not long after they meet. They enjoy passionately making love in every part of the house. After some time, they start getting tired of each other. The wife attends her husband's superior's house warming party one day. The superior is sending her signals and the jealous husband lights up his passionate love for his wife once again... Episode 2. The chicken delivery guy So-yool is new at this social life gig and one day she orders chicken to go along with her beer. The delivery guy is none other than her crush from high school. She orders chicken every night to see him and So-yool and Go-won develop into a relationship. Episode 3. With a student at a TOEIC school A teacher at a TOEIC school is concerned about a student who isn't improving and offers to grant him a wish every time he passes 90. She thought all she had to do was buy him dinner or something but the student's wish became more and more extreme!


Adult Only Institute
2017 · 1h 27m · KR
Chi-soo is a repeater who gets bullied by his friends. However, he had a secret about his body that rumors wouldn't die down about... The secret was that he was the possessor of an outstanding package. Rumors about Chi-soo spread and all the women begin to desire him. Chi-soo who realizes what he has, takes revenge on those who bullied him by conquering all their women...


Hi-Five
2025 · 1h 59m · KR
After receiving organs from a mysterious donor, five ordinary people gain incredible powers and team up as "HI-FIVE" to stop a power-hungry cult leader from absorbing their abilities for godlike domination.


Zombie for Sale
2019 · 1h 52m · KR
When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.
South Korean cinema spent the 2000s building a reputation for genre films that refuse to stay in their lane — thrillers that turn into family dramas, revenge stories with slapstick. Parasite's Best Picture win in 2020 confirmed what festival audiences had known for two decades.
Comedy is the genre that travels least well and dates fastest, which makes the films that survive genuinely remarkable. Screwball, satire, slapstick, and cringe each have their own era and their own rules.