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    Korean Drama Movies

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

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    Dark Nuns
    TMDB3.1

    Dark Nuns

    2025 · 1h 55m

    country: South Korea

    Desperation drives two nuns to perform an exorcism no nun should attempt. With a possessed child at the mercy of evil and the opposition of the Catholic Church, they take on the dangerous forbidden rituals themselves, putting their immortal souls in grave danger. They must confront the terrifying cost of their sacrilegious actions, but one goal remains: the boy must be saved at all costs.

    Parasite
    TMDB4.2
    FF4.2

    Parasite

    2019 · 2h 13m

    country: South Korea

    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.

    Youngest Sister Class
    TMDB2.3

    Youngest Sister Class

    2020 · 1h 13m

    country: South Korea

    Lim Da-yeong, the older sister, intercepted the lover of her younger sister, Lim Da-jeong, who is Yoon Tae-jin. As if this were not enough, Da-yeong imprisoned her younger sister in a mental hospital and lived a happy married life with Tae-jin. Then one day, the Da-jeong escapes from the mental hospital and conspires with helper Jo Yong-hwan, who is her ward friend, to exact cruel revenge on her older sister and her former lover. Both Da-yeong and Tae-jin endure Da-jeong's bloody kidnapping, domesticated slave life and harsh punishments. They look for opportunities to escape with a scary plot in their hearts. What will be the ending for these crazy sisters?

    Suspicious Practice Room: Special Treatment of Mother's Friend
    TMDB1.9

    Suspicious Practice Room: Special Treatment of Mother's Friend

    2018 · 1h 3m

    country: South Korea

    A sick hospitalization life in a hospital run by a mother's friend. Shin, who injured her leg in an accident, is admitted to the hospital of her mother's friend Ayumi. Unable to bear the cravings accumulated in the increasingly prolonged hospital life, God secretly masturbates and gets caught by nurse Koharu. Rather than being surprised, Koharu covets God's secret place as an excuse for massage. Moreover, it turns out that Ayumi also has a secret secret.

    The Handmaiden
    TMDB4.1
    FF5.0

    The Handmaiden

    2016 · 2h 25m

    country: South Korea

    1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

    Ad-lib Night
    TMDB3.7

    Ad-lib Night

    2006 · 1h 39m

    country: South Korea

    A young girl is asked by strangers to impersonate a prodigal daughter to fulfill a father's dying wish, and in doing so tests the fragility of family bonds.

    Obsessed
    TMDB3.3

    Obsessed

    2014 · 2h 12m

    country: South Korea

    A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.

    Adultery Alumni Association 2
    TMDB2.4

    Adultery Alumni Association 2

    2019 · 1h 13m

    country: South Korea

    Hye Jin, Hee Kyung, and Han Hee who are among the high school alumni. They met at the alumni meeting and heard that the male alumni who did not have a chance to study during their school days were greatly successful as an investment company. And after seeing the settlement a few days later, I am happy to share my memories, but in fact, their purpose (?) Is separate. They are difficult to afford, and they want to get help from Zhengzhou. Since then, Zhengzhou has been enjoying the love of female alumni.

    Untold Scandal
    TMDB3.2

    Untold Scandal

    2003 · 2h 4m

    country: South Korea

    In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.

    Memories of Murder
    TMDB4.0

    Memories of Murder

    2003 · 2h 11m

    country: South Korea

    A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

    Exchange Wife 2
    TMDB3.0

    Exchange Wife 2

    2023 · 1h 29m

    country: South Korea

    Kyeong-soo, an art dealer who specializes in painting, goes to evaluate the requested painting and accidentally damages it. Chang-in, the owner of the painting, suggests one thing from Kyung-soo, who was at a loss.

    Snowpiercer
    TMDB3.5

    Snowpiercer

    2013 · 2h 7m

    country: South Korea

    In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

    Love Lesson
    TMDB3.4

    Love Lesson

    2013 · 1h 20m

    country: South Korea

    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.

    Hope
    TMDB4.2

    Hope

    2013 · 2h 2m

    country: South Korea

    After 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.

    The Treacherous
    TMDB3.0

    The Treacherous

    2015 · 2h 13m

    country: South Korea

    The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

    My Wife's Sister 3
    TMDB1.8

    My Wife's Sister 3

    2019 · 1h 11m

    country: Unknown

    A sexual film about a younger sister who lives with her boyfriend before marriage and an older sister who opposes and monitors it.

    A Tale of Two Sisters
    TMDB3.6

    A Tale of Two Sisters

    2003 · 1h 55m

    country: South Korea

    Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.

    Humint
    TMDB3.7

    Humint

    2026 · 2h

    country: South Korea

    A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

    Burning
    TMDB3.7

    Burning

    2018 · 2h 28m

    country: South Korea

    Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

    The Temptation of the Mature 50s Mother-in-law
    TMDB3.7

    The Temptation of the Mature 50s Mother-in-law

    2023 · 1h 14m

    country: South Korea

    A young couple, Wan-jin and So-hee, are living with Wan-jin's single father, Seok-bong. Seok-bong was preying on his daughter-in-law, who was doing the housework and preparing meals for him while her husband was away at work. He pretended to have dementia and attacked her. So-hee, who was suffering from her shame, suggested to Wan-jin to hire his father a caregiver, saying that his father seemed to be suffering from dementia, and so Bok-ja, a sexy and voluptuous caregiver who was about Seok-bong's age, came in. Seok-bong is captivated by Bok-ja's passionate charm and soon begins to share his love with her, and in this way, she takes the place of Wan-jin's new mother.

    Actresses: Sex Audition
    TMDB2.9

    Actresses: Sex Audition

    2020 · 1h 1m

    country: South Korea

    Cheonbong, a third-class movie director, goes hunting with Dae-do as the newly-established assistant director Mi-young. However, hunting is just an excuse, and Cheonbong's interest is more on Jet-Bob. Chun-bong tries to fill his greed by deceiving Mi-young, who doesn't know the industry. Cheonbong's wife, Eunwoo Son's soccer coach, Together with Seong-gyu, he goes on a journey of deviation. Daebu-do is a place of memories that Cheonbong and Eun-woo enjoyed during their dating. Unfortunately, the couple enjoys an overnight meeting at a neighboring pension. They burn each other's bodies in the same space without knowing each other's existence... The life of a couple in this era of tightrope walking between Eros and Tanatos. Digging secretly into the crack's space.

    The Great Flood
    TMDB3.0

    The Great Flood

    2025 · 1h 47m

    country: South Korea

    When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

    Scarlet Innocence
    TMDB3.0

    Scarlet Innocence

    2014 · 1h 51m

    country: South Korea

    A university professor gradually succumbing to blindness is entranced by an obsessive love, in this modern-day adaptation of a classic Korean fairy tale.

    Joint Security Area
    TMDB3.9

    Joint Security Area

    2000 · 1h 48m

    country: South Korea

    Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

    Idol Sex: LA Korean Women
    TMDB2.6

    Idol Sex: LA Korean Women

    2020 · 1h 5m

    country: South Korea

    Typhoon and Taeyang brothers are sharing. The visitor today is Jessica from LA. Applying for an idol audition is her purpose. She is so cheerful and open to the burden. The fatal temptation of a strange woman who appeared one day and the fate of the brothers shaking in front of her.

    Buddy's Mom
    TMDB2.9

    Buddy's Mom

    2015 · 1h 41m

    country: South Korea

    20-year-old Kyeong-soo is a man who's full of assumptions. He learned about sex from Internet porn, but nothing about the real thing. He's only had crushes and has never even kissed before. He got embarrassed when he confessed his feelings to Ji-yeon, his crush. He comforted himself from the shame with Japanese girls in his room with his right hand. One day, he has a fight with his father and remembers his friend Baek-hyeon had invited him over to Gangwon-do. There he falls in love with his friends' mother.

    A Frozen Flower
    TMDB3.4

    A Frozen Flower

    2008 · 2h 13m

    country: South Korea

    A despotic king orders his male lover to produce an heir for him with his Queen. But when they instead fall in love, will tragic consequences follow?

    The Servant
    TMDB2.8

    The Servant

    2010 · 2h 4m

    country: South Korea

    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.

    Eungyo
    TMDB3.4

    Eungyo

    2012 · 2h 9m

    country: South Korea

    A reclusive elderly poet feels the fire of his youth when gamine schoolgirl Eun-gyo enters his life, to the chagrin of the old man's assistant.

    My Girlfriend's Mother 3
    TMDB2.5

    My Girlfriend's Mother 3

    2019 · 1h 10m

    country: Unknown

    The man was originally very loving with his girlfriend, and often did some exciting love, including in public places. However, when the man went to his girlfriend's house to see the future mother-in-law, things began to reverse, and the first rushed into it. The mother-in-law’s bathroom made the man’s heart yy, and all this has just begun, because the mother-in-law also discovered his huge genitals...

    Sex Plate 17
    TMDB2.9

    Sex Plate 17

    2017 · 2h 1m

    country: Unknown

    A woman who can make all of one man’s fantasies come true moves in next door .

    20th Century Girl
    TMDB4.1

    20th Century Girl

    2022 · 1h 59m

    country: South Korea

    In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

    The King's Warden
    TMDB3.5

    The King's Warden

    2026 · 1h 57m

    country: South Korea

    In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.

    The Story of Ong-nyeo
    TMDB2.8

    The Story of Ong-nyeo

    2014 · 1h 34m

    country: South Korea

    Ong-nye had a world of men wrapped around her finger, until, one day, a horrific injury leaves her handicapped, and she retreats to the mountains. But one man may break her loneliness.

    The Concubine
    TMDB2.9

    The Concubine

    2012 · 2h 2m

    country: South Korea

    Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

    Bikini Bar: Delicious Service
    TMDB5.0

    Bikini Bar: Delicious Service

    2020 · 1h

    country: South Korea

    Minzhu ran a bar, but the business was so bad that she lost all her store deposit, and the landlord kept pressing for rent. Seeing this, Meizhen decided to develop an innovative spirit and began to provide special services in a bikini. Soon, the bar's Business is booming….

    The Host
    TMDB3.5
    FF3.5

    The Host

    2006 · 2h

    country: South Korea

    A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

    Broker
    TMDB3.6

    Broker

    2022 · 2h 9m

    country: South Korea

    When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.

    Sisters Virus
    TMDB2.8

    Sisters Virus

    2021 · 1h 18m

    country: South Korea

    Hyeong-woo is forced to be quarantined with her sisters-in-law for 21 days due to the new virus. Hyeong-woo, who remains with his sister-in-law is shaken by the temptation of prohibition. Eventually, the virus spreads and becomes the beginning of human extinction. However, rumors are circulating that sharing forbidden love can amplify the energy and defeat the new virus, which they cannot help but believe. Their own sex, which began like that, makes them forget even the fear of the virus and makes them unable to break up.

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
    TMDB3.7

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    2002 · 2h 9m

    country: South Korea

    A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

    About Korean Drama Movies

    Korean cinema

    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.

    Drama

    Drama is cinema's widest category and its default setting — character, conflict, and consequence without genre machinery. It's where most awards conversation lives, and where directors go when the story is the effect.

    In this list

    Years covered
    2000–2026
    Best reviewed
    Parasite (8.5)
    Often also
    Romance, Thriller, Mystery

    Common questions

    What are the best Korean drama movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Dark Nuns, Parasite, and Youngest Sister Class. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Korean drama movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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