Korean Mystery Movies
The 40 most popular korean mystery movies on Flickfolio, ranked by popularity. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

Oldboy
2003 · 2h
country: South Korea
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Hope
2026 · 2h 37m
country: South Korea
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
2022 · 2h 17m
country: South Korea
A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.

The Wailing
2016 · 2h 36m
country: South Korea
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

Forgotten
2017 · 1h 48m
country: South Korea
Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok's eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger.

Exhuma
2024 · 2h 14m
country: South Korea
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

Decision to Leave
2022 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Hidden Face
2024 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
Su-yeon, a cellist in an orchestra led by her fiancé and conductor Sung-jin, disappears one day, leaving behind only a video recording. Sung-jin is devasted over the loss of Su-yeon, but feels a strong attraction to Mi-ju, a cellist who fills in for his fiancée. Then one rainy night, Sung-jin and Mi-ju get swept away by their mutual desires for each other and commit an unforgivable act at Su-yeon's house.

Dead Again
2025 · 1h 14m
country: South Korea
Min-hyeok and Hae-ji, Seon-woong and Mi-mi, who came on a couple's trip to Vietnam, are very excited. Min-hyeok also enjoys a thrilling secret meeting with his wife Hae-ji as well as Mi-mi, who has been in a long-term relationship, and has a satisfying time. However, Min-hyeok suddenly feels intense pain and stops breathing, and when he opens his eyes thinking he is going to die, it is his first day in Vietnam. Min-hyeok, who is confused about everything, finds out that there is a reason for the vacation that ends in death...

White Night
2009 · 2h 15m
country: South Korea
A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

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.

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.

Ghost Train
2025 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber desperate for views, uploads a video about the eerie urban legends surrounding Gwanglim Station—the site of the highest number of missing person cases in the country. The video goes viral overnight. Despite everyone's warnings, Da-kyung's thirst for views only grows stronger. But as she digs deeper, she uncovers a shocking secret behind the station…

Suddenly in the Dark
1981 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
A wife starts to suspect her husband's infidelity after the arrival of their new, young housekeeper, who carries a mysterious wooden doll with herself.

The Shrine
2026 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
Yu-mi and her friends are staying in a small Japanese town. When Hee-jung doesn't return home for dinner, they decide to visit the shrine from her painting. Strange occurrences startle them as they explore the shrine, even some end up injuring themselves. Yu-mi senses a sinister presence lurking within. She knows the right person for this, her old shaman friend named Myung-jin. Leaving the past behind with Yu-mi, he joins Pastor Han-ju, a spiritual leader of the town. Their mysterious cooperation to keep everyone safe is about to begin.

12 Deep Red Nights
2015 · 1h 14m
country: South Korea
1. 'Driver' Told by an attractive female customer that he'll receive a lot of money if he kills her, chauffeur In-sik decides to take her up on the offer... 2. '11:55 PM' Translator Young-ran, working overtime alone at his publication office, is about to call it a night-but at 11:55 PM, somebody buzzes.... 3. 'atmosFEAR' High-end audio equipment in hand, sound designer Kwanghyun heads to the park at night to record the ambiance. Through his headphones, however, he hears something entirely different. 4. 'The Secret Night' Young female employee Youngmin, given incentive to steal sensitive company information, sneaks into the office at night. Everything goes according to plan-but on her way out, she runs into fellow coworker Hayoon, who won't seem to let her leave. Slowly, their long-suppressed inner feelings start to come out...

The Call
2020 · 1h 52m
country: South Korea
Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

Mother
2009 · 2h 9m
country: South Korea
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

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.

The Vanished
2018 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.

The Old Woman with the Knife
2025 · 2h 3m
country: South Korea
Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.

Jungle Fish
2008 · 58m
country: South Korea
Based on a true story that depicts the pressures placed on students to achieve and gain admission to prestigious colleges and universities.

The Recipe
2010 · 1h 47m
country: South Korea
A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

Seobok
2021 · 1h 54m
country: South Korea
Ex intelligence agent Ki-heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

Hunt
2022 · 2h 11m
country: South Korea
After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

Ordinary People
2018 · 1h 39m
country: South Korea
A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.

Vanished
1994 · 1h 55m
country: South Korea
Former Minister of National Security, Park Jin-wook, is kidnapped from the US by South Korean agents because he was about to reveal secrets concerning the rise of the military dictatorship of the 1980's.

The Ghost Game
2025 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
Aspiring YouTuber Gi-ho stages a fake seance for viral content, but Ja-young joins, seeking her missing sister Seo-woo. In an underground cistern, Seo-woo volunteers as the "possessed," but when she collapses, terror unfolds. Trapped with sinister forces, the students face a deadly fate, leading to a shocking twist.

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.

You Will Die in 6 Hours
2024 · 1h 31m
country: South Korea
Jung-yoon was approached by a random stranger named Jun-woo, who told her she'd be dead in six hours. As she follows him for answers, she begins to question whether he's her savior or the one trying to put her in danger.

Unlocked
2023 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

Perfect Number
2012 · 2h
country: South Korea
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.

Samakdo
2026 · 1h 40m
country: South Korea
The producer of the accusation program begins to track the cult 'Samsundo' and the historical facts behind it. The more they try to find out about 'Samsundo', the more they become engulfed in a bizarre phenomenon. Will they be able to safely arrive at 'Thousand Years' Shrine, the only shrine in Korea, and let the whole story known to the world?

Revelations
2025 · 2h 2m
country: South Korea
A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

Toxic Desire: Addiction
2014 · 1h 31m
country: Unknown
Psychiatrist Joon-sang is a well-known doctor. He is level-headed with his patients, but he's got a painful past. He'd witnessed his wife kill herself because she was raped. He'd suffered insomnia along with guilt and sadness until a beautiful girl Ji-soo comes along. She tells him every man who's loved her died and that someone was watching her. She seduces Joon-sang. A detective suspects Ji-soo to be involved with a recent murder case and asks Joon-sang for her medical records... Falling in love with something dangerous and the end of which is unknown!

The Neighbors
2012 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.

Veil
2013 · 1h 13m
country: South Korea
Yeong-sik is a personal tax accountant. Two years into his marriage, he feels his wife is not like before. He coincidentally sees his wife meeting with another man so he puts a tail on her only to come back empty. Frustrated, Yeong-sik tails her himself but there's nothing out of the ordinary. A while later, So-yeon's body is found in an isolated area and the police call in Yeong-sik and Oh Min-soo, the man So-yeon met for investigation. Oh Min-soo denies he did anything and that he even had an affair with So-yeon. Yeong-sik calls the police and asks how his investigation went but the police say he just denied it and that they'll call them when the case is closed. But what he wants to know how he testified about his wife, who the criminal is and what the relationship between So-yeon and Oh Min-soo is...

The Ugly
2025 · 1h 42m
country: South Korea
One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
Song Under the Moonlight
Song Under the Moonlight
1985 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
At the 10th year since King Yeon-San came to the throne, Suwon magistrate Yun Dong-Kyun dies a mysterious death. Lee Won-Seok leaves for Suwon as the next magistrate and his wife Kim remains at the home. Man-Dol, who has been admired her, tells a lie to her that her husband indulges himself in woman and it make her blind with avarice. Unreliable incidents continuously happen and one day, Lee Won-Seok is murdered. Man-Dol is turned out to be the murderer and on the day when a prize gate for exemplary woman is bestowed on Kim, a thunder falls on the gate.