8 Must-watch Korean thrillers
It goes without saying that when it comes to thrillers, Korean filmmakers are second to none. Here's a list of 8 Korean thrillers, including some benchmark-setting ones.
Memories of Murder
With the right dose of chills, black humour, and a set of actors who look and behave like real people, Bong Joon-ho's true story-based serial killer story is an undoubtable masterpiece.
Deliver Us from Evil
In this fast and furious thriller boasting some of the craziest chase sequences, two killers of boundless ferocity are pitted against each other in a vengeful battle where survival, honour, and integrity are at stake.
The Man from Nowhere
One man with a past that explains his supreme fighting and hunting skills is caught in a dark chain of events that involves a drug-and-organ trafficking gang and rival gangster factions vying for power.
Inside Men
What happens when you take a cinephile gangster, a corrupt newspaper editor, and a headstrong investigator and put them in a complex web of deception, scandal, and revenge? The result: a thoroughly gripping experience.
A Bittersweet Life
In this tale of severe disillusionment and resultant chaos, a gangster's loyalty is put to the test when he gets emotionally involved in the matters concerning a woman who happens to be the mistress of his boss.
The Man Standing Next
Set in the 1970s, and based on a tumultuous time in Korean political history, this intense thriller led by Lee Byung-hun navigates an atmosphere filled with paranoia and distrust, with backstabbing galore!
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, and Kim Sung-kyu bring their best in this supremely entertaining cat-and-mouse thriller which sees a gangster and cop teaming up to solve a common problem.
I Saw the Devil
This is cat-and-mouse thriller as dark as it gets. Korean superstars Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik play hunter and prey in a gory, haunting and thought-provoking tale of vengeance that's served at the coldest temperature.