Top 25 Korean Films of All Time

By Pierce Conran

I've thought about doing a list like this for some time but frankly found the task quite daunting. Having seen so many Korean films and there being so many that I love, drawing up a list inevitably meant cutting out a large number of films that I wish could get more recognition. But for our 4th anniversary (it's hard to believe it's been that long) I wanted to do something a little special. It certain did prove to be a difficult task...

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Revenge Week: THE REVENGE LIST

Part of MKC's Revenge Week (July 8-14, 2013).

If Revenge Week has achieved anything, it's confirmed beyond any doubt just how prevalent the theme of revenge is in Korean cinema. But exactly how many are there? That's a hard question to answer but here's our shot at a list covering every Korean revenge film we could think of.

This list is far from exhaustive and we encourage suggestions to improve it! Let us know what you think is missing in the comments below, on facebook or on twitter.

We also hope to create a user list of the best Korean revenge films this week so please use this a resource and tell us five of your favorites.

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Year by Year Feature Project

There are many Korean films in my to watch pile and I wonder how long it will take me to go through them. I've noticed that of late I've watched a huge amount of 2010 films and this has given me the not so novel idea of watching as much as I can stomach and write up a comprehensive feature on that year and start over again for 2009, then 2008, and see how far I get and what I discover along the way. I imagine that there will be lengthy intervals between each year but 2010 shouldn't be too far away, a month or two I hope.

In any case, below are the films I've seen from last year and after that is a list of films that I am planning to watch, most are at hand and some of them I know are bad. The dates I use are up for debate and if there is any thing you think I've missed please let me know!

Films Seen

71: Into the Fire

A Barefoot Dream

A Better Tomorrow
A Long Visit

Attack the Gas Station 2
Bad Couple
Banga? Banga!

Bedevilled

Bestseller

Blades of Blood

Cyrano Agency
Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp

Foxy Festival

Grand Prix
Hahaha

Harmony

Haunters

Hello Ghost

I Saw the Devil
July 32nd
Lady Daddy
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle

Man of Vendetta
Midnight FM

Moss
My Dear Desperado

Natalie
No Doubt
No Mercy
Oki's Movie
Parallel Life

Petty Romance

Poetry
Secret Love

Secret Reunion
The Fair Love
The Haunted House Project
The Housemaid
The Influence

The Man From Nowhere
The Neighbor Zombie

The Quiz Show Scandal

The Servant

The Unjust

The Yellow Sea

Troubleshooter

Twilight Gangsters

Villain and Widow
Wedding Dress
Yosul

Films to Watch

Eighteen

Enemy at the Dead End

Passerby #3

The Recipe