1) Oldboy: (Drama, Mystery,
Thriller, Action)
IMDB Rating: 8.4 My Personal Rating: 9.2
Released in 2003, the
film follows the story of Oh Dae-su, who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years
without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is
finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and
violence. His own quest for vengeance becomes tied in with romance when he
falls in love with an attractive young female sushi chef.
2) The Man from
Nowhere: Action, Crime, Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.9 My Personal Rating: 8.4
Released in 2010 the plot
is about a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ
trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
3) No Mercy: Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.4 My Personal Rating: 8
Sol Kyung-Gu plays a
staff member of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) in
South Korea. He attempts to uncover the identity of a mysterious serial killer
who decapitates his victims. Lee Sung-ho plays a environmentalist who holds
clues to unravel the mystery. Top forensic pathologist
Kang Min-ho is about to retire so that he can spend time with his daughter
who's just returned home after a long stint overseas. But when the dismembered
corpse of a young woman is found by a local river, Kang agrees to do one last
job. Lee tells Kang that his daughter has been kidnapped; forcing the latter to
compromise his professional ethics and tamper with the evidence that must lead
to Lee's release from custody within three days, or else Kang's daughter will
be killed.
4) Sympathy for
Lady Vengeance: Mystery, Thriller,Crime,Drama
IMDB Rating:7.7 My Personal rating: 7.5
Released in 2005, the
film I about a woman, after a thirteen-year imprisonment for the kidnap and
murder of a six-year-old boy, Guem-Ja Lee seeks vengeance on the man truly
responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited
with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal.
5) Memories of
Murder: Crime,Drama,Mystery
IMDB Rating: 8.1 My Personal Rating:
8.3
Released in 2003, this
movie starts with a young woman is found raped and murdered in a ditch near a field. Soon after,
another woman is found raped and murdered in a field. Local detective Park
Doo-man, not having dealt with such a serious case before, is overwhelmed; key Evidence is improperly collected, the police's investigative
methods are suspect, and their forensic technology is near non-existent. Detective Seo
Tae-yoon is sent from Seoul
to assist them; their methods clash and he is unable to convince them they are
dealing with a serial killer until his predictions of another murder come true.
6) Confession of Murder: Action, Mystery, Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7
My Personal Rating: 8
Released in 2012, the
story is about a young man,after the statute of limitation expires on the
murders he has committed, Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing all
his murders in great detail. Detective Choi, who investigated Lee's murders 15
years ago starts the chase once again and Han Ji-soo, who lost her daughter to
Lee, pledges vengeance. Meanwhile, another killer appears, casting doubt to
whether Lee is the real serial killer.
7) The Chaser: Thriller, Action
IMDB Rating: 7.9
My Personal Rating: 7.8
Released in 2008, the
story is about a cash-strapped pimp and former police detective draws upon the
skills of his old job to track down his missing stable of prostitutes.
8) I Saw the Devil: Psycho thriller,Action,Crime
IMDB Rating: 7.8 My Personal Rating: 7.5
Released in 2010, the story starts as Academy-bus driver Jang Kyung-chul happens upon Jang Joo-yun one snowy
night and offers to help fix her flat tire. Kyung-chul kills her and
scatters her body parts. When a boy discovers one of Joo-yun's ears, the
police are called in under the command of Section Chief Oh and Squad
Chief Jang, the latter of whom is the father of Joo-yun. Kim Soo-hyun, a
secret service agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and Joo-yun's fiancé, vows to track down and take vengeance on Joo-yun's murderer.
