Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Netflix And Chill: Top 8 Mind Blowing Korean Movies!



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.
Movie Link: Memories of Murder
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.
Movie Link: confession of murder
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.
 

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