The Best Korean Movies on Netflix – Updated 2024

With a rich tradition of creating romance infused fun-filled adventures, as well as iconic films such as Oldboy, there is nothing better for your language studies than immersing yourself in Korean language films. Access to Korean movies is better than ever; we’ve rounded up eight Korean movies currently showing on Netflix, so you can enjoy them too.

Kill Boksoon (2023)

In this crime action film, single mother and skilled assassin Gil Bok-Soon tries to find a work-life balance. She has a 100% success rate at work, but raising a teenage girl is proving more difficult. A comical depiction of the lighter side of money for murder!

Space Sweepers (2021)

If you’re a sci-fi adventure fan, this one is for you. Space Sweepers is set in the year 2092. Earth is a desolate planet where human survival is almost impossible. The movie follows the crew of The Victory, a space junk collecting ship. The four misfits on board discover a robot and make some incredible discoveries when they attempt to trade it in.

Unlocked (2023)

Unlocked begins with protagonist Lee Na-Mi losing her phone on a night out. The phone is returned to her, but with spyware that tracks her every move. The man who added the spyware then goes about ruining Na-Mi’s life! There’s a great twist at the end of this one.

The Call (2023)

Another movie where the female protagonist loses her cell phone. Kim Seo-yeon is visiting her childhood home when she misplaces her phone and uses a landline to call it. Unable to hear her cell phone, she hangs up the landline… then it rings in her hand. The woman on the other end of the line is calling from the past and warns of impending disaster. Can Kim Seo-yeon changer her fate?

Learn Korean with Netflix Shows on LingQ

If none of the movies in this post appeal to you, there are tons of other movies and shows to choose from in the Netflix shelf on LingQ.

Found something else on Netflix you want to turn into a Korean lesson on LingQ? It’s easy-peasy. First download the LingQ browser extension (available for Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox). Once you have it, add it to your toolbar and you can click on it to make a lesson out of any page you come across with Korean content, not just Netflix shows. Make sure you have the Korean closed captions selected before you hit “import”.

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Hide and Seek (2013)

An older movie, but a great one. Hide and Seek is a 2013 low-budget mystery thriller that gives you a great glimpse into the real streets of Seoul, with plenty of shots in and around a variety of apartment buildings and areas. The story follows Sung-soo, whose brother has gone missing. While investigating the disappearance Sung-soo and his family become the targets of a mysterious figure determined to break into their home.

Ballerina (2023)

From the same director as The Call, Ballerina is a revenge thriller that will have you hooked from the get go. Protagonist Ok-ju is a former bodyguard who sets out to avenge her ballerina friend’s death. A review on IMBD calls it “Kill Bill meets John Wick” and I have to agree.

 Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022)

There really aren’t enough movies about pirates. In this swashbuckling adventure film pirates from the Joseon Dynasty go off in search of riches. This is two hours of fun, so you can switch your brain off, sit back and be entertained.

Love and Leashes (2022)

This romantic comedy explores BDSM in a wholesome way. Love and Leashes follows colleagues Ji-woo and Ji-hoo as they begin a dom-sub relationship. Think 50 Shades of Grey without the pathologizing of kinks.

We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to Korean films and movies on Netflix. What about you? Which Korean movies showing on Netflix would make your current top eight and why?

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