329 Films & TV Shows Set In South Korea
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon
π°π· South Korea The 2010sHaewon, a college student, wants to end her secret affair with her professor, Seongjun. Feeling depressed after bidding farewell to her mother who is set to immigrate to Canada the next day, Haewon seeks out Seongjun again after a long time. That day, they run into her classmates at a restaurant and their relationship gets revealed. Haewon gets more agitated and Seongjun makes an extreme suggestion to run away togetherβ¦ Haewon dreams often. Her dreams will be compared to her waking life, but none can be denied as being a part of her life.
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Running Man
π°π· South KoreaRunning Man β Jong-Woo (played by Sin Ha-gyoon) is a poor, beleagured taxi driver with a bad attitude, understandable given the kind of clients he has to deal with. So when one night, a polite, well-dressed man offers an outrageous sum of money to rent the taxi for an extended period, Jong Woo doesn't ask any questions, though he does make rather cheerful and inappropriate conversation with his uninterested charge. It's difficult to blame Jong-Woo for this, given that it takes him some time to realize that he is not the protagonist of a low-brow comedy, but of an action-packed thriller.
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The Flu
π°π· South KoreaDeath goes viral. β A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
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The Terror Live
π°π· South KoreaStay live to stay alive β "I'll blow up Mapo Bridge." An anonymous call comes into a radio station one day. When it turns out to be legitimate, a terrorist's threats end up getting broadcast live throughout the country.
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Friend: The Great Legacy
π°π· South Korea The 1960s The 2010sThe unfinished story of a fateful day β A sequel to Kwak Kyeong-taek's "Friend" in 2001, "Friends 2" is about three men who are gangsters based in the background of the year 1963 and 2010.
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The Bourne Legacy
New York Illinois District of Columbia Alaska Virginia π΅π° Pakistan π°π· South Korea π΅π Philippines πΉπ Thailand The 2000sThere Was Never Just One β New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
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Cloud Atlas
California Hawaii Scotland England π§πͺ Belgium π°π· South Korea π³πΏ New Zealand The 1970s The 1930s The 2010s The 1840sEverything is Connected β A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
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Nameless Gangster
π°π· South Korea The 1980s The 1990s The 2010sPower Cannot Be Taken Alone β A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
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The Taste of Money
π°π· South KoreaMoney, Where All Lusts Begin β Young-jak who is a private secretary of madam BAEK, the center power of Korean conglomerate, deals with immoral private issues of her wealthy family. As his desire for money and power grows, he endures whatever heβs ordered to do and letting people around him get hurt is not a concern for him. Meanwhile, Young-jak reports to madam BAEK that madam BAEKβs husband, Mr. YOON is having an affair with a Filipino nanny, Eva. Madam BAEK is now despaired, then greedily seducing Young-jak for her sexual desire. On the other hand, he begins to feel conflicted by madam BAEKβs daughter, the only family member who approaches him with the true heart. Lost between his morality and shortcut to successful life, he has to make the biggest decision heβs ever made to choose whom he will hang on to, in order to survive in this harsh world.
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Architecture 101
π°π· South Korea The 1990s The 2010sWhen Seung Min was on his first year at the Academy of Architecture, he met Seo Yeon. She was a musician student, and Seung Min totally fell in love with her. Years have passed, and now he meets Seo Yeon again - she asks him to rebuild her father's old house.
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Love Fiction
π©πͺ Germany π°π· South KoreaA writer looking for inspiration finds a perfect muse in a girl. After much work, he makes her his girlfriend. But then he starts to get tired of her.
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Helpless
π°π· South KoreaA woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.
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All About My Wife
π°π· South Korea π―π΅ JapanMr. Casanova, please seduce my wife. β A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.
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Gabi
π°π· South Korea The 1890sSet towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian sharpshooter Illichi and Joseon's first barista Danya are manipulated by Japanese officer Sadako into an elaborate plan to assassinate King Gojong.
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Eungyo
π°π· South KoreaDesire Never Gets Old β A reclusive elderly poet feels the fire of his youth when gamine schoolgirl Eun-gyo enters his life, to the chagrin of the old man's assistant.
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Doomsday Book
π°π· South KoreaIn 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlightenment while working at a temple, but its creators deem this phenomenon a threat to mankind. In the final segment, 'Happy Birthday', a young girl logs onto a strange website and places an order for a new billiard ball for her father. Soon afterwards a meteor heads toward Earth and people flee to underground bomb shelters.
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Deranged
π°π· South KoreaThere Must Be Something In The Water β Jae-hyuk is a pharmaceutical worker for a medical supplies company. When a series of dead bodies are found floating in the Han River. The public is shocked to discovered that the deaths are related to a fatal outbreak of virus-infected mutant parasitic horsehair worms, called 'Yeongasi', that can control the human brain. Those infected shows symptoms of hunger and thirst, hence jumps into the river to combat dehydration. Whilst the authorities work to find a cure, Jae-hyuk struggles to save his family when they also exhibits similar symptoms.
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The Thieves
π°π· South Korea ππ° Hong Kong π²π΄ MacaoAll For The Money. One For The Revenge. Every Man For Himself. β A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals β and misunderstandings β resurface.
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A Werewolf Boy
π°π· South Korea The 1960s The 2010sYour hands are very warm. β An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.
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Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme
π°π· South KoreaThe film will focus before the birth of the twins. It was a set-up arranged marriage for their father Don Luisito Go Dong Hae played by Ariel Ureta to a lady with Korean Sang Kang Kang played by Alodia Gosiengfiao. Go Dong Hae refuses to marry and chose Kimmy and Dora's mother as his wife. In the present, an unexpected ghost is surfacing the family's lives and they found out that Sang Kang Kang that is supposed to be married by their father was already dead and they need to quest for the tranquility of their lives by travelling all the way to South Korea.[4] As Kimmy and Dora accepts the proposals of their boyfriends played by Zanjoe Marudo and Dingdong Dantes, strange things began to happen leading their boyfriends and their father in a comatose condition. Sang Kang Kang is back for revenge, and Kimmy and Dora are trying every possible solution to fight against the revenge ghost.
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The Grand Heist
π°π· South Korea The 18th CenturyThe story takes place in the late 18th century of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), during the last years of King Yeongjoβs reign. Ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. Blocks of it are harvested from frozen rivers in winter, put in royal storage and distributed or sold throughout the year for general consumption. When corrupt officials conspire to form a monopoly and fix its price, a gang of 11 professionals is formed to stop the scheme β and to do that they must make all the royal ice blocks in five storage rooms disappear for a night.
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Masquerade
π°π· South Korea The 15th CenturyA look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
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The Spies
π°π· South KoreaKim Myeong-min (39) is Agent Kim, a family man who lives a happy and contented life with his wife and two children. He is disguised as a manager in a company that sells fake viagra imported from China. Together with his three comrades, Agent Kang (Yeom Jeong-ah, 39), Agent Woo (Jeong Kyeo-woon, 29) and Adviser Yoon (Byeon Hee-bong, 70), Agent Kim was sent to South Korea 10 years ago for a special mission.
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Papa
π°π· South KoreaThe storyline is about a manager who pushes a young female talent to enter a reality TV show contest in the U.S. Some background information involves the manager having to get married to attain a legal visa and ends up having to raise six children when his wife dies.
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26 Years
π°π· South Korea The 1980s26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre.
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