Must watch Korean movies
These movies, imo, are a great start to fully grasp the overall themes, atmosphere, and the incredible work by the actors and actresses, directors, writers and cinematographers. This list isn't perfect as there are a lot more iconic Korean movies that I haven't watch yet.
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1. 1987: When the Day Comes
Korean Movie - 2017
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2. A Bittersweet Life
Korean Movie - 2005
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3. A Frozen Flower
Korean Movie - 2008
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4. A Muse
Korean Movie - 2012
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5. A Taxi Driver
Korean Movie - 2017
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6. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds
Korean Movie - 2017
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7. Anarchist from Colony
Korean Movie - 2017
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8. Assassination
Korean Movie - 2015
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9. Believer
Korean Movie - 2018
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10. Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Korean Movie - 2001
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11. City of the Rising Sun
Korean Movie - 1998
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12. Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet
Korean Movie - 2016
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13. Extreme Job
Korean Movie - 2019
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14. I Saw the Devil
Korean Movie - 2010
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15. Inside Men
Korean Movie - 2015
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16. Joint Security Area
Korean Movie - 2000
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17. Little Forest
Korean Movie - 2018
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18. Marathon
Korean Movie - 2005
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19. Masquerade
Korean Movie - 2012
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20. Memories of Murder
Korean Movie - 2003
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21. Miracle in Cell No. 7
Korean Movie - 2013
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22. Miss Baek
Korean Movie - 2018
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23. Mother
Korean Movie - 2009
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24. My Sassy Girl
Korean Movie - 2001
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25. Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time
Korean Movie - 2012
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26. New World
Korean Movie - 2013
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27. Ode to My Father
Korean Movie - 2014
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28. Old Boy
Korean Movie - 2003
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29. On Your Wedding Day
Korean Movie - 2018
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30. Parasite
Korean Movie - 2019
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31. Peppermint Candy
Korean Movie - 2000
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32. Silenced
Korean Movie - 2011
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33. The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Korean Movie - 2014
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34. The Chaser
Korean Movie - 2008
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35. The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Korean Movie - 2008
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36. The Handmaiden
Korean Movie - 2016
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37. The Himalayas
Korean Movie - 2015
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38. The Host
Korean Movie - 2006
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39. The Last Princess
Korean Movie - 2016
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40. The Man from Nowhere
Korean Movie - 2010
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41. The Royal Tailor
Korean Movie - 2014
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42. The Throne
Korean Movie - 2015
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43. The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Korean Movie - 2018
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44. Veteran
Korean Movie - 2015
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45. Welcome to Dongmakgol
Korean Movie - 2005