Korean movies about true love

List of the best Korean films about true love, selected by visitors to our site: Abyss, The Moon Embracing the Sun, My Lovely Angel, Doctors, Set Play, The Villainess, The Berlin File, Will You Be There, Svaha: The Sixth Finger, Believer.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration00:51

After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.

Markimdb: 8
Genremelodrama, history
CountrySouth Korea

Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes across Crown Prince Lee Hwon. They fall in love, and Yeon Woo is chosen as the Crown Princess of Joseon. Before they can marry, the Dowager Queen secretly orders her death, in order to secure more power for herself. Yeon Woo becomes cursed and is stricken with an illness. All believe her to be dead, including the Crown Prince Lee Hwon. Heartbroken, he refuses to love another. Eight years later, the young king meets a shaman named Wol. He can’t help but find similarities between her and Yeon Woo and begins investigating Yeon Woo’s death.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, family
CountrySouth Korea

A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live together with a child with a hearing-visual disability, as they change each other's lives and try to find a way to communicate.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration00:51

When Hye-Jung was young, her life was difficult. She was good at fighting, but also studied well. Overcoming her tough situation, she is now a doctor.

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Genredrama
CountrySouth Korea

Seong-cheol is a high school student who grew up neglected. In order to make money in a harsh society that abandoned him, he teamed up with Gi-joon, who is two years younger than him, to use his status as a minor to make money and seek a big blow. A father who left home, a sick brother and a mother whose cares for him. Seong-cheol, who was abandoned in hellish reality, starts a desperate survival in his own way.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, crime
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:12

A young girl is raised as a killer in the Yanbian province of China. She hides her identity and travels to South Korea where she hopes to lead a quiet life but becomes involved with two mysterious men.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller
CountrySouth Korea

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

Soo-hyun comes across magical pills that allow him to go back and forth in time. 30 years to the past, young Soo-hyun meets future Soo-hyun and learns that his girlfriend will soon die because of him. In order to save her, the two Soo-hyuns try to change the past together, but a completely new and unexpected past is formed that leads to a new future.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:21

Pastor Park is head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders. While looking into a suspicious new religion called ‘Deer Mount,’ he slowly uncovers clues that connect this cult to a series of mysterious cases of missing teenage girls when a body is found inside a damaged tunnel beams. He begins to uncover dark secrets surrounding this cult and its enforcer Na-han.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:42

After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel. (Remake of the Chinese film “Drug War,” 2012.)

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountrySouth Korea

The destinies of hard-luck lowlifes slowly converge and come crashing down: Jung-man barely gets by working at a sauna and taking care of his sick mother until he finds a bag full of cash in the locker room; Tae-young is in trouble after his girlfriend runs away with the money he borrowed from a loan shark. Soon, a dead body mysteriously turns up; Mi-ran, caught between her husband’s violence and a dead-end job as a bar hostess, she finds a young lover, Jin-tae who offers to kill her husband… And now their dog-eat-dog game starts.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:12

A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
CountrySouth Korea

To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. He is currently suspended from the police force for using excessive force. He then gathers team members: Park Woong Chul who is a gangster, Lee Jung Moon who is the youngest serial killer with extraordinary intelligence and Jung Tae Soo who is a contract killer. Police Inspector Yoo Mi Young also joins the team and she tries to have these guys work as a team by dealing with them rationally and sometimes emotionally.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, comedy
CountrySouth Korea

When an unknown toxic gas strikes Seoul in an unprecedented act of terror, Yong-nam has just met Eui-ju from college by chance at his mother's birthday banquet. The city falls under sudden noxious gas attack and together, they must escape the panic-stricken city.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrehorror, action, drama, cartoon
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:43

    Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, detective
    CountrySouth Korea

    Seo-jin is a widower still grieving his wife’s death. Then he receives the news that her long-lost younger sister, Yoo-jin, who went missing 25 years ago, has turned up. Unlike the rest of his family, who welcome her into their arms, Seo-jin feels that Yoo-jin is a stranger.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:59

    A kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace. Five days before the case's statute of limitations expires, someone anonymously leaves a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same method on a similar target.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:03

    When police officer Kyungjin met with Myungwoo accidentally in a crime, she found that this responsible teacher was a really nice guy. At that night, Kyungjin got into a fight with a bunch of high school kids and got trouble in a big gun fight between rival drug dealers. Myungwoo tried to help her but then something happened that forces them stayed together all day long. They got closer to each other and Myungwoo was not able to repulse the strange but pure nature. He fell in love with her. One day, when Kyungjin was chasing a notorious criminal, Myungwoo helped her again, however, not knowing that what would happen that day changed their relationship forever...

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:34

    Assassination is set in Korea and Shanghai in the 1930's during the Japanese occupation. The government resistance assigns a secret commando group with killing collaborators.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:06

    Korea, 1950. A child's vow to take care of his family marks the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning sixty years.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:07

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, military, biography, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:06

    The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:28

    A three-tiered story centered on a trio of French tourists visiting the same seaside resort.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:50

    A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.

    Markimdb: 7

    A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:55

    Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:02

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:01

    On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana to work the event. His Christmas is saved when Yoon-hee, the food mall manager with a secret crush on Dae-ho, offers to babysit Hana during the party. Meanwhile, Young-ki the legendary fire chief of Yoido Station has finally promised his first holiday date night to his long suffering wife. The party is in full swing with the spectacular sight of two helicopters flying overhead just to spray snow on the partygoers and make everything perfect. When unthinkable disaster strikes, Dae-ho and Young-ki must summon all their strength and courage to save the lives of thousands but at what cost to themselves and their loved ones?

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:05

    A transgender cop's retirement plans are interrupted by a gang seeking revenge for their arrest.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:00

    Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:48

    Cheol-Min, a man with a dark, picks up a part-time night job as a parking lot attendant. He sits in the tiny pay booth in the parking lot and stares at the small television. A woman named Jung-Hwa walks into the booth. Cheol-Min realizes the woman is blind and she is confusing him for the parking attendant who worked there previously. Nevertheless, the woman comes back on another night to watch the same television drama series. Cheol-Min starts becoming attached to Jung-Hwa and they find out they are connected by the same incident in the past.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountrySouth Korea

    A teenage girl who has the ability to bring death by using Hanja (Chinese characters), names, photos, and belongings; and a just social issues reporter, fighting against the massive evil hidden behind an IT conglomerate. The film for the series "The Cursed".

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, sport
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:50

    A deadbeat teacher helps an angry, aimless teenager find direction in life during his final year of high school.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredocumentary, music
    CountryUSA, South Korea

    Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountrySouth Korea

    Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

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    Genredrama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Taysan, a young homeless man in dust-riddled Seoul, begins a series of illustrations over dusty surfaces. Through his Dust Art, Taysan starts the process of recovery from the pains of his past.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:10

    On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy -- before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountrySouth Korea

    Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:08

    Born in a poor family, Tae-su learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s. After entering the most prestigious law school, experiencing democratic resistance in Korea, Tae-su finally reaches his goal of becoming a prosecutor but his life is no better than a salary man. By chance, he joins a clique of the powerful prosecutors with wealth and authority. He finally gets a taste of a life of the top hierarchy, but as he enjoys the sweetness of supremacy, he also sees the cruel side of it.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:04

    In this true story from 2002, South Korean patrol boats engaged in a deadly battle with North Korean patrol boats who crossed the maritime border known the Northern Limit Line and attacked.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountrySouth Korea

    After his career takes a turn for the worse, superstar actor Kang Seo Joon is afraid he’s hit rock bottom. But after a chance meeting brings the talented chef Han Ji Woo into his life, Seo Joon is certain his luck is about to change.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary, music
    CountrySouth Korea

    K-pop sensation BTS embark on their 2019 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' Tour.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:07

    A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully accused of murder and his relationship with his lovingly adorable 6 year old daughter.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:17

    Doo-Sik (Jo Jung-suk) gets paroled from prison thanks to his younger brother (Do Kyung-Soo) Doo-Young. Doo-Young is a promising judo athlete. After 15 years, Doo-Sik (Jo Jung-suk) suddenly appears in front of Doo-Young and they begin to live together. Doo-Young becomes involved in an accident before the selection for the national team.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:50

    Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok’s eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger…

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, comedy, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:04

    As a North Korean sleeper cell agent, Ryu-han infiltrates the South and assumes the role of a village idiot in a rural town. He observes the townsfolk and waits patiently for his mission. One day, after 2 years of playing the role of the village idiot, fellow elite spies Hae-rang, posed as a rock star and Hae-jin, posed as an ordinary student, are dispatched to the same town as Ryu-han. He helps the other two spies settle in and teach them how to adjust in the South. There is a sudden drastic political power shift in the North and all three spies receive an urgent and ultimate mission.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:54

    A magician meets a weird girl and offers her to work together in his magic show. It's only until a year later that he starts to know her personally and develops a feeling towards her despite her own problems.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Joo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near death experience left her seeing needy ghosts. She feels compelled to help them resolve their earthly issues so they can move on to the afterlife... and he feels compelled to think she's crazy. Soon their lives merge into a complicated web of hijinx, misunderstandings, and... yes, love.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:33

    In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-Wool, he tries to uncover the truth behind the murder case.




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