Movies Set in South Korea

Kinora's catalogue lists 28 films set in South Korea, spanning 1970–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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• 2004

  3-Iron

  South Korea — 2000s
  Urbandir. Kim Ki-duk
• 2005

  A Bittersweet Life

  South Korea — 2000s
  Urbandir. Kim Jee-woon
• 2017

  A Taxi Driver

  Gwangju · Seoul — 1980s · 2000s
  Urbandir. Jang Hoon
• 2018

  Black Panther

  Oakland · London · Busan — 1990s · 2010s
  Urbandir. Ryan Coogler
• 2022

  Broker

  Busan · Seoul — 2020s
  Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
• 2018

  Burning

  Seoul — 2010s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Lee Chang-dong
• 2009

  Castaway on the Moon

  Seoul — 2000s
  Island · Urbandir. Lee Hae-jun
• 2022

  Decision to Leave

  Busan — 2020s
  Urban · Coastal Sea · Mountaindir. Park Chan-wook
• 2010

  I Saw the Devil

  South Korea — 2010s
  Urbandir. Kim Jee-woon
• 2000

  Joint Security Area

  South Korea · North Korea — 2000s
  Ruraldir. Park Chan-wook
• 2005

  Lady Vengeance

  Seoul — 2000s
  Urbandir. Park Chan-wook
• 1970

  M*A*S*H

  South Korea — 1950s
  Ruraldir. Robert Altman
• 2003

  Memories of Murder

  South Korea — 1980s · 2000s
  Ruraldir. Bong Joon Ho
• 2009

  Mother

  South Korea — 2000s
  Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho
• 2017

  Okja

  Seoul · New York City — 2010s
  Mountain · Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho
• 2019

  Parasite

  Seoul — 2010s
  Urban · Undergrounddir. Bong Joon Ho
• 2023

  Past Lives

  New York City · Seoul — 1990s · 2010s · 2020s
  Urbandir. Celine Song
• 2000

  Peppermint Candy

  South Korea — 1970s · 1980s · 1990s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Lee Chang-dong
• 2022

  Return to Seoul

  Seoul — 2020s
  Urbandir. Davy Chou
• 2003

  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

  South Korea — Timeless
  Mountain · Wildernessdir. Kim Ki-duk
• 2002

  Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

  South Korea — 2000s
  Urbandir. Park Chan-wook
• 2008

  The Chaser

  Seoul — 2000s
  Urbandir. Na Hong-jin
• 2016

  The Handmaiden

  South Korea — 1930s
  Ruraldir. Park Chan-wook
• 2006

  The Host

  Seoul — 2000s
  Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho
• 2010

  The Man from Nowhere

  South Korea — 2010s
  Urbandir. Lee Jeong-beom
• 2016

  The Wailing

  South Korea — 2010s
  Rural · Mountaindir. Na Hong-jin
• 2016

  Train to Busan

  Busan · Seoul — 2010s
  Urbandir. Yeon Sang-ho
• 2013

  World War Z

  Philadelphia · South Korea · Jerusalem · Cardiff — 2010s
  Urbandir. Marc Forster