Korean Thriller/Mystery
by nxxxxxh | created - 06 Dec 2022 | updated - 1 week ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,226 | Gross: $0.01M
2. The Chaser (2008)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Yeong-hie, Kim Yoo-jung
Votes: 72,749
3. Confession of Murder (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Lee Du-Seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim's mothers search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Park Shi-hoo, Jung Hae-kyun, Kim Yeong-ae
Votes: 11,682
4. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 635,591 | Gross: $0.71M
5. The Client (2011)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.
Director: Young-Sung Sohn | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Park Hee-soon, Jang Hyuk, Sung Dong-il
Votes: 1,978
6. Death Bell (2008)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.
Director: Hong-Seung Yoon | Stars: Lee Beom-su, Kim Bum, In-sook Choi, Da-Geon
Votes: 3,178
7. Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010)
TV-MA | 84 min | Horror
Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp is about a group of high school students and teachers who get locked in the school after the swimming instructor is murdered.
Director: Seon-Dong Yu | Stars: Nam Bo-ra, Ji Chang-wook, Ah-Jin Choi, Park Eun-bin
Votes: 878
8. Mother (2009)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 71,621 | Gross: $0.55M
9. No Mercy (2010)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Despite being nearly proven the murderer, a serial killer threatens to kill the daughter of a forensic pathologist if he doesn't get him bailed out.
Director: Hyeong-Joon Kim | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Seung-beom, Han Hye-jin, Sung Ji-ru
Votes: 9,464
10. Perfect Number (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up, after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
Director: Pang Eun-jin | Stars: Ryu Seung-beom, Lee Yo-won, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Yoon-seong
Votes: 2,410
11. Bluebeard (2017)
Not Rated | 117 min | Thriller
Dr. Seung-hoon sedates his landlord before medical check-up, when the old man begins telling him a convincing murder confession.
Director: Soo-youn Lee | Stars: Cho Jin-woong, Shin Goo, Kim Dae-myung, Lee Chung-Ah
Votes: 2,214
12. The Scent (2012)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an ... See full summary »
Director: Hyeong-Joon Kim | Stars: Park Hee-soon, Park Si-yeon, Joo Sang-uk, Kim Jeong-tae
Votes: 594
13. Thread of Lies (2014)
117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.
Director: Lee Han | Stars: Kim Hee-ae, Ko Ah-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Yoo-jung
Votes: 873
14. Jo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil (2018)
120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a series of unusual murders occurs, Detective K (KIM Myung-min) and his partner (OH Dal-soo) are once again called into action as they discover a trail of bodies with mysterious bite marks.
Director: Suk-Yoon Kim | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Ji-won, Kim Bum
Votes: 574 | Gross: $0.10M
15. Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Detective genius Detective K is enlisted by the king to investigate a string of murders that may be linked to a government conspiracy. But when K becomes a suspect himself, he'll have to catch the killers to prove his own innocence.
Director: Suk-Yoon Kim | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Han Ji-min, Lee Jae-yong
Votes: 1,165
16. Parasite (2019)
R | 132 min | Drama, Thriller
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik
Votes: 958,849 | Gross: $53.37M
17. The Gifted Hands (2013)
107 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A little girl is kidnapped and murdered in the jurisdiction of gang buster detective Yang Chun-dong, who fights against the gangs for three years now. Also the case of the murdered girl is ... See full summary »
Director: Ho-Young Kwon | Stars: Kim Kang-woo, Kim Bum, Esom, Seo Hyun-chul
Votes: 1,268
18. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
R | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su, Moon Geun-young
Votes: 68,256
19. Mouse (2021)
80 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Jung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is an honest person and tries to attain justice. After Ba-Reum faces a psychopath murderer, who places the entire nation in fear, his life is totally changed.
Stars: Lee Seung-gi, Lee Hee-joon, Park Ju-hyun, Kyung Soo-jin
Votes: 10,629
20. Little Women (2022)
TV-MA | 75 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The exciting story of three sisters with a close bond who grew up in poverty then become embroiled in a major incident and face off against the wealthiest family in the nation.
Stars: Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun, Wi Ha-joon, Uhm Ji-won
Votes: 7,178
21. Squid Game (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Dylan Besseau, Yasushi Iwaki
Votes: 541,752
22. The Glory (2022– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman lives for absolute revenge against her childhood bullies who destroyed her life.
Stars: Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Aria Song
Votes: 28,256
23. Forgotten (2017)
TV-MA | 108 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.
Director: Jang Hang-jun | Stars: Kang Ha-neul, Yeon Je Hyung, Kim Mu-yeol, Nam Myung-ryul
Votes: 45,996
24. Decision to Leave (2022)
Not Rated | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo
Votes: 55,137
25. Celebrity (2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.
Stars: Park Gyuyoung, Kang Min-hyuk, Victoria Grace, Moon Tae-yu
Votes: 5,354
26. While You Were Sleeping (2017)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The drama is about a woman, Nam Hong Joo, who can see accidents that take place in the future through her dreams. And a prosecutor, Jung Jae Chan, who struggles to stop the woman's dreams from coming true.
Stars: Bae Suzy, Lee Jong-suk, Jung Hae-in, Lee Sang-Yeob
Votes: 9,823
27. Pinocchio (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A young boy, whose life and family has been destroyed by new media, gets adopted by a family in a rural area after being found lost at sea. He conceals his past for 13 years. But then the girl he loves, a reporter, finds out the truth.
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Park Shin-hye, Kim Hae-sook, Jin Kyung
Votes: 8,939
28. I Hear Your Voice (2013)
TV-Y | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A sharp female lawyer with no filter teams up with a public defender and a high-school student with special gifts to bring down a killer with a personal vendetta.
Stars: Lee Bo-young, Lee Jong-suk, Yoon Sang-Hyun, Lee Da-hee
Votes: 4,729
29. Law School (2021– )
65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a grim incident occurs at their prestigious school, justice through law is put to a test by a tough law professor and his ambitious students.
Stars: Kim Myung-min, Kim Bum, Ryu Hye-young, Lee Jeong-eun
Votes: 2,998
30. Class of Lies (2019)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A highly successful lawyer falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed term teacher at a high school. Though he goes into the classroom for selfish reasons, he begins to see the crimes and takes matters into his own hands.
Stars: Yoon Kyun-Sang, Keum Sae-rok, Lee Joon-young, Choi Yu-hwa
Votes: 685
31. Mask Girl (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
An office worker who is insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet personality by night until a chain of ill-fated events overtakes her life.
Stars: Ren Hanami, Yeom Hye-ran, Trish Le, Suk Mun
Votes: 7,550
32. Investigation Partners (2018–2019)
35 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This show is about a brilliant forensic doctor and a rookie prosecutor who works together to solve cases.
Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Jeong Yu-mi, Go Gyu-pil, Jun Gyu Park
Votes: 1,234
33. Night Has Come (2023– )
30 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A mystery high-teen death game in which a mafia game takes place for students in Class 2 and 3 who left the retreat and the intense psychological warfare of cheating and deception and the breathtaking tension.
Stars: Lee Jae-in, Kim Woo-seok, Choi Ye-Bin, Cha Woo-min
Votes: 1,417
34. Duty After School (2023– )
16+ | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A science fiction thriller that depicts all students across the country fighting against unidentified objects ahead of the CSAT and fighting for extra points.
Stars: Kwon Eun-bin, Kim Ki-hae, Kim Min-chul, Kim Su-gyeom
Votes: 2,132
35. The Handmaiden (2016)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri
Votes: 172,618 | Gross: $2.01M
Tell Your Friends