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Joint Security Area(2000)

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Shiri(1999)

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Dragon Wars: D-War(2007)

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Fabricated City(2017)

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A Taxi Driver(2017)

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1987: When the Day Comes(2017)

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Memories of Murder(2003)

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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)

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Red Scarf(1964)

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Another Public Enemy(2005)

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The Chaser(2008)

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

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Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait(2007)

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Resurrection of the Little Match Girl(2002)

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I Saw the Devil(2010)

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Secret Reunion(2010)

Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.

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The President's Last Bang(2005)

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

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Veteran(2015)

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Parasite(2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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