The 16 Best Korean Movies Coming Out in 2024
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The world of Korean entertainment content has only thrived and expanded since it found success in the U.S. mainstream. There's no denying this with the popularity of Academy Award-winning film Parasite, the widespread recognition gained by Academy Award-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung of Minari, and most recently all the buzz generated by hit A24 film Past Lives. Aside from the three films mentioned above, there's an entire treasure trove of excellent Korean movies. Year after year, more K-content is being produced to add to the extensive list—and 2024 is no exception.
This year, there are highly-anticipated projects—starring some of the K-entertainment industry's biggest stars—being released. Expect some spine-chilling thrillers, heart-racing action films, feel-good comedies, heavy drama, and much more. Though not all the titles for the year have come out just yet, we'll be sure to keep this post up-to-date with release dates and streaming links. So make sure to keep an eye out! You may want to bookmark this link .
Without further ado, here are this year's best new Korean films. These cinematic masterpieces are definitely worth adding to your 2024 watch list, trust me.
My Name is Loh Ki Wan
My Name is Loh Kiwan is about a North Korean defector (Song Joong-ki) who manages to escape to Belgium, where he hopes to settle down and gain refugee status. He struggles to adjust to this foreign country and its culture. Then, he meets a young Korean woman (Choi Sung-eun) who has already obtained Belgian citizenship, but has lost the will to live. They have an unpleasant first encounter, but soon a romance blossoms.
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Alienoid 2: Return to the Future
This science fantasy action film is the continuation of the 2022 film Alienoid, so you may want to check that out first by streaming here. The film series follows a pair of Goryeo-era shamans in search of a holy sword, as well as humans in 2022 hunting down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. A time-traveling portal opens up, and the two parties find themselves crossing paths.
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Badland Hunters
This film starring Train to Busan star Ma Dong-seok is set in a post-apocalyptic world. After a major earthquake shakes Seoul, South Korea, the city turns into a wasteland where civil society has totally collapsed. It's up to people like "the hunter" (played by Ma) to try and keep things in order.
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Citizen of a Kind
In this action-packed comedy, a housewife falls victim to a voice phishing scam and loses tens of thousands of dollars. But she plans on making a comeback with the help of friends, and one of her scammers who agrees to become an informant. She decides to track down the masterminds of the phishing operation.
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Exhuma
This hair-raising mystery-thriller follows the story of a wealthy Los Angeles-based family that experiences a series of paranormal activities. Desperate to save their newborn child, they seek the help of a shaman duo played by superstars Lee Do-hyun and Kim Go-eun. Korean entertainment legend Choi Min-sik also leads the cast, playing an exorcist who unleashes unexpected forces.
Out in select theaters
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Ms. Apocalypse
The year is 1999. Factory bookkeeper Young-mi, cruelly nicknamed “Ms. Apocalypse,” develops a crush on a married man who gets arrested for embezzlement. She winds up going to jail for assisting him in his crimes. When she gets released, her crush's wife offers to pay his debt to Young-mi, but she feels uneasy taking the money. The unlikely pair end up living together, and develop a lasting friendship.
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Dog Days
Academy Award-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung stars in this heart-warming comedy that follows pet owners who meet one another in a vet's office. It shows their relationships to their pets, and the relationships they form with one another.
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Dead Man
Lee Man-jae (Cho Jin-woong) makes a living by allowing businesses to borrow his name, using it to represent their figurehead. But one of the businesses screws him over, and he becomes falsely accused of embezzling $75 million. This forces him to fake his own death. And now, from the "grave," he plots his revenge on those who wronged him.
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Walker
This film tackles the complicated relationships and struggles within a family experiencing domestic violence and abuse.
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The Plot
The Plot follows a man named Yeong-il (Gang Dong-won). His job is to arrange commissioned contract killings, but make sure that they look accidental. All is well, until the tables seem to have turned on him and he becomes the target for a murder disguised as an accident.
Release date: May 29, 2024
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Following
Real estate agent Koo Jung-tae (Byun Yo-han) takes people watching to a whole new level. His secret hobby is to peep into the lives of other people, and he sometimes uses his job to go into his clients' homes. He soon becomes interested in influencer Han So-ra (Shin Hae-sun), and as luck would have it she becomes one of his clients. But things take a dark turn when So-ra goes missing...and is later found dead.
Release date: May 2024
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Wonderland
This star-studded sci-fi fantasy stars Park Bo-gum, Bae Suzy, Choi Woo-shik, Tang Wei, and Jung Yu-mi. It centers around a virtual world called "Wonderland" where people can meet their deceased loved ones anywhere at any time.
Release date: June 5, 2024
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Pilot
Han Jung-Woo (Cho Jung-Seok) loses his job as a commercial pilot, but he's determined to get his dream job back at all costs. So, he masquerades as a woman, uses his sister's name, and gets hired as a pilot again. But how long can he keep this charade up?
Release date: July 31, 2024
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