Detective Male Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

I’ve Been Waiting for You for a Long Time

Rank #34745

A mystery crime series following the story of detective Oh Jin Sang, who seeks revenge for his younger brother in the countryside. (Source: Soompi; Hancinema)...

Believer: Extended Cut (2018)

Believer: Extended Cut

Rank #37798

Director’s cut version of the movie “Believer”. The director’s cut version is 8 minutes longer than the film and even has a different ending than the theatrical version. Detective Won...

Decoy (2023)

Decoy

Rank #39803

Koo Do Han, a former lawyer turned detective, is on a quest to uncover the truth behind an unsolved crime from the past. He investigates current cases to piece together...

Follower

Rank #40413

The story of Yeon Hee who appears to be having a happily married life but is actually experiencing domestic violence. Little by little, Yeon Hee begins to fall into danger...

The Last Witness

The Last Witness

Rank #40552

Detective Oh discovers a secret while he investigates Yang Dal Soo’s tragic end case, with Attorney Kim Jung Yub. Son Suk Jin leaves a treasure map to his daughter, Ji...

Chosun Police (2005)

Chosun Police

Rank #41728

The story revolves around Kim Sa Yool, an elite detective with a sharp mind, set post-Gabo Reform in the late Joseon era. Kim Sa Yool and the rest of his...

Wild Card

Wild Card

Rank #42972

Detectives Oh Yeong Dal (the veteran) and Bang Je Su (the rookie) are partners who don’t see eye to eye. But when a string of brutal serial terminates occurs, they...

Drama Special Season 10: Life Goes On (2019)

Drama Special Season 10: Life Goes On

Rank #43118

Retired detective Choi Sung Eok and his wife in an old apartment. After investing in his son’s business, Choi Seok Eok struggles to cover his and his wife’s basic living...

Summer Snow

Summer Snow

Rank #43249

“Summer Snow” is an omnibus film featuring three stories, about the one and only moment for different couples to test their chances by confessing their true love to their Ignoranceed,...

Truck (2008)

Truck

Rank #44540

Chul Min is a simple truck driver whose usual cargo is liquor, vegetables, and other necessities. When his daughter is diagnosed with congenital heart disease, he scrambles to borrow money...

Drama Special Series Season 2: SOS - Save Our School (2012)

Drama Special Series Season 2: SOS – Save Our School

Rank #45743

A fire starts in a classroom and two students are trapped in that burning classroom. One of the students died and one was taken to the hospital unconscious. People suggest...

Hello Murderer

Hello Murderer

Rank #47203

Rookie detective Jung Min finds difficulties with his new job. His boss doesn’t like him, he has to secretly prepare for a public service exam, and the local residents are...

Light My Fire

Light My Fire

Rank #47204

Detective Shin becomes the star of his department when he is tasked with investigating a bizarre tragic end. On the eve of solving the most important case of his career,...

Mapado

Mapado

Rank #48030

In this comic satire, a corrupt detective named Chung Suis on ambush duty on a remote island (“Mapado”) off a southern port of Korea along with macho man Jae Cheol,...

Drama Special Season 6: Stay Still

Drama Special Season 6: Stay Still

Rank #48569

Chan Soo is a detective with a daughter whom he loves dearly. One day, she disappears and one of his closest friends Joon Shik is arrested as a suspect. Will...

The Prisoner (2020)

The Prisoner

Rank #49760

Se Do, once a competent detective, is falsely accused of tragic ending his wife Tae Hee and is sentenced to life imprisonment. In the prison Se Do is staying, the...

The Hunt (2016)

The Hunt

Rank #50311

When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters leads by Dong Geun arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness, by chance,...

Public Enemy (2002)

Public Enemy

Rank #50569

One rainy night, loose-cannon detective Kang is on watch duty and takes a dump behind a hydroelectric pole. Standing up, he bumps into someone in the shadows, making him step...

Vanishing (2022)

Vanishing

Rank #51325

Alice is a forensic scientist who invented a revolutionary technique in the field of restoring damaged corpses. She visits South Korea to attend a conference and receives a request from...

Mr. Lee (2021)

Mr. Lee

Rank #51359

Six friends gathered at Eunjoo and Kyungho’s engagement party. In a strange vibe flowing…the groom-to-be dies. And, a detective ‘Mr. LEE’ who doesn’t look like a detective, appears. All five...

The Culprit (2019)

The Culprit

Rank #51564

“The Culprit” is about a man named Yeong Hoon who tracks his wife’s criminal and the tale of his search for justice. (Source: HanCinema)...

The 12th Suspect (2019)

The 12th Suspect

Rank #53229

Just after the end of the Korean War in 1953, an investigation into the tragic end of a poet in Namsan is launched and focuses on ten suspects. (Source: HanCinema)...

My Lovely Week

My Lovely Week

Rank #53230

My Lovely Week is a 2005 South Korean romance film about a divorced psychiatrist who meets a tough, macho detective. It was Min Gyu-dong’s solo directorial debut, having previously collaborated...

The Limit

Rank #54170

“Limit” is a suspenseful thriller about a cop that goes undercover to hunt down the criminal behind a horrific unauthorized takingping case. Lee Jung Hyun will be starring as So...