Social Commentary Korean Dramas & Movies

Parasite (2019)

Parasite

Rank #49

Parasite is a Korean movie that revolves around the Kim family, who are struggling to make ends meet by doing odd jobs. One day, their son Ki-woo lands a job...

SKY Castle (2018)

SKY Castle

Rank #84

Han Seo Jin, Noh Seung Hye, Jin Jin Hee, and Lee Myung Joo all live with their families in SKY Castle, a luxury private neighborhood hosting wealthy doctors and professors....

Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019)

Designated Survivor: 60 Days

Rank #353

Park Moo Jin is a former professor of chemistry and now holds the Minister of Environment position. He doesn’t have ambition, personal beliefs or political sense. One day, the cabinet...

Okja (2017)

Okja

Rank #1222

For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja – a massive animal and an even bigger friend – at her home in the mountains...

Diary of a Prosecutor (2019)

Diary of a Prosecutor

Rank #1226

A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police. Lee Sun Woong works at...

38 Task Force

38 Task Force

Rank #1547

A special task force will mix cops and criminals in order to catch bad guys, but this time the good-bad guys will be con artists who use their sterminates of...

Miss Hammurabi (2018)

Miss Hammurabi

Rank #1715

Park Cha Oh Reum is a newly appointed judge who is assigned to the 44th Civil Affairs Department at the Seoul Central District. She is always on the lookout for...

House of Hummingbird (2019)

House of Hummingbird

Rank #2387

In 1994, Eun Hee, 14 years of age, is the runt of three children, sibling to a delinquent middle sister and an overachieving but violent elder brother. Her parents run...

Out of Breath (2019)

Out of Breath

Rank #2946

Ha Eun’s girlfriend breaks up with her because she’s scared of people knowing she’s a lesbian. After a push from her best friend, Ha Eun meets Min Seo on a...

I (2021)

I

Rank #4013

Ah Yeong who graduated with child studies major becomes the babysitter for Yeong Chae who is raising a six-month-old child by herself. (Source: HanCinema)...

Heard it Through the Grapevine

Heard it Through the Grapevine

Rank #4153

Han Jeong Ho and Choi Yeon Hee are a wealthy couple from a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down when their teenage son, Han In Sang, impregnates...

Broject (2018)

Broject

Rank #4376

Hidden secret at the academy. The war between the top 1%. There is something strange, and the truth will be slowly revealed. Two handsome guys are coming. (Source: Playlist Studio)...

The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021)

The Girl on a Bulldozer

Rank #6432

Hae Young is a hopeless girl. She has tattoos all over her arms. She uses vulgar language, and is even violent. She is a terrible troublemaker. She does not have...

Psychokinesis (2018)

Psychokinesis

Rank #7041

Shin Seok Heon, who works as a security guard, happens to gain a psychokinesis supernatural power after drinking water polluted by meteor matter. He then learns that his ex-wife was...

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Rank #8168

There have been multiple mysterious instances of male students from different high schools being ambushed and covered in foul-smelling dung. The one thing these students have in common? All of...

Bori (2020)

Bori

Rank #40731

Bo Ri, an 11-year-old girl in a seaside village, is the only family member who can hear. As an elementary school student, Bo Ri becomes more and more accustomed to...

Lost to Shame (2016)

Lost to Shame

Rank #45765

Song Joon is an unknown actor who often has to borrow money from his brother to get by. Finally, Song Joon is cast as the lead in a play about...

Fighter (2021)

Fighter

Rank #45801

I’m throwing my hat in the ring called life. After a few months of social adjustment training, the North Korean refugee Ji Na moves to a small studio in Seoul...

A Bedsore (2020)

A Bedsore

Rank #46297

As a festering bedsore on the suffering mother’s body opens old family wounds and grievances, Shim Hye Jung’s strong debut feature makes us also think about the issues around the...

Bank of Seoul (2019)

Bank of Seoul

Rank #46952

Seong Jae works at a major firm, but always works late due to the workload. Once, he falls asleep while working overtime and reaches the Sleep Bank, where he takes...

Clean Up (2019)

Clean Up

Rank #49026

Jung Ju has lost her son to heart disease and can’t break free from the pain of that loss. She spends most of her waking hours working, drinking and going...

Our Body (2019)

Our Body

Rank #51703

An overeducated, disenchanted woman, Ja Young, loses her ambition after many grueling years of studying for the public official exam. Which she has failed multiple times. One lonely evening, a...

Drama Special Season 13: Self-Indulgence

Rank #52850

A poor 26-year-old rider has great dreams, but reality is harsh. He ends up with special powers strong enough to terminate someone and punishes the bad! A story about the...

Fearless to Love (2021)

Fearless to Love

Rank #99999

The short film “Fearless to Love” is a film designed to support the hearts of those who want to love honestly and fearlessly. As people fall in love, they get...