If you didn’t know, 2020 was actually a great year for Korean cinema. There were lots of impressive films despite the pandemic. If you’re thinking of what to do during stay home weekends, here are the top 11 Korean movies in 2020 that you can still catch up on.
Best Korean Movies of 2020
11 Closet
Closet is the only horror film on this list where we see a man grow apart from his daughter following the death of his wife.
They move to a new house and his daughter mysteriously goes missing. Along the way, an exorcist tells him to look in the closet to look for his daughter.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/293224/The-Closet
10 Honest Candidate
In this Korean comedy film, a third-term congresswoman, played by Ra Mi-Ran, has built her entire political career on lies. However, she finds herself unable to lie a few days before the elections are about to take place.
A sequel to this movie has been confirmed and will probably hit the big screens in Korea in 2022.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/269029/Honest-Candidate
9 Collectors
Channeling Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider vibes, we see a group of people with different jobs come together to carry out a daring heist right in the middle of Seoul.
You can also check out the hilarious interview they did on a popular Korean Youtube Show – Jessi’s Showterview.
8 Samjin Company English Class
Set in the 1990s, Samjin Company English Class sees a group of 3 female friends who have been working in Samjin Company for 8 years but are still at the bottom of their company due to their high school only educational backgrounds.
An opportunity arises when the company announces that a promotion awaits any employee that gets a score of 600 of higher on the TOEIC exam.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/340911/Samjin-Company-English-Class
7 Pawn (담보) Viu
If you’re a fan of the healing Korean variety show, House on Wheels, you’ll probably love this movie! Catch both Sung Dong-Il and Kim Hee-Won in this family-friendly film where both of them work as debt collectors.
One day, they were collecting debt and received a little girl from a mother as collateral/pawn.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/362718/Pawn
6 Steel Rain 2: Summit
The film sees three leaders from South Korea, North Korea, and the USA being held hostage in a North Korean nuclear submarine during a summit.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/315287/Steel-Rain-2-Summit
Watch Steel Rain on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/sg/title/80226234
5 #Alive
Zombie films have become sort of a unique Korean thing since the success of Train to Busan and Kingdom. In #Alive, the city is infected by a virus that causes people to turn into zombies.
The main leads, played by Yoo Ah-In and Park Shin-Hye are trying to find a way to survive from their own apartments.
Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/sg/title/81240831
4 Hitman: Agent Jun
Once a hitman for the NIS, Joon, played by Kwon Sang-Woo decides to fake his death during a mission to carry out his lifelong dream of being a webtoon artist.
However, one day, he posts a webtoon that reveals the secrets of being in the NIS and gets himself in trouble.
3 Peninsula
Set 4 years after Train to Busan, the film shows how people have survived the initial zombie outbreak and are struggling to survive.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/333736/Peninsula
2 Deliver Us From Evil
This action-packed Korean movie follows a hitman who is planning to retire after his last job but finds himself linked to a kidnapping case in Thailand.
The film won the award for Best Cinematography & Lighting at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/343288/Deliver-Us-From-Evil
1 The Man Standing Next
Number 1 on the list is The Man Standing Next, which won the Best Film at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards.
The film is based on a real 1979 military coup that surrounds the President, head of the Korean CIA, and the exiled prior director of the Korean CIA.
Watch on Viu: https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/vod/358014/The-Man-Standing-Next
Top 11 Korean Movies in 2020
If you’re ever thinking of what to do at home, these Korean movies are a great way to spend time with your family or loved ones. From comedy to horror and action-packed films, there’s a movie for everyone!
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