Korean movies and cinema, both art and commercial, continue to have an impact on the globe of entertainment due to its uniqueness, well-developed characters, and riveting narrative. While the year 2022 provided the best viewing experience for audiences with films such as Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker, the year 2023 has had similarly promising Korean releases thus far.
What are the 10 Popular Korean Movies 2023
1. The Point Men
About the Movie: The film, also known as Bargaining, is based on the true events of the 2007 hostage situation in Afghanistan, in which 23 Korean missionaries were taken hostage.
2. Phantom
The film is based on Mai Jia’s 2007 novel Feng Sheng.
3. Jung_E
Synopsis: Climate change has rendered the earth untenable for humans in the twenty-first century. For survival, people have taken to living in constructed shelters. When a civil war threatens to make their life even more difficult, a leader of the allied forces, Jung Yi (Kim), is cloned into a formidable AI robot. Will she triumph and save her people from approaching doom?
4. Unlocked
Cat: Yim Si-wan, Chun Woo Hee, Kim Hee Won, Kim Ye Won, Park Ho San, and Jeon Jin Oh star in the film.
Synopsis: Na Mi (Hee) is an average employee at a startup. When a thief impersonates a cell operator in order to obtain her smartphone, he begins threatening her with information saved on the device. When detective Ji-man (Kim) begins researching the crime, he discovers significant indications that point to his son Joon Young as the perpetrator.
Unlocked is based on celebrated novelist Akira Teshigawara’s best-selling Japanese novel of the same name.
5. The Devil’s Deal
Cast: Cho Jin-woong, Lee Sung-min, Gim Mu-yeol, and Won Hyun-jun star.
Synopsis: Jeon Hae-woong (Cho), an ambitious and motivated politician, has worked his way to the top of Busan’s political sphere and is now a leading candidate for the National Assembly. But the emergence of a formidable and smart opponent, Kwon Soon-tae (Lee), makes the road to his dream appear arduous.
About the Movie: According to the Korean Film Council’s Korea Box-office Information System (KOBIS), the crime drama grossed USD 5,717,096 at the box office as of July 10, 2023.
6. Soulmate
Cast: Kim Da-mi, Jeon So-nee, and Jang Hye-jin star.
Synopsis: Mi-so (Kim) and Ha-eun (Jeon) first meet as 13-year-olds and create an instant friendship. The couple passes through many stages over the next 14 years, including friendship, a teenage crush, and romance. Will they risk everything as adults to explore their affection for each other?
About the film: This coming-of-age Korean story, also known as Hello, My Soulmate, earned a total of USD 1,735,382 as of 10 July 2023, according to KOBIS.
7. Kill Boksoon
Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Esom, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Si-ah, and Esom Star.
Synopsis: Boksoon (Jeon), a single mother and competent contract killer, was trained by the dangerous Cha Min-kyu (Sol) and is currently employed at M.K. Enterprises. When her work interferes with her family, she must abandon her work ethic and either kill or be killed.
8. Rebound
Cast: Ahn Jae-hong, Jeong Jinwoon, Jung Geon-joo, and Lee Sin-young star.
Synopsis: Basketball coach Kang Yang-hyeon (Ahn) is tasked with training a group of outcasts. The six players almost decide to disband after the intense training becomes unbearable. However, their love for basketball makes it difficult for them to give up the game, and they end up making everyone proud by competing in the KBA National Tournament for eight days.
About the film: The screenplay for this sports film, written by Kim Eun-hee and Kwon Seong-hui, is based on the true story of Korean basketball coach Kang Yang-hyeon and the Busan Jungang High School’s 2012 run to the national championships final with only six players.
9. Dream
Cast: IU, Park Seo-joon, Lee Hyun-woo, Kim Jong-soo, Go Chang-suk, Jung Seung-gil, and others star.
Synopsis: A group of amateur footballers with distinct personalities struggle to get along. However, their desire to break a seemingly unachievable record in the Homeless World Cup gradually brings them together. As the players give their all on the pitch with the assistance of their coach Yoon Hong Dae (Park), filmmaker Lee So-min (IU) documents their efforts and makes their journey into a documentary film.
About the Movie: According to KOBIS (via Soompi), the sports drama attracted approximately 93,420 moviegoers.
10. Project Silence
Cast: Lee Sun-kyun, Ju Ji-hoon, and Kim Hee-won star.
Synopsis: A group of people become isolated and stuck on an airport bridge in dense fog. Will the group be able to escape the bridge, which is about to collapse, with bloodthirsty and dog-like animals prowling nearby?
The disaster film premiered in the Midnight Screening section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2023.
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