Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook (born August 23, 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. His films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Park Chan-wook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Park Chan-wook
  • Popularity: 11.839
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1963-08-23
  • Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
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  • Also Known As: 박찬욱, Chan-wook Park, PARKing CHANce, 朴赞郁, Пак Чхан Ук
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Park Chan-wook Movies

  • 2015
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    Müdigkeitsgesellschaft: Byung-Chul Han in Seoul/Berlin

    Müdigkeitsgesellschaft: Byung-Chul Han in Seoul/Berlin

    5 2015 HD

    The essay film about the German philosopher Byung-Chul Han encircles the phenomenon of fatigue in our capitalistic societies and its associated...

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  • 2023
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    I Haven’t Done Anything

    I Haven’t Done Anything

    6 2023 HD

    Oh Tae-kyung, once an up-and-coming actor, starts a YouTube channel. He starts to produce content where he grants people's wishes, borrowing a...

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  • 2002
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    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    7.461 2002 HD

    A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the...

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  • 2022
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    Kultur-King Korea

    Kultur-King Korea

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2017
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    Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

    1 2017 HD

    A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in Russia. The story of the Cinema Without Borders company...

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  • 2004
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    Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video

    Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1995
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    Mascara

    Mascara

    1 1995 HD

    Buzz Salon which is run by Cho is known for its mysterious ambience. Gi-hyuk, one of Cho's best customers, falls for Hae-joo, a hostess at Buzz. Cho...

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  • 2016
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    Old Days

    Old Days

    6.6 2016 HD

    Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened...

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  • 2006
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    The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

    The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

    6 2006 HD

    South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this...

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  • 2012
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    Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

    Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

    5.2 2012 HD

    Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over...

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  • 2010
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    Through Korean Cinema

    Through Korean Cinema

    1 2010 HD

    Discover the roots of Korean cinema. A cinema who surprised by the success recorded in the major international festivals. Interviews to five famous...

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  • 2008
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    Crush and Blush

    Crush and Blush

    6.4 2008 HD

    With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she...

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  • 2007
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    Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

    Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

    1 2007 HD

    A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

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  • 2014
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    Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen

    Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen

    5 2014 HD

    Documentary on the making of the film.

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  • 2005
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    Autobiography of 'Oldboy'

    Autobiography of 'Oldboy'

    1 2005 HD

    A three and- a-half-hour video diary of the making of Oldboy. This was included as a special feature in the DVD and Blu Ray releases of Oldboy and...

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  • 2003
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    Oldboy

    Oldboy

    8.257 2003 HD

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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  • 2000
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    Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

    7.8 2000 HD

    Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is...

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  • 2000
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    Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

    7.8 2000 HD

    Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is...

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  • 2005
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    Lady Vengeance

    Lady Vengeance

    7.5 2005 HD

    Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

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  • 2005
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    Lady Vengeance

    Lady Vengeance

    7.5 2005 HD

    Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

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  • 2006
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    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    7.061 2006 HD

    Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly...

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  • 2006
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    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    7.061 2006 HD

    Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly...

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  • 2002
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    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    7.461 2002 HD

    A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the...

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    7.461 2002 HD

    A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the...

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  • 2013
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    Lee Jung Hyun: V

    Lee Jung Hyun: V

    1 2013 HD

    A man experiences a car crash and visits the nearest spooky mansion for help, only to discover its ghostly inhabitant wants to take him as a groom.

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  • 2022
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    Life Is But a Dream

    Life Is But a Dream

    5.9 2022 HD

    An undertaker digs up an abandoned grave to get wood to build a coffin for the savior of his village, but in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an...

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  • 2022
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    Life Is But a Dream

    Life Is But a Dream

    5.9 2022 HD

    An undertaker digs up an abandoned grave to get wood to build a coffin for the savior of his village, but in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an...

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  • 2009
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    Thirst

    Thirst

    7.1 2009 HD

    A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood...

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  • 2009
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    Thirst

    Thirst

    7.1 2009 HD

    A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood...

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  • 2009
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    Thirst

    Thirst

    7.1 2009 HD

    A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood...

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  • 2004
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    Three... Extremes

    Three... Extremes

    6.8 2004 HD

    An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: "Dumplings", directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong; "Cut", directed...

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  • 2004
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    Three... Extremes

    Three... Extremes

    6.8 2004 HD

    An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: "Dumplings", directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong; "Cut", directed...

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  • 1999
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    Judgement

    Judgement

    6.2 1999 HD

    At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient...

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  • 1999
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    Judgement

    Judgement

    6.2 1999 HD

    At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient...

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  • 2003
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    If You Were Me

    If You Were Me

    6 2003 HD

    Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers...

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  • 2008
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    Crush and Blush

    Crush and Blush

    6.4 2008 HD

    With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she...

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  • 2017
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    Reawakening of memories

    Reawakening of memories

    1 2017 HD

    I wanted to render an interesting depiction of how the extraction of a dead person's memory-a very sci-fi-esque musing-is used to solve the mystery...

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  • 2012
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    A Boy with Arms

    A Boy with Arms

    1 2012 HD

    The boy's mother packs her belongings and leaves her family for another man. The boy gets home only to see that his mother had left and decides to...

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  • 2000
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    Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

    7.8 2000 HD

    Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is...

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  • 2010
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    Too Fragile to Be Loved

    Too Fragile to Be Loved

    1 2010 HD

    Love story. Too hard to believe, and too much to bear.

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  • 2015
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    The Shameless

    The Shameless

    6.5 2015 HD

    A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.

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  • 2011
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    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    3.8 2011 HD

    An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

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  • 2011
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    Night Fishing

    Night Fishing

    5.6 2011 HD

    A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman.

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Night Fishing

    Night Fishing

    5.6 2011 HD

    A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman.

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  • 2013
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    Stoker

    Stoker

    6.7 2013 HD

    After India Stoker's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect...

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  • 2000
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    The Anarchists

    The Anarchists

    4.6 2000 HD

    Set in 1920s Shanghai, the film recounts the activities of a group of young Koreans trying to destabilize Japanese control of their penninsula....

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  • 2002
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    A Bizarre Love Triangle

    A Bizarre Love Triangle

    4.7 2002 HD

    Eun-hee is an extravagant and selfish woman who lives a life of luxury. She constantly swears, acts extremely careless, and is unashamedly tactless....

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  • 1992
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    The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

    The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

    5.4 1992 HD

    A gangster in Busan is caught having an affair with his boss' mistress and the two run off with their organization's money.

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  • 1992
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    The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

    The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

    5.4 1992 HD

    A gangster in Busan is caught having an affair with his boss' mistress and the two run off with their organization's money.

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  • 2012
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    Day Trip

    Day Trip

    5.9 2012 HD

    A master and his student visit a mountain to practice pansori (a musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer) after a music competition...

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  • 2022
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    Decision to Leave

    Decision to Leave

    7.355 2022 HD

    From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he...

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  • 2014
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    Bitter, Sweet, Seoul

    Bitter, Sweet, Seoul

    1 2014 HD

    Over 98 days from August 20th to November 25th 2013, 2821 people from around the world sent 11,852 video featuring many different faces of Seoul. 154...

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  • 1997
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    Trio

    Trio

    4.3 1997 HD

    Ahn is a suicidal saxophonist, Mun is violent simpleton with an I.Q. of 80 and Maria is single mother with dreams of becoming a nun. Ahn has tried...

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  • 1997
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    Trio

    Trio

    4.3 1997 HD

    Ahn is a suicidal saxophonist, Mun is violent simpleton with an I.Q. of 80 and Maria is single mother with dreams of becoming a nun. Ahn has tried...

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Decision to Leave

    Decision to Leave

    7.355 2022 HD

    From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he...

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  • 2001
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    The Humanist

    The Humanist

    6 2001 HD

    Te-o begins life as a lonely son of a high-ranking officer. He buys his friends with money and ice cream. Eventually two of these boys, the orphans...

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  • 2016
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    The Handmaiden

    The Handmaiden

    8.217 2016 HD

    In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.

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  • 2016
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    The Handmaiden

    The Handmaiden

    8.217 2016 HD

    In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.

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  • 2014
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    A Rose Reborn

    A Rose Reborn

    5.444 2014 HD

    A brilliant young CEO from London contemplates the possibility of selling his invention to a mysterious Chinese billionaire. Before actually meeting...

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Life Is But a Dream

    Life Is But a Dream

    5.9 2022 HD

    An undertaker digs up an abandoned grave to get wood to build a coffin for the savior of his village, but in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an...

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  • 1970
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    The Jailbreaker

    The Jailbreaker

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Jailbreaker

    The Jailbreaker

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Truth Beneath

    The Truth Beneath

    6.9 2016 HD

    For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections.

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  • 2003
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    If You Were Me

    If You Were Me

    6 2003 HD

    Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers...

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  • 2005
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    A Boy Who Went to Heaven

    A Boy Who Went to Heaven

    6.2 2005 HD

    An orphaned boy falls in love with and writes anonymous letters a to 30-year old woman because she reminds him of his mother.

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  • 2011
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    Night Fishing

    Night Fishing

    5.6 2011 HD

    A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman.

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Crush and Blush

    Crush and Blush

    6.4 2008 HD

    With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she...

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

    7.061 2006 HD

    Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Bitter, Sweet, Seoul

    Bitter, Sweet, Seoul

    1 2014 HD

    Over 98 days from August 20th to November 25th 2013, 2821 people from around the world sent 11,852 video featuring many different faces of Seoul. 154...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

    1 1970 HD

    After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

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  • 2024
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    Uprising

    Uprising

    7.3 2024 HD

    In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together — one the master and one the servant — reunite post-war as enemies on opposing...

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  • 2013
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    Oldboy

    Oldboy

    5.93 2013 HD

    A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any...

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  • 2006
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    Zinda

    Zinda

    3.8 2006 HD

    The film is about a man, who has been imprisoned for 14 years, who has been released and has four days to figure out why he was imprisoned in the...

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  • 2017
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    Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

    1 2017 HD

    For the work Decades Apart commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for the exhibition Highlights, PARKing CHANce has conceived...

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  • 2017
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    Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

    1 2017 HD

    For the work Decades Apart commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for the exhibition Highlights, PARKing CHANce has conceived...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

    1 1970 HD

    After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Day Trip

    Day Trip

    5.9 2012 HD

    A master and his student visit a mountain to practice pansori (a musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer) after a music competition...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Day Trip

    Day Trip

    5.9 2012 HD

    A master and his student visit a mountain to practice pansori (a musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer) after a music competition...

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  • 2003
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    Never Ending Peace and Love

    Never Ending Peace and Love

    1 2003 HD

    "Never Ending Peace and Love" (or "N.E.P.A.L.") is part of the South Korean omnibus film "If You Were Me" (2003). Comprising six short films directed...

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  • 2018
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    Believe It or Not

    Believe It or Not

    1 2018 HD

    Over many years of division, North and South Korea have become like a hall of mirrors where it is difficult to tell the real from the false. Inspired...

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  • 2015
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    The Shameless

    The Shameless

    6.5 2015 HD

    A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    The Handmaiden

    The Handmaiden

    8.217 2016 HD

    In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Snowpiercer

    Snowpiercer

    6.905 2013 HD

    In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that...

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  • 2003
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    Never Ending Peace and Love

    Never Ending Peace and Love

    1 2003 HD

    "Never Ending Peace and Love" (or "N.E.P.A.L.") is part of the South Korean omnibus film "If You Were Me" (2003). Comprising six short films directed...

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  • 1999
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    Judgement

    Judgement

    6.2 1999 HD

    At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

    1 1970 HD

    After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

    1 2017 HD

    For the work Decades Apart commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for the exhibition Highlights, PARKing CHANce has conceived...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    3.8 2011 HD

    An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

    img
  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Oldboy

    Oldboy

    8.257 2003 HD

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Decision to Leave

    Decision to Leave

    7.355 2022 HD

    From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    A Rose Reborn

    A Rose Reborn

    5.444 2014 HD

    A brilliant young CEO from London contemplates the possibility of selling his invention to a mysterious Chinese billionaire. Before actually meeting...

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Uprising

    Uprising

    7.3 2024 HD

    In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together — one the master and one the servant — reunite post-war as enemies on opposing...

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  • 2016
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    Entourage

    Entourage

    7.9 2016 HD

    Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin...

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  • 2018
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    Movie Room

    Movie Room

    9.2 2018 HD

    Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where...

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  • 2019
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    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    10 2019 HD

    The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time weaving together relevant...

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  • 1970
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    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.394 1970 HD

    More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that...

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  • 1970
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    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.053 1970 HD

    Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.053 1970 HD

    Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.2 1970 HD

    An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.2 1970 HD

    An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.2 1970 HD

    An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    7.2 1970 HD

    An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the...

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