AMP's The 40 Best Korean Movies of the Decade (2011-2020)
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What started as the Korean New Wave in the late 90s really flourished in the 2000s. The 2010s, however, is where we saw what we can call the “new” golden age for Korean cinema, where several new-name directors made their mark, established filmmakers cemented their names in world cinema, actors became stars, blockbuster cinema raked in big money and independent cinema also thrived. Thanks to the success of films like “The Handmaiden” and “Train to Busan” on a global level, a new audience started having a much keener interest in films from the country, while the unprecedented, historic success of “Parasite” at the end only went on to bookend the truly spectacular decade that the 2010s was for South Korean cinema.
In an effort to winnow some of the best Korean movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 40 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes and filmmakers.
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Busanhaeng
2016 — a.k.a. Train to Busan, in 4 top lists Check -
3 new
Ah-ga-ssi
2016 — a.k.a. The Handmaiden, in 13 top lists Check -
5 new
Gokseong
2016 — a.k.a. The Wailing, in 2 top lists Check -
6 new
Pieta
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
16 new
Moebiuseu
2013 — a.k.a. Moebius, in 0 top lists Check -
10 new
Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae-neun-teul-li-da
2015 — a.k.a. Right Now, Wrong Then, in 6 top lists Check -
17 new
Dwae-ji-ui wang
2011 — a.k.a. The King of Pigs, in 1 top list Check -
39 new
Dohee-ya
2014 — a.k.a. A Girl at My Door, in 1 top list Check -
20 new
Sinsegye
2013 — a.k.a. New World, in 1 top list Check -
4 new
Bi-mil-eun eobs-da
2016 — a.k.a. The Truth Beneath, in 0 top lists Check -
7 new
Gwang-hae, wang-i doin nam-ja
2012 — a.k.a. Masquerade, in 0 top lists Check -
13 new
Han Gong-ju
2013, in 1 top list Check -
35 new
Nae-bu-ja-deul
2015 — a.k.a. Inside Men, in 0 top lists Check -
33 new
Pasookkoon
2011 — a.k.a. Bleak Night, in 0 top lists Check -
40 new
Sado
2015 — a.k.a. The Throne, in 0 top lists Check -
8 new
Asura
2016 — a.k.a. Asura: The City of Madness, in 0 top lists Check -
21 new
Beterang
2015 — a.k.a. Veteran, in 0 top lists Check -
23 new
Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja
2016 — a.k.a. The Bacchus Lady, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 26, 2021 by Chilton; source