Korean thriller films are well known for their brilliant fusion of gripping tension, unexpected story turns, and insightful social criticism. Let's have a look at 10 Korean thrillers to watch like No Other Choice
Parasite This thriller comedy is about a struggling Kim family that sees an opportunity when the son starts working for the wealthy Park family. The family soon started to manage to work in the same household and start living a parasitic life. Parasite is streaming on Netflix.
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Burning The thriller mystery revolves around Jong-su, whose life turns upside down when he bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighbourhood. The girl asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. Things took a dramatic turn when she returned from her trip with a mysterious guy named Ben. His secret hobby left everyone shocked. Burning is available on Netflix.
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I Saw the Devil Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik and Jeon Gook-hwan starrer I Saw the Devil is among the gripping thrillers that can’t be missed, just like No Other Choice. The action thriller is about a secret agent who exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. This Korean film is available on Prime Video.
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The Handmaiden Set in 1930s Korea, this romance thriller follows a girl who is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. Things get dramatic after the maid’s secret is revealed. The Handmaiden is available on Prime Video.
Confession of Murder This 2012 thriller revolves around a serial killer, Lee Du-Seok, who publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victims' mothers search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.
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The Man from Nowhere The Man from Nowhere is about a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in the hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
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Train to Busan This action horror follows Seok-woo and his daughter, whose train journey to Busan turned into a nightmare after they got trapped amidst a zombie outbreak in South Korea. Train to Busan is streaming on Netflix.
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The Villainess This Korean thriller explores Sook-hee, who sets out on a rampage of vengeful killings to escape her past and earn the freedom promised to her after being honed to be a cold-blooded assassin from childhood.
Snowpiercer Set in future, Snowpiercer follows a failed climate change experiment that has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, and a new class system emerges.
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Noise This gripping 2024 movie is about a woman with a hearing impairment who is haunted by sounds linked to her sister's disappearance and the presence of a malevolent spirit.
