Korean Movies Available in the US
EditorialSteffen20 titles08/24/2026
Korean movies you can legally watch in the US, by subscription, rental, or purchase—from Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" and Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy" to newer titles like "Exhuma" and "The Great Flood." Each movie notes where it was available in September 2026. Streaming libraries change, so check that …
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Parasite기생충
What it's aboutThe Kim family is unemployed and lives in a cramped basement apartment, scraping by with odd jobs. Then a friend gets their son Ki-woo a job tutoring English for the wealthy Park family, even though he isn’t qualified. With a few embellishments, Ki-woo enters the Parks’ villa for the first time. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Sun-kyun, and Cho Yeo-jeong.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in October 2019 and now available on services including ARD Plus, HBO Max, and RTL+: Bong Joon-ho’s four-time Oscar winner.
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Train to Busan부산행
What it's aboutDivorced fund manager Seok-woo missed his daughter Su-an’s birthday performance, so he boards the KTX high-speed train with her in Seoul to travel to Busan. Just before departure, an infected woman gets on unnoticed. Soon, an epidemic spreads through the moving train, turning passengers into zombies. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, and Kim Su-an.
Why it's on this listThe zombie movie set on the KTX arrived in Germany in 2016 and is now streaming on several services, including Joyn and the Amasia+ Channel.
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Obsessed인간중독
What it's aboutSummer 1969 at an army base: Colonel Kim Jin-pyeong (Song Seung-heon) has returned from the Vietnam War and lives in a loveless marriage with Sook-jin (Jo Yeo-jeong). When Captain Kyung Woo-jin (On Joo-wan) is transferred to the base with his wife, Jong Ga-heun (Lim Ji-yeon), a passionate affair begins under the watchful eyes of the entire camp. Directed by Kim Dae-woo.
Why it's on this listAvailable to buy or rent in Germany from platforms including Amazon and Apple TV: a love story set on an army base in 1969.
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Die Taschendiebin아가씨
What it's aboutKorea in the 1930s, under Japanese rule: A con man posing as Count Fujiwara plans to marry wealthy Japanese heiress Hideko and take her fortune. To do so, he places the young pickpocket Sook-hee as Hideko’s maid at the remote estate where she lives with her uncle. Directed by Park Chan-wook, based on Sarah Waters’s novel “Fingersmith,” starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, and Ha Jung-woo.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in January 2017 and now streaming on services including FilmBox+: Park Chan-wook’s con artist story, set in 1930s Korea.
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Oldboy올드보이
What it's aboutBusinessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and locked in a windowless room. For 15 years, he has no idea who’s holding him or why. Then he’s suddenly released, and he wants only one thing: to find his tormentor and get answers. Directed by Park Chan-wook, based on a Japanese manga, starring Yoo Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jung.
Why it's on this listPark Chan-wook’s revenge story was released in Germany in 2004 and is now streaming on services including Arthaus+.
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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil악인전
What it's aboutA serial killer seems to choose his victims at random, and one of them survives: gangster boss Jang Dong-soo (Ma Dong-seok). Rebellious detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Mu-yeol) has been tracking the killer for a while. The gangster and the cop make a pact to catch him, each for his own reasons: one wants revenge, the other wants to solve the case. Directed by Lee Won-tae.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in November 2019 and available on services including Amasia+ and as a rental: Ma Dong-seok as a crime boss hunting a killer.
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Memories of Murder살인의 추억
What it's aboutOctober 1986, a small town in the countryside: Two women are found raped and murdered. Local detective Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho) relies on harsh interrogations and forced confessions, while Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung), sent from Seoul, relies on files and forensic evidence. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, based on a play by Kim Kwang-lim and inspired by the real Hwaseong serial murders.
Why it's on this listBong Joon-ho’s detective film about the Hwaseong serial murders is available in Germany on services including filmfriend and as a rental.
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The Witch: Part 2. The Other One마녀 2
What it's aboutAfter a bloodbath at a secret research lab, a girl who has never seen the outside world wanders through the forest. Kyung-hee (Park Eun-bin) saves the stranger from gangsters and takes her in. But soon, a very different group of pursuers is after the girl. Directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Shin Si-ah, Seo Eun-soo, and Jin Goo.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in January 2023 and available through services including Amazon Channel Amasia+: the sequel to “The Witch.”
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No Other Choice어쩔수가없다
What it's aboutMan-su is an award-winning veteran of the paper industry who lives with his wife, Mi-ri, and their two children in the house where he grew up. Then the company is sold, and he’s laid off. He gives himself three months to find another job, but openings are scarce, and Man-su devises a sinister plan targeting his competitors. Based on Donald Westlake’s novel “The Ax,” starring Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin, directed by Park Chan-wook.
Why it's on this listAfter its German theatrical release in February 2026, the film became available to rent or buy from several providers, including Apple TV and Amazon.
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Humint휴민트
What it's aboutIn Vladivostok, agents from North and South Korea investigate a crime near the border and get in each other’s way. Soon, Chae Seon-hwa, who works at a North Korean restaurant, becomes the focus: both sides want to recruit her as an informant. A spy thriller by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Shin Se-kyung.
Why it's on this listStreaming on Netflix: Ryoo Seung-wan’s spy thriller pits agents from North and South Korea against each other in Vladivostok.
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Scarlet Innocence마담 뺑덕
What it's aboutAfter a sex scandal, literature professor Shim Hak-kyu (Jung Woo-sung) is banished from Seoul to a small town. There, he begins an affair with naive Deok-yi (Esom), who sells tickets at an amusement park. For her, it’s the love of her life; for him, it’s just a diversion. She knows nothing about his family in Seoul. Directed by Yim Pil-sung, loosely based on the classic tale “Simcheongga.”
Why it's on this listAvailable in Germany on Magenta TV+ and to buy or rent: a modern erotic take on the classic “Simcheongga.”
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Snowpiercer설국열차
What it's aboutA failed attempt to stop global warming triggers a new ice age. The last humans live aboard a train that circles the world without stopping, strictly divided by class: the privileged up front, the poor in the back. Resentment grows in the last car. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, based on the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige,” starring Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, and Tilda Swinton.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in April 2014 and now available on services including filmfriend and Filmtastic: Bong Joon-ho’s post-apocalyptic train film.
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The Stranger곡성
What it's aboutA string of mysterious acts of violence strikes the mountain village of Gokseong: Residents suddenly turn on their own families. Village cop Jong-goo is baffled, while rumors grow about a Japanese man who recently began living in seclusion in the woods. When his young daughter starts to change too, the search for answers becomes personal. Directed by Na Hong-jin, starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, and Jun Kunimura.
Why it's on this listNa Hong-jin’s rural horror film was released in Germany in 2017 under the subtitle “The Possessed” and is available to rent or buy on several services.
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Peninsula반도
What it's aboutSince a zombie outbreak swept through South Korea, the peninsula has been cut off from the rest of the world. Former soldier Jung-seok (Gang Dong-won) barely escaped to Hong Kong and now lives a bleak life there. Then he gets an offer: retrieve a truck carrying $20 million from the middle of Seoul, and he can keep half. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, starring Lee Jung-hyun.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in October 2020 and now available on services including Joyn: a return to the zombie-ravaged Korea of “Train to Busan.”
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Exhuma파묘
What it's aboutA wealthy Korean American family in Los Angeles calls in shaman Hwa-rim and her apprentice: their newborn is suffering from a mysterious illness. Hwa-rim sees the wrath of an ancestor behind it and recommends moving the grandfather’s grave in Korea. To do so, she brings in a geomancer and a mortician. Starring Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, and Lee Do-hyun, directed by Jang Jae-hyun.
Why it's on this listThe shamanic horror film that drew more than ten million moviegoers in Korea is available to stream with a Paramount+ subscription in Germany and to rent on major video platforms.
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum곤지암
What it's aboutThe creators of a YouTube horror channel want to draw record numbers with a livestream. Their destination is the abandoned Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, a real place that CNN Travel named one of the world’s most haunted in 2012. Armed with cameras, the team enters the building as viewers watch live. Directed by Jung Bum-shik, starring Wi Ha-joon and Park Ji-hyun, filmed in a found-footage style.
Why it's on this listAvailable in Germany on services such as Home of Horror or as a rental: found-footage horror set in an abandoned Korean hospital.
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The Great Flood대홍수
What it's aboutAI researcher Gu An-na wakes up with her young son Ja-in in a 30-story apartment building as the water rises after a tsunami. They fight their way upward, floor by floor, because the roof is their only chance of rescue. A disaster film starring Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo, directed by Kim Byung-woo.
Why it's on this listStreaming on Netflix Germany: Kim Da-mi and her young son search for a way to the roof of a flooded high-rise.
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I Saw the Devil악마를 보았다
What it's aboutOn a snowy evening, the woman intelligence agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) planned to marry is killed by a serial killer. Soo-hyun swears revenge on the culprit, Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik), a school bus driver. He doesn’t want to kill him outright; he wants him to suffer the way his victims did. Directed by Kim Jee-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in April 2011 and now available on services such as Joyn or as a rental: Kim Jee-woon’s revenge story.
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Project Wolf Hunting늑대사냥
What it's aboutA group of dangerous criminals is being extradited from Manila to Busan aboard a cargo ship across the Pacific. The prisoners are locked below deck, and a large police force is on board. But the voyage spirals out of control and becomes a bloody fight for survival. Directed by Kim Hong-sun, starring Seo In-guk, Jang Dong-yoon, and Sung Dong-il.
Why it's on this listReleased in Germany in March 2023 and available to rent from major platforms: chaos erupts aboard a cargo ship transporting prisoners.
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The Treacherous간신
What it's aboutJoseon, the 11th year of King Yeonsangun’s reign: The ruler (Kim Kang-woo) governs as a cruel tyrant, and anyone who supplies him with women gains influence at court. Ambitious courtier Im Sung-jae (Ju Ji-hoon) has women selected across the country for the palace, with help from his father, Im Sa-hong (Chun Ho-jin). Directed by Min Kyu-dong; the main characters are based on historical figures.
Why it's on this listAvailable to buy or rent in Germany on services including Apple TV and Google Play: a period film about the favorites at a tyrant’s court.
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