Best movies on Apple TV+ (République de Corée) : our Top 20

2019 · Bong Joon-ho

All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family becomes obsessed with the affluent, glamorous Park household as their best chance at survival — until an unexpected incident draws them into a perilous entanglement.

With Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun and Jang Hye-jin

2005 · Park Chan-wook

After spending thirteen years behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit, a woman emerges determined to reclaim her life and methodically carries out an intricate, calculated campaign of vengeance against those who destroyed her.

With Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Shi-hoo, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byeong-ok and Oh Dal-su

2022 · Park Chan-wook

A man is found lifeless below a remote mountain in South Korea—suicide or something more sinister? Detective Hae-joon, assigned to the case, soon turns his attention to the deceased’s wife, Seo-rae. As he untangles alibis and half-truths, he becomes entangled in a dangerous weave of lies, longing and hidden motives.

With Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young and Yoo Seung-mok

2009 · JK Youn

On the final morning of his life, Ivan Bulkin is confronted at his door by Death itself — not with fury, but with a paper to sign, a formal confirmation that he departs satisfied with his years. Rather than accept the decree, Bulkin decides to outmaneuver the grim visitor, launching a series of cunning ploys, bargains and deceptions in a frantic attempt to cheat fate and buy himself more time.

With Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Min-ki, Kang Ye-won and Kim In-kwon

2024 · Kim Seong-je

In a dream-haunted, surrealist city, a reclusive scientist abducts children to siphon their vivid nocturnal visions, convinced that harvesting those dreams will slow his march toward old age. As the community's youngest minds begin to fade, a desperate few race to unravel his macabre experiment and reclaim the stolen imaginations before he achieves a cold, unnatural longevity.

With Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-jun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Hyun-chul, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Jong-soo and Juana del Río

2011 · Ron Fricke

Captured on 70mm over nearly five years and filmed across twenty-five countries on five continents, Samsara presents a visual odyssey through consecrated sites, regions marked by catastrophe, vast industrial landscapes, and the planet’s most awe-inspiring natural scenes.

With Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Olivier De Sagazan and Ladyboys of Cascade Bar

2008 ·

In 208 A.D., as the Han Dynasty teeters on the brink, the calculating Prime Minister Cao convinces the capricious emperor that only a sweeping campaign against the western state of Xu and the southern principality of Eastern Wu can reunify the realm. Armies mobilize on an unprecedented scale, and, with survival at stake, bitter rivals Xu and Eastern Wu set aside their enmity to form a tenuous and unlikely alliance against Cao’s drive for domination.

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Feng Yi, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun and Shidô Nakamura

2024 · Heo Myeong-haeng

When no-nonsense cop Ma Seok-do goes after a sprawling illegal online gambling network run by former STS agent Baek and tech virtuoso CEO Chang, he surprises everyone by forging an unlikely partnership with Jang — together they dive into the criminal underworld, determined to expose the operation and bring its masterminds to justice.

With Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Ju-bin, Lee Beom-soo and Kim Min-jae

2023 · Lee Sang-yong

After transferring from Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, Detective Ma Seok-do vows to root out Japanese crime syndicates that cross into Korea to carry out brutal, lawless acts. He launches a relentless campaign to bring them down before their violence engulfs the city.

With Ma Dong-seok, Lee Jun-hyuk, Munetaka Aoki, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Min-jae, Lee Ji-hoon and Kim Do-gun

2022 · Lee Sang-yong

When Ma Seok-do, nicknamed the "Beast Cop," crosses into a foreign country to extradite a suspect, he quickly uncovers a trail of additional homicides and hears whispers of a savage killer who has been preying on tourists for years. Thrust into unfamiliar streets and forced to navigate local dangers and jurisdictional hurdles, he must track down this elusive predator before more innocent travelers become victims.

With Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-won, Ha Jun and Jeong Jae-kwang

2016 · Gary Ross

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight, serving as a Confederate battlefield medic but morally opposed to slavery, prefers caring for the wounded over fighting. After his nephew falls in battle, he returns home to Jones County to protect his family, only to be branded a deserter and hunted. Forced into the bayous, he finds shelter with a community of escaped enslaved people, and—joining forces with them and other dissenting local farmers—he leads a ragged insurgency that upends the existing order and alters the course of their region’s history.

With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Jacob Lofland, Sean Bridgers and Brad Carter

2021 · Ryoo Seung-wan

When Mogadishu erupts into civil war, diplomats and embassy staff from the rival North and South Korean missions find themselves stranded and must put aside decades of hostility to organize a hazardous, joint escape from the collapsing city.

With Kim Yun-seok, Zo In-sung, Huh Joon-ho, Kim So-jin, Jeong Man-sik, Koo Kyo-hwan and Park Myung-shin

2013 · Ryoo Seung-wan

A clandestine arms deal collapses, forcing North Korean operative Pyo Jong-seong into a deadly manhunt as he’s pursued not only by South Korean agents but also by the shadowy figures within his own regime.

With Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Gianna Jun, Lee Kyung-young, John Keogh and Numan Acar

2022 · Hirokazu Kore-eda

In the near future, amid rising tensions and fragile hope, a baffling cosmic anomaly threatens life on Earth. Astronaut Roy McBride is sent on a dangerous journey across the vastness of space, facing technical hazards and inner turmoil, to uncover what really happened to a vanished mission. Decades after that crew disappeared while probing the unknown, McBride must follow their trail into the silent void to find answers.

With Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, IU, Lee Joo-young, Lim Seung-soo and Park Ji-yong

2008 · Daniel Lee Yan-Kong

In the twilight of his life, Zhao launches one final, audacious campaign — a perilous journey of adventure that will forge his legacy and ensure his name endures through the ages.

With Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, Damian Lau, Ti Lung, Elliot Ngok and Andy On

2015 · Mike Mitchell

A sinister pirate called Burger Beard is on a quest for the final page of an enchanted book that makes any written evil scheme come true — and that last page contains the Krabby Patty secret recipe. When his pursuit puts Bikini Bottom in jeopardy, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and even Plankton band together to reclaim the formula and save their town. Their chase leads them to the surface world, where unexpected twists grant them superhero powers as they race to stop Burger Beard’s plan.

With Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence and Antonio Banderas

2015 · Billy Ray

A nameless hacker who has secretly seized control of Paris’s CCTV network watches the city’s everyday life unfold—the petty crimes, furtive encounters and private moments that go unnoticed by the people on the streets. When a massive explosion obliterates Gare d’Austerlitz, investigators begin chasing a suspected Al Qaeda cell. Digging through the footage, the hacker uncovers a startling truth: the bomb was planted by a young couple. With the entire city’s cameras at his fingertips, he sets out alone to track them down.

With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Michael Kelly and Joe Cole

2023 · Yook Sang-hyo

1981. Quiberon, a tiny seaside village on the coast of Brittany. Hilde Fritsch arrives to visit a longtime friend who has withdrawn to a spa hotel to escape the relentless pressures of her life. That friend is the internationally renowned actress Romy Schneider, but in each other's company they pass for two ordinary women, simply relieved to be reunited. Before long, however, it becomes evident that Hilde's role is to provide the steady support the fragile star needs to finally confront her inner demons.

With Kim Hae-sook, Shin Min-a, Kang Ki-young, Hwang Bo-ra, Cha Mi-kyeong, Park Myung-hoon and Bae Hae-seon

2014 · Peter Lepeniotis

Oakton’s corrupt mayor plans to raze Liberty Park and replace it with a hazardous theme park, so Surly Squirrel and his motley band of animal allies must join forces to defend their home, outsmart the mayor, and win the park back.

With Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Maya Rudolph and Jeff Dunham

2010 · Leesong Hee-il

A recently paroled man accidentally drives off in the wrong rental and soon discovers a female whistleblower bound in the trunk—carrying damning evidence of the city's corruption. As law enforcement launches an aggressive manhunt bent on keeping her from testifying, the ex-con must protect her from those who would silence her and race to prove his innocence before they're both eliminated.

With Lee Young-hoon, So Yoo-jin, Jin Yi-han, Park Mi-hyun and Son Cheol-min