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Korean films to watch if you liked Parasite

The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: The Housemaid (1960) · Memories of Murder (2003) · The Host (2006). (Updated Mar 5, 2023.)

From The Housemaid to Memories of Murder, Burning and The Handmaiden: the Korean films Collider recommends to Parasite fans, as presented by Cineplay.

cutscene_rambling · · 14 items · 22 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in 한국어). See the original

Top 14

  1. 1

    The Housemaid (1960)

    Kim Ki-young. A maid enters a middle-class home. Bong Joon-ho has named it an influence on Parasite.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  2. 2

    Memories of Murder (2003)

    Bong Joon-ho. Detectives chasing the Hwaseong serial murders.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    The Host (2006)

    Bong Joon-ho. A monster in the Han River and a family searching for their daughter.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Oldboy (2003)

    Park Chan-wook. The revenge of a man locked up for 15 years. Cannes Grand Prix.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Train to Busan (2016)

    Yeon Sang-ho. A KTX train as a zombie outbreak spreads.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Burning (2018)

    Lee Chang-dong. A delivery worker, a childhood friend and an enigmatic rich young man.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    The Handmaiden (2016)

    Park Chan-wook. A noble heiress, her maid and a con man in 1930s Korea.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    The Chaser (2008)

    Na Hong-jin. An ex-cop turned pimp hunts a serial killer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Poetry (2010)

    Lee Chang-dong. A grandmother in the early stages of Alzheimer's learns to write poetry. Cannes best screenplay.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    House of Hummingbird (2018)

    Kim Bo-ra. Eun-hee, a middle-school girl in 1994 Seoul.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Aimless Bullet (1961)

    Yu Hyun-mok. A family crushed by poverty in post-war Seoul.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    I Saw the Devil (2010)

    Kim Jee-woon. An agent who lost his fiancée and a serial killer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  13. 13

    A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

    Kim Jee-woon. Two sisters return to their country home and their stepmother.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  14. 14

    Save the Green Planet! (2003)

    Jang Joon-hwan. A young man kidnaps a CEO he believes is an alien.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0

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민수 · 한국어

김기영 감독 하녀가 1위인 거 보고 좋았어요. 봉준호 감독도 직접 영향 받았다고 했던 작품이라 기생충 팬이면 꼭 보세요.

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