The best Korean films of the 2000s
The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Peppermint Candy (2000) · Oasis (2002) · Memories of Murder (2003). (Updated Mar 31, 2024.)
From Peppermint Candy to Oldboy, Memories of Murder, The Host, The Chaser and Mother: the masterpieces of Korean cinema's 2000s renaissance, from a Daum forum member's best-of-the-decade list.
Automatically translated (original in 한국어). See the original
Top 16
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1
Peppermint Candy (2000)
Lee Chang-dong. Twenty years of a man's life told in reverse.
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2
Oasis (2002)
Lee Chang-dong. Love between an ex-convict and a woman with cerebral palsy. Best director at Venice.
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3
Memories of Murder (2003)
Bong Joon-ho. Detectives chasing the Hwaseong serial killings.
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4
The President's Last Bang (2005)
Im Sang-soo. A black comedy about the assassination of President Park Chung-hee.
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5
Family Ties (2006)
Kim Tae-yong. Families not bound by blood.
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6
One Fine Spring Day (2001)
Hur Jin-ho. A sound engineer and a radio producer fall in and out of love.
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7
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Park Chan-wook. The first of the Vengeance Trilogy.
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8
Save the Green Planet! (2003)
Jang Joon-hwan. A young man kidnaps the man he believes is an alien.
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9
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003)
Kim Ki-duk. A monk's life in a temple floating on a lake.
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10
Sorum (2001)
Yoon Jong-chan. A past hidden in a run-down apartment block.
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11
The King and the Clown (2005)
Lee Joon-ik. Jesters in the court of King Yeonsan; the top box-office hit of its time.
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12
The Host (2006)
Bong Joon-ho. A monster in the Han River and a family looking for their daughter.
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13
Secret Sunshine (2007)
Lee Chang-dong. A mother who loses her son. Best actress at Cannes for Jeon Do-yeon.
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14
The Chaser (2008)
Na Hong-jin. An ex-cop turned pimp hunts a serial killer.
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15
Mother (2009)
Bong Joon-ho. A mother tries to clear her son of murder.
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16
Oldboy (2003)
Park Chan-wook. Revenge of a man locked up for 15 years. Cannes Grand Prix.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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