Most Popular Korean Movies in 2019
Wondering what the most popular Korean movies were in 2019? This article lists the most popular Korean movies in 2019 with links to popular streaming platforms. Leave a comment if you like any of the listed movies or disagree with the box office!
1. 극한직업 – Extreme Job
Genre: Comedy
Director: 이병헌 (Lee Byeong-heon)
Total Korean audience: 16.27M
Narcotics detectives go undercover and start a chicken restaurant to take down a gang. To the surprise of the detectives, the restaurant becomes widely popular, complicating their mission.
2. 기생충
Genre: Drama
Director: 봉준호 (Bong Joon-ho)
Total Korean audience: 10.08M
An arthouse drama/suspense movie: A depiction of the class warfare in modern South Korea through the improbable story of a poor family from Jongno (종로구), Seoul infiltrating an affluent family's residence. A movie that keeps the audience hooked until the very end.
Parasite was another 2019 box office topper in South Korea but was also critically acclaimed by experts, and became the first South Korean movie to receive the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival). A must-see for anybody interested in Korean culture and cinema.
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3. 엑시트 – EXIT
Genre: Comedy/action
Director: 이상근 (Lee Sang-geun)
Total Korean audience: 9.42M
An amazing action/comedy movie. A jobless climber needs to rescue his family from a city-wide gas disaster. In the process, he reunites with his old crush that he met back when he was a member of his college's climbing club.
EXIT is a very well-paced movie that provokes laughter, tears, and heart-wrenching moments and will be enjoyed by all ages. EXIT was one of the highest-grossing movies in 2019 in South Korea.
4. 봉오동 전투 – The Battle: Roar to Victory
A war movie depicting events that happened in 1920: a troop delivering funds to the temporary Korean government in Shanghai Korea under Japanese rule.