The best Choi Min-sik’s movies

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

27/04/1962 (62 años)
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Lucy

Lucy
6.4/10
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Oldboy

Oldboy
8.3/10
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil
7.8/10
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
8/10
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
7.5/10
After a 13-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy, beautiful Lee Guem-ja starts seeking revenge on the man that was really responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal. But will her actions lead to the relief she seeks?

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
7/10
Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the chicken farm. Her fate changes when she escapes from the chicken farm and hatches a duck egg. With the duckling (who believes Leafie to be his mother), sets off on a journey into the wild with her new son to find her freedom.

Nameless Gangster

Nameless Gangster
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 02/02/2012
  • Character: Choi Ik-hyun
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
7.1/10
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale

The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale
7.2/10
In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.

New World

New World
7.5/10
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

Shiri

Shiri
6.5/10
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries.Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

Happy End

Happy End
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/12/1999
  • Character: Seo Min-ki
Set during the 1999 Asian financial crisis, Ki-Mun lost his job and feels ashamed having to act as domestic housekeeper for his career wife Bo-ra. Bo-ra feels trapped in a passionless marriage and is having an affair with a former college / boyfriend. Min-ki gradually pieces together the evidence of Bo-ra's infidelity and becomes devastated by what he finds.

The Quiet Family

The Quiet Family
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 25/04/1998
  • Character: Chang-goo
A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.

The Battle: Roar to Victory

The Battle: Roar to Victory
6.4/10
In 1920, when Korea is under Japanese rule the Korean Independence Army’s Hae-chul and his subordinates are carrying out the operation to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai. During the operation Hae-chul is reunited with Jang-ha, a young squad commander, whose mission is to defend Samdunja. They unite and trap the Japanese soldiers in Samdunja, soundly defeating them. Now they’re chased by Japanese troops and Hae-chul finds out that Jang-ha’s mission isn’t over yet. A crucial yet dangerous task is still assigned to him.

Heart Blackened

Heart Blackened
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 02/11/2017
  • Character: Lim Tae-san
Tae-san is a man who truly has everything: money, fame, power and two women he loves: his only daughter, Mira, and his fiancée, Yuna, a chart-topping popstar. He wants them to get along, but Mira doesn’t treat kindly her stepmother-to-be.

Forbidden Dream

Forbidden Dream
6.6/10
  • Genre: History
  • Release: 24/12/2019
  • Character: Jang Yeong-sil
A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.

Failan

Failan
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 28/04/2001
  • Character: Kang-jae
After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.

The Mayor

The Mayor
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/04/2017
  • Character: Byeon Jong-gu
For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.

No. 3

No. 3
6.4/10
The loyal No. 3 man of a gang slowly starts harboring ambitions to become No. 1.

In My End Is My Beginning

In My End Is My Beginning
5.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 04/04/2013
  • Character: Doctor (voice) (cameo)
When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that she will do anything if only she will let her stay at her house. Jung-ha denies her at first, but eventually their strange arrangement of living together begins.

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