The best Jo Min-jun’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Jo Min-jun’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Jo Min-jun.
Silmido
7/10
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.
Miss Baek
6.8/10
A woman's past as a convict follows her everywhere and because of this she doesn't open up to others. But then she strikes up a friendship with a broken child who has suffered from domestic violence and decides to save the girl from the cruel world. A man who holds feelings for the woman, tries to protect her in his own way.
Friend: The Great Legacy
6.2/10
A sequel to Kwak Kyeong-taek's "Friend" in 2001, "Friends 2" is about three men who are gangsters based in the background of the year 1963 and 2010.
Hanbando
4.9/10
A Korean reunification plan is upset by a Japanese invasion plot, revealing a century-old secret between the countries.
Over My Dead Body
6.1/10
The perpetually rational and precise researcher Hyeon-cheol and the rash and reckless Dong-hwa have nothing in common with the exception of a goal to steal a corpse to serve their own twisted agendas. They set off on their bizarre mission and the plan goes smoothly until they’re faced with the unexpected appearance of Jin-oh and a mysterious group of men also on the hunt.
The Ugly Duckling
7.6/10
The movie follows Private JEON, Nak-man, 23-year-old civil service man, in 1987 when Korea was in a confused political stage. Nak-man struggles in the army and is forced to abuse inmates at the installation confinement facility. Through his army life Nak-man realizes the problem of society and fights against it.
The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang
A historical drama based in the Joseon times about a person who falls in love with his stepsister.
