The best Kim Byung-ok’s drama movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Kim Byung-ok’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Kim Byung-ok.
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.
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.
The Spy Gone North
7.3/10
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing with the assignment of infiltrating a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about the North Korean nuclear program.
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?
I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK
7/10
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
Man on High Heels
6.6/10
A transgender cop's retirement plans are interrupted by a gang seeking revenge for their arrest.
Inside Men
7/10
A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.
The Old Garden
6.5/10
Blending politics with romance, noted director of “The Housemaid” weaves a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack. The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires.
Tone-Deaf Clinic
5.7/10
A comedy about a woman who tries to overcome tone-deafness and a man who tries to help her but joins the romance.
We Are Brothers
6.2/10
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, suddenly disappears. So Sang-yeon (a pastor raised in America) and Ha-yeon (a shaman) team up together and go on a road trip to search for her.
Red Family
6.5/10
Based on a screenplay by the prolific Kim Ki-duk. Two families live next door to each other in identical suburban white houses with green lawns. One family is from South Korea, the other is a fake family assembled from North Korean spies. The North Koreans must strictly obey every order from their regime, who holds their real families hostage. The problem is that the families affect each other and after a while, the political rift in the North Korean house becomes apparent. Naturally, there also occurs cross-border romantic entanglements between old and young alike.
Sunflower
7.2/10
A repentant former gangster is forced back into a life of violence to protect a woman who is like a mother to him.
Perfect Game
6.9/10
The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of May 16, 1987, which baseball fans today still recall as "the perfect match," when Choi and Sun compete as pitchers for the last time.
Insadong Scandal
6/10
A fabled painting from royal palace was discovered after 400 years. Once properly restored, it could fetch at least $40 million in the international auction market. Bae is the owner of the gallery which possesses the painting. She scouts top-tier restoration artist Lee to work on the painting. With Lee's expert stroke, the controversy surrounding the painting is slowly unveiled. As the painting's true form is restored, art experts in Korea hold a collective breath. Little do they know that they're only a part of a bigger scheme.
Cafe Noir
7/10
The story begins with a man left by his girlfriend on Christmas Eve and unfolds across the city of Seoul.
Beautiful Sunday
5.6/10
A rapist and a corrupt cop share a surprising connection.
Mephisto
"Promise, do you keep it well?"
'Tae-seok' makes a living on a daily basis"
'Soo-hyeon' can't keep up with her growing debt"
'Ji-yeon' keeps getting on the wrong path" The three people who are on the edge of the cliff
Sweet whispers that cannot be rejected A contract with the devil with life as collateral!
The moment you break your promise
The endless curse unfolds!
Like Father, Like Son
The story of people who really wanted to be happy | Like walking slow, like singing joyfully, it's living.
Legendary rock singer Tae-soo (played by Kim Sang-joong), who dominated the music scene in his childhood, visits his son Gun-sung's house in 15 years. Tae-soo, whose philosophy of life is to live so roughly that even his son's name is Gun-sung, is far from the traditional image of a responsible and sacrificial father. Meanwhile, son Gun-sung is a man of good living who prepares music and study step by step as planned so as not to be like his father, and I don't like Tae-soo, a father from one to ten. The relationship between the two, which is a mixture of affection and affection that has been building up for 15 years in a quarrel, is hardly narrowed.
Dog Eat Dog
5.6/10
There are 'dogs' that target Koreans while they're on vacation abroad. Hyeong-sin and Ji-hoon kidnap and kill these people without a drop of guilt. While they are in Korea for a period of time, the family of the people kill chase after them like dogs that never let go once they bite. Doo-jin, who is abandoned by Hyeong-sin's gang, kidnap a new victim alone. A middle-aged woman tracks down Hyeong-jin's gang to find her son who went missing during his vacation. However, the victim and kidnapper are tangled in many complicated ways...
Nowhere to Turn
5.5/10
Twenty-six-year-old college graduate Soo Yeon may be jobless and also clueless about her future; but she does have one big dream: to study music in England. The only problem is that she has neither the talent nor the drive for her goal. One day she runs away from home and shacks up with her friend Dong Ho. Together, they form a band in hopes of entering the upcoming music competition. Despite Dong Ho's obvious signs of affection, Soo Yeon turns her eyes to a smooth-talking musician though she is too blind to see his ulterior motives. No money, no talent, and no strings to pull. Now what?
