The best Lee Hee-jun’s drama movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Lee Hee-jun’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 Lee Hee-jun.
The Flu
6.6/10
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
1987: When the Day Comes
7.8/10
In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and he begins looking into the case for truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
The Drug King
6.2/10
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
The Yellow Sea
7.3/10
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
The Man Standing Next
6.9/10
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
Secret Sunshine
7.5/10
Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life.
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.
A Melody to Remember
7.1/10
Second Lieutenant Han Sang-yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, who have lost everything in the war, Sang-yeol is deeply moved and tries to protect to them.
Sea Fog
6.8/10
A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
Misbehavior
5.8/10
Two female teachers and a male student hit with the inevitable disturbance of a coming whirlpool.
Another Child
6.7/10
17-year-old Joo-ri discovers her father is having an affair with the mother of her hard-headed classmate Yoon-ah.
Worst Woman
6.4/10
Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.
SORI: Voice from the Heart
6.7/10
While desperately searching for his missing daughter, Hae-kwan comes across an AI satellite robot that remembers sounds from all over the world. Rejuvenated by the robot's abilities, Hae-kwan begins to track down his daughter's voice. As they continue their journey, they form an unforgettable bond.
Oh! My Gran
6/10
A man's daughter is the victim of a brutal hit-and-run car accident. The only witness is the man's dementia-ridden old mother who barely remember any details. The two must work together to find the culprit.
Bogota
A criminal thriller set in Colombia. It tells the story of a young man in his 30s who emigrated to Colombia in the 1990s, settling in a traditional market in Bogota.
Humidity Alert
On a humid summer day, a preview of the director's new film is held at a small theater in crisis due to COVID-19. As the boss refuses to operate the air conditioner, the tired part-timer's patience begins to run out because of complaints from the heat-weary audience.
Father's Sword
Tae-sik, who is being bullied at school, is suffering from Seong-min's gang every day and continuing a hard life. Suddenly, Dad suddenly falls and is hospitalized, but suddenly strangers come to visit. An unidentified man tells Tae-sik the incredible fact that his father was a great being in the game. Tae-sik, who was confused, go on a journey looking for the item sword his father had hidden for him.
The Pit and the Pendulum
5/10
At the funeral of their mutual friend, mourners share stories about him that cross into fantasy.
Dear Dolphin
8.9/10
A man hasn’t got over his girl’s death. While a close friend of her approaches to him, a hallucination of his dead girlfriend haunts him. As he blurs line between reality and fantasy, suspense rises, rushing to explosion.
