What would you do if you knew you were speaking with a serial killer? Would you be able to keep your cool? Or would you want to run screaming in the opposite direction?
Here are five Korean movies that shows you never know who you are talking to and to be careful of what people tell you.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1. The Chaser
What’s It About: Eom Joong-Ho is a disgraced ex-detective. He now spends his days as a pimp. Two of his prostitutes have gone missing recently and he is determined to find them. Joong-Ho tells one of his girls, Mi-Jin, to go out with a new customer, Je Yeong-Min. Yeong-Min takes Mi-Jin to an abandoned house where he attacks her with a hammer. Joong-Ho is searching for Yeong-Min and tries to get help from his former work mates. They refuse to help so Joong-Ho finds himself going alone against the killer. Will he make it in time to save Mi-Jin?
Starring: Ha Jung-Woo, Kim Yoon-Seok, Seo Young-Hee
Where To Watch: Tubi, The Roku Channel, Plex
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Memoir Of A Murderer
What’s It About: Kim Byeong-Soo has his own version of justice. He believes there are certain people that need to die. After he his finished with his victims, he buries them in the bamboo forest. One day when leaving the forest, Byeong-Soo gets into a car accident that results in him getting Alzheimer’s disease. It puts an end to his killing spree and he resumes caring for his daughter. He uses a recorder to document his day. One day, several women in his town end up murdered, and Byeong-Soo starts to wonder if he did it. Min Tae-Joo, a local policeman begins to date his daughter, Kim Eun-hee. Byeong-Soo starts to get a bad vibe from Tae-Joo, and wants to investigate him. Will Byeong-Soo be right about his instincts?
Starring: Sol Kyung-Gu, Kim Nam-Gil, Seolhyun
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Tubi, Peacock
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3. Dark Figure Of Crime
What’s It About: Kim Hyung-Min is a narcotics officer. He has a meeting with a potential informant that goes by the name Kang. Kang has been arrested recently of mudering his girlfriend and confessing to it. A few months later, Kang contacts Hyung-Min had tells him he has also murdered six other people. In exchange for information, Kang wants his sentence reduced. The police agree to the terms and Kang starts to tell Hyung-Min the details of where he placed the bodies. Will Hyung-Min believe Kang is telling the truth?
Starring: Ju Ji-Hoon, Kim Yoon-Seok, Jin Seon-Kyu
Where To Watch: Currently Unavailable For Streaming
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Bluebeard
What’s It About: Byun Seung-Hoon is a physician. After his clinic closes in Seoul for bankruptcy, he gets a job in a hospital. One day he his helping a sedated patient, the patient starts to tell his old secrets. Secrets of various body parts hidden around the city. Seung-Hoon goes to the area to check it out and discovers the bosy parts and contacts the police. In a race against time, Seung-Hoon finds himself involved in a series of unsolved murders and must solve the case before the killer realizes what he may know.
Starring: Cho Jin-Woong, Kim Dae-Myung, Shin Gu
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Plex
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. Ordinary Person
What’s It About: 1987, Kang Sung-Jin is a married man with a son and a promising career as a policeman. Their only wish as a family is to live a quiet life and get a two-story house. One day at work, he captures Tae-Sung, a suspected serial killer. After gaining recognition for the huge arrest, Sung-Jin gets recruited by the National Security Planning commission. Chu Jae-Jin is a reporter. He senses something is suspicious about Kim Tae-Sung’s arrest and starts to investigate. He asks Sung-Jin to remove himself from the case, but Sung-Jin can’t. He is hiding a secret that he needs to keep to himself in order to protect his family.
Starring: Jang Hyuk, Son Hyun-Joo, Kim Sang-Ho
Where To Watch: Tubi, Plex, Kocowa
Watch The Trailer Here:
