Koreans know how to do thrillers really well! With some of the most mindboggling releases to come out of the country having been thrillers, we're taking you on a spin to check out some of the best ones.
1. Exhuma
Korean shaman Hwa Rim and her protégé, Bong Gil, enter a conglomerate to figure out the mysterious illness of the family's newborn son when they learn of a vengeful spirit in their presence. They are joined by a feng shui master and a funeral owner cum undertaker as they battle long lost spirits.
- Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu Mi, Ma Dong Seok, Kim Su An, Choi Woo Shik, Ahn So Hee, Kim Eui Sung
- Director: Yeon Sang Ho
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
- Release date: July 20, 2016
3. Oldboy
An abducted man escapes after 15 years of being held captive and discovers his captor was a past classmate whom he had unknowingly troubled. What follows is a strange turn of events as he develops an intimate relationship with a woman and tries to fight off his enemy Woo Jin, while learning secrets of their past.
- Cast: Song Kang Ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae Jin, Ryu Jun Yeol
- Director: Jang Hoon
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Political, Action, Drama, Thriller
- Release date: August 2, 2017
6. Dark Nuns
A spin-off of the 2015 film The Priests by Jang Jae Hyun, it follows the story of two nuns who are tasked to save the life of a boy who has been possessed by an evil spirit. They learn of their Church's secrets and undertake forbidden rituals while battling their own beliefs.
- Cast: Shin Si Ah, Park Eun Bin, Jo Min Su
- Director: Park Hoon Jung
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Horror, Thriller
- Release date: June 15, 2022
9. Concrete Utopia
Set in the 1970s, a man wakes up to learn that his apartment building has collapsed amid torrential rain, and all residents have to now seek shelter inside from the rapidly collapsing society outside. What ensues is a power struggle and the rule of another man who has long been hiding a secret to save himself and rule the residents. As it becomes apparent that everyone's on their own, fights break out, dismantling the utopian structure built.
- Cast: Lee Byung Hun, Park Seo Joon, Park Bo Young, Kim Sun Young, Park Ji Hu, Kim Do Yoon
- Director: Um Tae Hwa
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Disaster, Thriller
- Release date: August 9, 2023
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