Korean Drama Movies on Netflix

From a box of letters and a diary detailing her mom's youthful years, a woman discovers curious semblances between her mom's and her own love stories.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 7.8
Runtime: 02:08:59
Netflix ID: 80230449 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the South Korean government falsely accuses a college student of being a spy, a self-centered tax attorney steps in to see justice prevail.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 02:07:08
Netflix ID: 70300787 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

North Korean ex-soccer player Yong-soo doesn't have riches, but he does have a lovely wife, a son he adores and another tyke on the way. And that's enough -- until a medical crisis forces him to sneak into China to buy medicine for his ailing wife.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:46:08
Netflix ID: 70119886 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

With her young son in tow, a widow moves to the village where her husband was born, and life seems to return to normal -- until the boy is kidnapped.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 02:22:10
Netflix ID: 70071609 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two street performers during the Joseon period put on a satirical play mocking the king, one of the most tyrannical rulers in Korean history.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 02:01:02
Netflix ID: 70201175 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Many years after they fell in love during an architecture class, Seo-yeon tracks down Seung-min to design her dream house and rekindle their romance.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:56:22
Netflix ID: 80091194 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A renowned professor agrees to appear on a TV show that helps find a significant person in the guest's past. For him, it's his first love.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:54:38
Netflix ID: 80125805 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a drunken spree, a baseball player gets sent to coach a team of hearing-impaired players at a school in the countryside. Based on true events.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 02:24:44
Netflix ID: 70245262 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Once a promising opera singer, a hot-tempered music teacher is forced to take in a new student: a young gangster who dreams of becoming a tenor.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:03:33
Netflix ID: 80125661 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Students in Gwangju unite after their peaceful demonstration against the government is met with a violent military response. Based on true events.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 02:00:06
Netflix ID: 70138960 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Seven stories of romance and family, old and new loves, tragedy and hope interweave into one weeklong narrative in Seoul.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 02:12:49
Netflix ID: 80230349 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Facing threats of assassination, young King Jeongjo turns to his court eunuch for protection, but the trusted aid has a secret past.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:16:05
Netflix ID: 80039913 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In-gu is a husband and dad who dreams of moving his family to the country for a quiet life -- but his career as a criminal kingpin gets in the way.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:50:20
Netflix ID: 70205202 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Inspired by a true story, this heartwarming dramedy follows Korea's first-ever ski jumping team as they go for the gold in international competitions.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:27:06
Netflix ID: 80125774 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To a woman with loans to pay off her father's hospital bills, a debt-collecting thug promises a cancellation in return for a chance to woo her.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:59:59
Netflix ID: 80165484 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a banker loses his job, he finds new purpose in taking care of the baby and doing the housework … until he discovers his wife's affair.

Year: 1999
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:39:39
Netflix ID: 60022658 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

With their collective eye on winning a music contest, singer Sang-gyu and guitarist Man-sik form a band and take their spirited act on the road.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:57:47
Netflix ID: 70117917 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In the wake of her breakup with a married filmmaker, a young actress struggles to cope with the lingering emotions from her love affair.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:40:31
Netflix ID: 80177355 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Having reached the maximum age in the foster care system, a teen boy becomes desperate to prolong his stay and avoid being sent to his birth father.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:48:18
Netflix ID: 80231298 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Some time after completing his mandatory military service, a man receives a distressed call from one of his subordinates, who's also an old classmate.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 02:01:26
Netflix ID: 80208934 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A reclusive elderly poet feels the fire of his youth when gamine schoolgirl Eun-gyo enters his life, to the chagrin of the old man's assistant.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:09:04
Netflix ID: 80091195 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Not rich but still comfortably settled, a family man finds his life in disarray when a blood test reveals a mismatch between him and one of his sons.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:03:57
Netflix ID: 80186643 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A power-hungry prosecutor joins a notorious legal clique and swiftly rises to the top. But he soon learns that great things come at a big price.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:14:27
Netflix ID: 80166191 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Falsely accused of murder, witness Hyun-woo spends a decade in prison until a burned-out lawyer is given his case and realizes his client is innocent.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:58:55
Netflix ID: 80177078 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When three childhood friends become embroiled in an insurance scam that goes awry, their loyalty to each other is tested.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:53:57
Netflix ID: 80019068 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A homicide detective with a fearsome reputation is harboring a secret desire to become a woman.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:04:55
Netflix ID: 80091303 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A hacker, a safe-cracker and a counterfeiter's plan to steal diamonds goes awry when their victim holds them hostage to commit an even bigger crime.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:57:10
Netflix ID: 80031040 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An intellectually disabled 20-year-old woman is on the hunt for her prince charming when she's confronted with a family crisis.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:48:43
Netflix ID: 80125804 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A man battling ALS is blessed with a devoted wife, but his worsening condition begins to take a toll on their relationship and his fight for survival.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 02:01:55
Netflix ID: 80243542 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Forced evictions lead to a protest that leaves a teenage boy and a policeman dead. A novice public defender is put on the case to uncover the truth.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:06:10
Netflix ID: 80125817 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this reimagining of the Korean classic 'Tale of Chunhyang,' a woman being pursued by the magistrate's son falls in love with his servant instead.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 02:04:46
Netflix ID: 70201183 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After being sent to prison, a loyal gangster discovers his crime boss has betrayed him and plots to take revenge.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 02:08:07
Netflix ID: 70127973 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After meeting a young man who works at a donut shop, a struggling poet with a wife desperate for a baby begins to feel things he's never felt before.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:50:17
Netflix ID: 80209030 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An inept actor is tapped to be a stand-in for the leader of North Korea and winds up stuck inside the part.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:08:19
Netflix ID: 80091304 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A street thug gets kidnapped by a gang that plans to train him to become a violent crime detective who can act as a mole in the police department.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:50:35
Netflix ID: 80124024 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored in their own bedroom, a married couple in their 30s seek sexual excitement elsewhere -- each with partners much younger than them.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:46:29
Netflix ID: 80208887 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A mad prince puts his friend in charge of bringing him beautiful women. But a particular new arrival proves problematic.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:10:43
Netflix ID: 80091306 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

She loves a commoner, but Hwa-yeon becomes the king's concubine and finds herself ensnared in court intrigue, sexual politics and revenge.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:02:17
Netflix ID: 80091196 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In a Korean military camp in 1969, a married colonel falls madly in love with the beautiful wife of his new subordinate officer.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 02:12:42
Netflix ID: 80187163 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After an encounter at a mutual friend's bar, two romantically jaded married couples become involved in one another's lives -- in more ways than one.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:57:03
Netflix ID: 80230357 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three Korean presidents deal with difficult dilemmas in their personal and political lives as they grapple with the complexities of being in office.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 02:11:57
Netflix ID: 70201186 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Harboring painfully fresh memories of her husband's affair, a housewife gets lured into a passionate liaison with a debonair village doctor.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:51:39
Netflix ID: 80231317 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three childhood friends lead empty lives in Seoul, while each one struggles with different compulsive behaviors.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 02:26:20
Netflix ID: 70205135 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A voyeuristic cop is faced with a moral dilemma when he witnesses the murder of a beautiful college student whom he's illegally spying on.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:47:10
Netflix ID: 80124022 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The power of honest confessions shines in tales of a man whose daughter is killed, a manager in love with his celebrity client and two boxing rivals.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:54:49
Netflix ID: 80231293 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

By agreeing to keep his crush's secret, a college student becomes her friend. But things soon fall apart when she gets swept up in scandalous rumors.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:21:51
Netflix ID: 80198100 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To promote his restaurant located at the base of a hiking trail, its married owner joins a mountaineering club where he meets an attractive divorcée.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:16:09
Netflix ID: 80231442 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After his much younger and very famous fiancé is murdered, a wealthy tycoon's daughter becomes the prime suspect.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 02:05:03
Netflix ID: 80223741 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four different women discuss life, love and marriage with people from their past and present during the course of one day at a café in Seoul.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:10:18
Netflix ID: 80208941 · Watch on Netflix