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Silmido

Rate 5 stars
Silmido 2003 NR 135 minutes

This drama is based on the true story of North Korea's Higher Intelligence Department (HID), whose 31 members were trained to infiltrate South Korea with the mission of attacking the presidential palace and assassinating President Park Chung-hee.

Genre:
Action & Adventure, Dramas, Foreign Movies, Foreign Action & Adventure

This movie is:
Gritty

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THIS ONE IS STUNNING! It's like Taken except 5x better.
The Man from Nowhere
(The Man from Nowhere (Ajeossi))
2010R119 minutes

This hard-hitting tale of revenge stars Bin Won as Tae-Sik, a former special agent living a bitter and lonely life following his wife's tragic death. When a young girl (Sae-Ron Kim) he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to her aid. Bloodthirsty and hell-bent on justice -- particularly after being framed by the gang -- he takes the law into his own hands, infiltrating the ring and systematically wiping out its members.

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This is how horror/monster movies should be made.

The Host
(Gwoemul)
2006R120 minutes

In Seoul's River Han, a giant mutant creature has developed as a result of toxic chemical dumping. When the squidlike monster scoops up the teenage granddaughter of humble snack-bar owner Hie-bong (Hie-bong Byeon), he races to track down the murderous beast. With no help from the authorities, who are convinced the girl is already dead, Hie-bong and his family will have to band together to save her -- and possibly the entire city.

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Mother
(Madeo)
2009R129 minutes

A murder rocks a South Korean town and suspicion quickly falls on a reclusive, mentally challenged -- and alibi-free -- young man (Bin Won). When an inept public defender botches the boy's case, his mother (Hye-ja Kim) sets out to prove her son's innocence. Acclaimed director Joon-ho Bong (Memories of Murder) explores the lengths a mother will go to protect her child in this atmospheric crime thriller.

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