20+ Best Korean movies on Amazon Prime Video (December 2024)

Dec 22, 2024 | FlixCatalog Staff

There is no limit to the number of movies and TV shows you can find online on OTT platforms. Deciding on what to watch can be a painful experience sometimes. Looking for the best movie to watch on Amazon Prime Video? We are here to help. Here is a list of the Top 93 movie to watch on amazonprime this December.

Fun Fact: The average IMDB rating of all the movies in this list is 6.23 .

Looking for some of the best Korean movie you can watch online in US? Fret not, we are here to help you. Here is a list of all the Korean movie you can watch on some of your favourite OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar. Amazon Prime Video has the most content in this language amongst all streaming platforms.

Drama,Romance,Thriller
The Handmaiden (2016)

A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.

8.1/10145 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,Music
SMTown: The Stage (2015)

Behind the scenes look and interviews with the performers of SM Entertainment as they travel to China, Japan, and Korea for their "SMTOWN Live World Tour IV".

8.1/10107 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
A Taxi Driver (2017)

A widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.

7.9/10137 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

The outcome of the 1982 WBC Lightweight title bout between Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Duk Koo Kim is examined.

7.7/1090 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Horror,Thriller
Train to Busan (2016)

While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.

7.6/10118 min

Available in 27 platform(s).

A woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.

7.3/10115 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Doo-Sik (Jo Jung-suk) gets paroled from prison thanks to his younger brother (Do Kyung-Soo) Doo-Young. Doo-Young is a promising judo athlete. After 15 years, Doo-Sik (Jo Jung-suk) suddenly ...

7.2/10110 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

An intimate look at the everyday people of North Korea through the lens of a South Korean.

7.2/1090 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary
I Am (2012)

The movie reflects the past, present and future of 32 Korean artists with behind-the-scenes footage that follows the stars as they undergo rehearsals, revealing their day-to-day lives and ...

7.2/10116 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

2 Korean American brothers run a shoe store in LA county. Their friend, black 11 y.o. Kamilla, drops in and helps. This day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 LA riots.

7/1094 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

Action,Biography,Drama
The Last Princess (2016)

"The Last Princess" is both a drama and an action film that is based upon the life of Princess Deok-hye (1912-1989) who was born into Korea's last royal family in 1912 as the youngest and ...

7/10127 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Animation,Drama,Horror
Swimming to Sea (2012)

A mackerel from the ocean attempts to escape from a restaurant aquarium tank before getting eaten.

7/1078 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing the game barefoot on rocky pitches. ...

7/10121 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

The married Bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him. That day Bongwan's wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the woman who left.

6.9/1092 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

An unemployed, immature man has let his daughter down so many times, she decides to put him up for rent. The decision begins a journey of maturity, love, and learning how to grow up.

6.9/10112 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Family
How to Steal a Dog (2014)

Ji-so, a young girl who doesn't have a house because of her bankrupted dad. In order to get money to buy a house she plan to steals wealthy people's dogs to earn reward money when she returns them.

6.9/10109 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

THE TRUTH BENEATH follows a mysterious 15-day scandal of a politician and his wife as their daughter goes missing just before the national elections.

6.8/10102 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

The plot revolves around a robotic satellite with artificial intelligence that crash lands in Korea and contains clues for a father who is desperately searching for his missing daughter.

6.8/10117 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

"This film is based on the true story of disgraced Korean researcher whose unethical practices were exposed after he received critical alarm for good work." -- Screen Red

6.8/10113 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Thriller
The Suspect (2013)

Betrayed and on the run, a North Korean agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.

6.8/10137 min

Available in 16 platform(s).

Three old friends and rivals get set to face off on a TV program billed as "The Greatest Fight Show on Earth".

6.8/10154 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Drama,Mystery,Romance
Addicted (2002)

2 Korean brothers live together with the older's wife. The 2 each have a car accident and end up in a coma. After a year the younger wakes up but behaves like and claims to be the older brother. Is he and will the wife accept it?

6.8/10110 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A fictitious account of the early years of the Yun Do-hyeon Band, an underground group in South Korea. Do-hyeon drops out of school to become a singer, but production of his first album is ...

6.8/1087 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Lee Lung witnessed the murder of his parents by the ruthless bandit Shek King who in turn abducted Lee's infant sister. Lee wanders the land and learns martial arts from a drunken master. ...

6.8/1085 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Three stories about life and deat intertwine in this drama. A grieving father seeks vengeance for his daughter's death. A forbidden love whose days are numbered. An champion boxer gets a ...

6.7/10115 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Wan-ju, once dreamt of becoming an actor now works at the role play agency for living. He gets paid for playing a fake role such as a boyfriend, a neighbor or anything asked. One day a ...

6.7/1080 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
Coin Locker Girl (2015)

A new born girl is placed in a coin operated locker in the subway station. The girl is raised by a mother who is the boss for a loan shark group. Later, when the girl has grown into a teen,...

6.7/10110 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

A hit man traumatized from accidentally killing a young girl during a job is given the mission to eliminate her mother, and begins the ultimate fight to save her life.

6.7/10116 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

After their grandmother passes away, two young siblings, Eun-chul and Eun-ha, are forced to fend for themselves in a small village. When Eun-ha, a young girl with big dreams, begins to lose...

6.7/10100 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Music
200 Pounds Beauty (2006)

A talented but obese girl, who ghost-sings for a not-so-talented pop star, undergoes extensive plastic surgery to become a slender beauty with a new identity.

6.7/10120 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

A tale of an underdog mistreated by his family, given kung fu instruction from an unlikely source, and redeemed when he comes back to take on foreign champions in a tournament staged before an imperial audience.

6.7/1092 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Comedy,Horror,Sci-Fi
Zombie for Sale (2019)

When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.

6.6/10112 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

A film about a middle-aged man's retrospect to his past, two Koreans' trip to Fukuoka, and three people's reconciliation with love.

6.6/1088 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Mystery
The Chase (2017)

Sim Deok-soo is a grumpy landlord running a run-down apartment complex. Suddenly his tenants begin disappearing under suspicious circumstances. A retired ex-detective shows up, claiming a serial murderer from 30 years back has returned.

6.6/10110 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
The Swindlers (2017)

Unlikely allies from different sides of the law must work together to achieve a common goal -- trapping the world's most legendary con man.

6.6/10117 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

It's David versus Goliath when a man, Chen, uncovers a corporate conspiracy involving eels tainted by mercury. As he sneaks into South Korea to investigate, Chen finds a connection with a woman named Mi.

6.6/10100 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Drama,Sci-Fi
Flu (2013)

Chaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.

6.6/10122 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Chang-ho, 12, becomes friend with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise ...

6.6/1090 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Drama,History,Mystery
Ode to the Goose (2018)

Yoon-yeong has been harboring feelings for Song-hyeon, a friend's wife. When he finds out that she is divorced, Yoon-yeong and Song-hyeon take a trip to Gunsan on a whim. They find lodging ...

6.5/10122 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A writer of romance novels falls in love with a much younger guy. Their romance is doomed, though, because she has Alzheimer.

6.5/10110 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Mystery,Thriller
Intruders (2013)

A screenwriter retreats to a secluded cabin in the woods only to be rudely interrupted by some uninvited guests.

6.5/1099 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Drama,Thriller
The Tower (2012)

A Christmas Eve party at a luxury residential building takes a horrific turn when a fire breaks out.

6.5/10121 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

My close friend is dead, and people swam around me for answers.

6.4/10113 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Documentary,Drama
December (2013)

In January, a couple walks downtown at dawn. Is this a love story? Situations following after 'February' and 'March' put audiences in confusion. An intriguing narrative structure built on twisting time and converting relationships.

6.4/1073 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Comedy,Crime,Drama
Trouble in Mind (1985)

The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.

6.4/10111 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

6.3/1095 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Drama
Phantom Detective (2016)

HONG Gildong is an infallible private detective with an exceptional memory and quirky personality. While chasing the only target he failed to find, he gets entangled in a much bigger conspiracy than he bargained for.

6.3/10126 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery,Thriller
The Piper (2015)

Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

6.3/10119 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she is goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to protect her until her return.

6.3/10115 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Venture into tiny kingdoms ruled by thieves, assassins, and gentle souls alike.

6.2/1042 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
Bloody Tie (2006)

A low-level drug pusher is pressured by a corrupt cop to help him catch a local drug lord.

6.2/10117 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Romance
Yeolliji (2006)

Now and Forever tells the emotional journey of a playboy who finds true love in his relationship with a beautiful girl he met at the hospital.

6.2/10105 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Two highly acclaimed martial arts schools see their centuries-old rivalry explode in some of the best choreographed fight scenes ever filmed.

6.2/10110 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Seon-hee, a high school girl, starts a small lie to attract attention from her friends. But when the truth gets out, her friends start to leave her out and avoid her. To get back at ...

6.1/1071 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Han Jung Soo is the typical good guy, with friends and good at school. But due to some misunderstanding others mistake him with the legendary Seven Cutter and his life becomes really hard.

6.1/10100 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Thriller
Die Another Day (2002)

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

6.1/10133 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
Eye for an Eye (1996)

When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.

6.1/10101 min

Available in 16 platform(s).

A VIP hospital nurse is on a journey to find out the next of kin of the brain dead prostitute, and uncovers her sad life story.

6/10121 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Drama,Romance
Empire of Lust (2015)

Kim Min-jae (Shin Ha-kyun), is a brilliant general who's distinguished himself by protecting the borders of the recently established Joseon dynasty. He keeps a close eye on Yi Bang-won (...

6/10113 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

(Korean with English subtitles) Inspired by the real story of a Korean serial killer, Missing is one woman's intense journey into the dark den of depravity. Hyeon-jeong ventures to a small ...

6/1099 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A notorious grave robber Dae-chul steals a precious Buddha statue. As fate would have it, two kids Ji-min and Byung-oh steal it from him for fun. Dae-chul tricks the kids telling them that ...

6/10104 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

A bus driver (Beom-soo Lee) with a love of music falls in love with one of his passengers (Eun-ju Lee) who happens to be blind.

6/10112 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Fantasy
Sunshine Love (2014)

Kil-ho's got a life-changing civil service exam coming up, but his true dream is in the world of comic books. When fe falls for an old crush, Jung-sook, Kil is inspired to chase his ...

5.9/1084 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

In-Soo Radstake arrived in Holland from Seoul in 1980. Adopted as a baby by a Dutch couple he is now searching for his true identity. His search takes him along the eight other adopted ...

5.9/1073 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Campus couple Tae-ho and Eun-seo join the same graduate school to sit in lectures for the most powerful person in Korean journalism, Lee Hee-hyun. On the first day of school, Lee Hee-hyun ...

5.8/1085 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
Gifted (2014)

A young is forced to work for a criminal organization after he lost his job, but he soon discovers an increasing lust for violence and murder.

5.8/10103 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Comedy,Romance
Wedding Palace (2013)

After being abandoned at the altar, Jason courts the girl of his dreams in cyberspace. When she arrives in LA for their wedding, she turns out to be completely different than expected.

5.8/1098 min

Available in 14 platform(s).

Action,Comedy,Drama
My Valentine Girls (2011)

A novelist is searching for a girlfriend as he writes his next book, a trilogy of love stories (Soulmates, BFF, and Gunaw). His little sister and pseudo cupid adds cuteness and light banter. Philippines Filipino movie.

5.8/10147 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

The classic love story between the famous actress and the plain ordinary man.

5.8/10100 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,History
The 12th Suspect (2019)

IN THE ERA OF CHAOS, ENCOUNTER WITH THE BARE TRUTH OF HISTORY

5.7/10106 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A policeman discovers a love affair between his teenage daughter and her teacher which leads him back to an unsolved murder case he investigated 10 years ago.

5.7/10102 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Fantasy,Horror,Mystery
Alice: Boy from Wonderland (2015)

Hye(Female, 27) has suffered from severe nightmares since she was a child. They actually happens in reality and finally endanger her life. According to a shaman's advice, she decides to ...

5.7/10122 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
One on One (2014)

One on One: After a high school student is murdered, the seven suspects are hunted down by members of a terrorist organization.

5.7/10122 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Comedy,Crime
Quick (2011)

A famous biker named Gi-su (Lee Min-ki) has to deliver a bomb on his helmet under 30 minutes with his new girlfriend Ah-rom (Kang Ye-won) before it explodes.

5.7/10115 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Dragon Lee has his leg amputated and forges a replacement leg out of steel.

5.7/1088 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Comedy
Chaw (2009)

A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.

5.6/10122 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Crime,Mystery,Thriller
The Outlaw (2010)

A detective seeks retribution for unpunished killers and the rest of the cruel world - even if it means going outside the law.

5.5/1093 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Drama,Romance
The Chase (2009)

When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that she will do anything if only she will let her stay at her house. ...

5.5/1087 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Thriller
Tidal Wave (2009)

A woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!

5.5/10120 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Three years after a secret agent's tragic death at the hands of terrorist group IRIS, team leader Joon-han recruits a detective, Yoo-gun, to help him bring down an illegal arms unit. Soon, ...

5.4/10119 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Set during the 1920s in snow covered Manchuria. Kao-Ying sells information on the mining operation in Manchuria to the Japanese Intelligence Agency. He's rewarded with a large quantity of jewelery.

5.4/1084 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Adventure,Animation,Comedy
Speckles: The Tarbosaurus (2012)

70 million years ago dinosaurs ruled the Korean Peninsula the same way they ruled the rest of the earth. At that time the part of the land now known as Jeonnam Yeosu was the forest habitat ...

5.3/1088 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Animation,Drama
Yesu (1998)

The true story of Jesus, according to the St Matthew version of "The New Testament".

5.3/1089 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Action,Drama
Murimgori (1982)

A man (Mike Wong) helps Gen. Ching's daughter recover stolen treasure on the Chang River.

5.2/1090 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A glacial winter night. Kim undertakes by foot the last miles of a journey that started in North Korea. He's going to Marie's house but gets lost on the way.

5.1/1075 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Animation
Mini Force: The Beginning (2016)

5.1/10\N min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Mystery
The Abductress (2014)

In this sexy mystery farce set in Korea, several troublesome college students get abducted and violated by a mysterious girl. Now they are on a mission to find the culprit by spying on all ...

5.1/1087 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Tayo the Little Bus is the best kids animation where kids learn about vehicles and friendship. Tayo, the blue kid bus, drives around the town and meets various other vehicles and learn ...

5/1047 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Lam cannot do right where his master or his main rival, Sui, are concerned. When the Master is killed, Lam must fight Sui and the Immortal Trio to protect the Book of Invincible Snake Fist.

4.9/1082 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Adventure,Animation,Comedy
Arctic Dogs (2019)

An Arctic fox works in the mailroom of a package delivery service, but wants to be doing the deliveries.

4.7/1092 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Yu-jin hears that her twin sister Seung-jin will be coming to town from the US. In the end only her brother-in-law arrives bearing horrible news of her sister's suicide. When her ...

4.7/1093 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

A kung Fu expert travels to America to take out a gang of mysterious villains responsible for the murder of his best friend.

3.6/1095 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Action,Drama,Fantasy
Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)

Once in 500 years, ancient mythical creatures come to Earth, wreaking havoc and destruction. This time they must be stopped.

3.5/10107 min

Available in 11 platform(s).