Top 7 Korean movies and series of this century

What are the best Korean movies? What makes them so good? Korean films have taken the world by its horns from k dramas too apocalypse, there are many controversies about the plots of the Korean films if they are indeed worth watching, or only has cute guys for girls to fondle over. from the general point of view let’s see what makes the Korean films so renowned. This list includes films from all genres, fantasy and documentaries they are not arranged in order of importance but are chosen based on plot stories.

1). Squid game 

No. of season:1

No. of episodes: 9

Rating: Gold

This is a psychological thriller series which centres around seong Gi-hun,        seong is a 47 year old man who still lives with his mother, to be more specfic he is in one word a “failure”. He is invited to participate in a game, which promised him wealth beyond what he can ever imagine he is then drugged and taken to an unknown island where he is forced to participate in all sorts of old Korean games to please some group of very wealthy individuals’

  We see seong as he is faced with situations that defies basic human morals, and common value all in the name of survival, this series has it all suspense, drama, and scene that can move a grown man to the point of tears.

2). Sweet home

No. of seasons: 1

No. of episods: 10

Rating: Gold

This story takes place in an apocalyptic world, were humans who were infected by some kind of virus which changes them into monsters with abilities which kill and eat humans. Follow the life of song kang as he tries to fight this very virus and give hope to the rest of his hotel residents who have managed to suvive the violent on slaughter by both humans and monster

3). #Alive

Movie: 1h 38m

Rating: silver

There is an outbreak of a virus, joon woo is at home alone and playing games when he is alerted by the sound of chaos outside his home he then to isolate’s himself at home, a good number of days has already passed, hungry, scared and alone he finally meets another person, a girl named …….. they are both forced to exit their respective shelter as hunger and fear sets them on an adventure

 to survive on their own or get rescued.

This movie has a great idea of how a person’s hope can be crushed by time and hunger. There any twist and honestly the main character was a little annoying, he ended up almost committing suicide, and other stupid decisions thankfully he is inn no way playing hero.

4). Alice in boarder land

No of seasons: 1

No of episodes: 8

Rating: Gold

A group of friends are one day transported to an empty version of Tokyo, were they are forced to participate in games for their lives.

Arisu is a gamer, he is lazy but very smart, he and his friends after being chased by the police then find themselves in an isolated world were they are forced to play games in order to survive.

5). Alchemy of souls

No of seasons: 1

No of episodes: 8

Rating: silver

Alchemy of souls an epic drama centered around jang uk a man with a complicated birth story, the plot can get a bit complicated a times but the idea is understandable, this series has a little of everything drama, action, suspence e.t.c.

           Alchemy of Souls is set in a fictional country where a troublemaking young man (Lee Jae Wook) from a noble family with a complicated secret surrounding his birth becomes the student of his servant (Jung So Min) who is actually a skilled assassin whose soul has been trapped in a weak body.

6). All of us are dead

No of seasons: 1

No of episodes:12

Rating: Gold

There is a outbreak of a deadly virus that turns people into a zombie during school hours, after a few hours there is already total chaos breading fear in the hearts of every human on campus.

A group of friends find themselves and makes it a mission to survive, friendship is tested time and time again as their faith in humanity and survival slowly wither away with the death of a loved one, they soon realive the truth, behind the outbreak. Humanity has turned their back on korea scared and alone these kids try to survive with the remaining people alive.

7). Big mouth

No of seasons: 1

No of episodes:16

Rating: Silver

For lovers of plot twists this is raw gold, this story centres around park a small-time lawyer who ends up in prison, for some reason he is being referred to as big mouse, in order to protect himself he goes along with it. now in jail he is respected as the boss. There are so many unanswered questions, who is big mouth? Why is he so feared and respected? Is the warden big mouth?