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- DirectorRyu Seung-wanStarsHa Jung-wooHan Suk-kyuRyu Seung-beomJong-seong, a North Korean ghost agent, interrupts an illegal arms sale in Berlin. A notorious North Korean agent tests the loyalties of everyone involved as Jong-Seong prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice.
- DirectorHa YooStarsLee Min-hoKim Rae-wonJung Jin-youngJong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.
- DirectorSeok-beom KangStarsKim Byeong-OkJi Dae-hanPark Eun-hyeReleased from prison, Taesik goes to live with an adopted mother. He takes a job and tries to live a quiet life with his new family. His efforts are threatened when a politician seeks to knock the family restaurant down to build a mall.
- DirectorHyeong-Joon KimStarsSol Kyung-guRyu Seung-beomHan Hye-jinDespite being nearly proven the murderer, a serial killer threatens to kill the daughter of a forensic pathologist if he doesn't get him bailed out.
- DirectorBeom-gu ChoStarsJung Woo-sungLee Beom-suAhn Sung-kiA professional baduk player infiltrates his local underground gambling scene to avenge his brother's death.
- DirectorHong-soo ParkStarsChoi Seung-hyunHan YeriYun Je-munThe son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.
- DirectorWon Shin-yeonStarsGong YooPark Hee-soonSong Boo-gunBetrayed and on the run, a North Korean agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
- DirectorSeul-gi AhnSeul-ki AhnStarsYeon-woo ShinHowon KimKim Young-sunSiwan's mother who invested her life to the church in hope of fixing his brothers illness committed suicide and his father is hiding from creditors. Siwan, all left alone, plans to revenge the church leader.
- DirectorChristopher KeelerStarsAndy HorowitzJames HullChristopher KeelerLynn Harrington, identical twin sister of slain kidnapped Teri, is herself taken by human traffickers who will harvest her organs for wealthy clients. Private Detective Stuart Tyrrell has only hours to find Lynn and save her from certain death.
- DirectorHong-Seung YoonStarsRyu Seung-ryongYoo Joon-sangLee Jin-wookAn ER doctor teams up with an assassination target to rescue his wife, held hostage by corrupt criminals and, in the process, uncovers a conspiracy.
- DirectorPil-sung YimStarsSong Kang-hoYoo Ji-taeKyeong-ik KimStrange things begin happening to an expedition deep in the Antarctic.
- DirectorIm Kyung-sooStarsShin Eun-kyungKi-beom JangKim Ji-minOn their chase of a serial killer two cops find a diary in which all committed murders and many more to come are predicted.
- DirectorPil-sung YimStarsCheon Jeong-myeongEun Won-jaeShim Eun-kyungAfter meeting a mysterious girl on an dark stretch of road, a young salesman is invited to a beautiful house with bizarre secrets and no way to escape.
- DirectorJo Dong-ohStarsShin Ha-kyunLee Tae-riYum Dong-hunA man who wrongly accused as a murderer know nothing but just running from everyone who want to catch him. Can he reveal the truth before things getting worst?
- DirectorHo ChoiStarsRyu Seung-beomHwang Jung-minKim Hee-raA low-level drug pusher is pressured by a corrupt cop to help him catch a local drug lord.
- DirectorTerra ShinStarsHwang Jung-minSeon YuKim Seo-hyeongJun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders with the intention of collecting insurance premiums.
- DirectorHyuk ByunStarsHan Suk-kyuEun-ju LeeSung Hyun-ahA detective, his 3 girls & a murder case. Complex emotional relationships and human nature's darker sides are explored in this captivating suspense drama about a cop whose lust for love threatens to get in the way of his professional life.
- DirectorHyeon-jeong KimStarsHan Suk-kyuKo So-youngChun Ho-jinA North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.
- DirectorIn-ho YunStarsShin Ha-kyunByun Hee-BongLee Hye-yeongA struggling artist Hee-do is offered a million dollars to bet his life if he loses a game against a rich old man named No-shik who is dying from a terminal disease. However if Hee Do loses the game, he must trade his youth to the old man..
- DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsHan Suk-kyuShim Hye-jinMoon Sung-KeunReturning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
- DirectorKim Byung-seoUi-seok JoStarsSol Kyung-guJung Woo-sungHan Hyo-jooA high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
- DirectorHyeok-jae KwonStarsSol Kyung-guLee Jung-JinOh Dal-suKANG Tae-sik, a former cop who was once the best man on the force, is now an infamous private detective who handles all kinds of dirty work from catching philanderers to collecting people's debts.
- DirectorCheol-hie ParkStarsShin Ha-kyunYun Ji-hyeKim Min-joonA mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.
- DirectorSang-Jin KimStarsSol Kyung-guCha Seung-wonSong Yun-ahTwo inmates successfully escape their prison only to find out that they are among those who'll get early release for the Korean National Liberation day. Now they have to get back into the prison in time to avoid further mayhem.
- DirectorYeon-Sik JungStarsKim Seon-aMa Dong-seokShin Jeong-geunEun-A lost her family at the hands of a serial killer. She is now mentally and physically destroyed. She then decides to get revenge by enlists the help of four people from different life to fulfill her revenge.
- DirectorJong-Hyuk LeeStarsYum Jung-ahJi Jin-heeSung Ji-ruSerial killer Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police and confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned and awaiting the death sentence but the killings continue, with the same characteristics of the Shin-Hyun serial killings. The case is re-opened when two more bodies are discovered, both pregnant women; one found in the city's landfill site and the other was horrifically murdered on a public bus. Detective Mi Yun (Yum Jung-Ah) and her newly-appointed partner Detective Kang (Ji Jin-Hee) are assigned to the case. Mi Yun and Kang have difficulty working with each other; their personalities and working methods constantly clash. Detective Kang goes about his new job buoyantly and enthusiastically. He follows a new suspect, Huh, and eventually catches him in the act of brutally murdering a woman in a crowded techno bar. Huh is taken into custody after Kang shoots and wounds him at the crime scene. Once again, the case seems to be solved with this spectacular arrest--yet the murders continue in copy-cat style. The police desperately hunt for new leads. They start an in-depth investigation of a Doctor Chu, who is Shin-Hyun's psychiatrist, but progress is frustrated when Dr Chu becomes a victim of the copy-cat killings herself. The murdered psychiatrist's former boyfriend, a fanatical character named Choi, quickly becomes the prime suspect. All the pieces are finally starting to fit together, and the case seems almost resolved. But all efforts are suddenly frustrated once again, when Choi takes his own life--but still, the killings continue. The case gets more complicated when even the police themselves appear to become suspects in the murders. In unraveling this mystery, everyone involved is pushed to the limits of human understanding.
- DirectorByung-woo KimStarsWon-Jin AhnLee Da-witChoi Deok-moonA newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
- DirectorUi-seok JoStarsKim Sang-kyungPark Yong-wooHan Bo-baeJung-Ho a famous photographer who has a special ability to read people's minds, has just returned to Korea from abroad. Jung-Ho still can't get rid of traumatic memories of his late girlfriend who ended her life in front of him. In the midst of this, Jung-Ho becomes a temporary guardian for Soo-Yeon a little girl whose mother is in a coma. Detective Kim begins to suspect Jung-Ho is involved in the gruesome events that surround him. And the case becomes even more desperate when Soo-Yeon herself disappears.
- DirectorJi-hoon KimStarsKim Sang-kyungLee Yo-wonAhn Sung-kiThe story of events leading up to the 1980 Gwangju massacre in South Korea when thousands of students and protesters were killed by armed troops during an anti-government demonstration.
- DirectorSang-Yong LeeLee Sang-yongLee Sang-Yong-IStarsChi-yong AhnRyoo Byeong-GilIm Chan-WooHigh school guys must find the killer of their classmate before the next class start, in 40 minutes.
- DirectorGeun-seop JeongStarsUhm JunghwaKim Sang-kyungSong Young-chang15 years ago, a mother lost her child in a kidnapping case. A similar crime happens again and she won't let him go this time.
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsLee Sun-kyunCho Jin-woongJeong Man-sikAfter trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
- DirectorYoon Jong-binStarsChoi Min-sikHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongOn the verge of being fired, a corrupt customs official finds a haul of drugs and teams up with a vicious gangster to become the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
- DirectorYoung-Sung SohnStarsHa Jung-wooPark Hee-soonJang HyukElite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsKim Yoon-seokLee Jung-jaeKim Hye-suAfter a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?
- DirectorJung Byung-gilStarsJeong Jae-yeongPark Shi-hooJung Hae-kyunLee Du-Seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim's mothers search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.
- DirectorJoon-Hwan JangStarsKim Yoon-seokYeo Jin-gooCho Jin-woongA boy with five fathers who is attached to the criminal underworld. A sinister past is about to be revealed as he is forced to join the killing spree.
- DirectorWon Shin-yeonStarsYunjin KimKim Mi-sookPark Hee-soonA successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.
- DirectorPark Jin-PyoStarsSol Kyung-guKim Nam-juGang Dong-wonOne day, the only son of famous news anchor HAN Kyung-bae, disappears without a trace. Soon, the kidnapper calls the mother demanding a $100,000 ransom. The police assign a veteran inspector to the case and assemble a top-notch task force to work under his command. But the kidnapper constantly outwits the police and continues calling the parents with yet more instructions for the money drop.
- DirectorKyu-maan LeeStarsPark Yong-wooRyu Seung-ryongSung Dong-ilThe film is based on a true case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out on a nearby mountain to catch frogs. They went missing.