Historical Korean Dramas & Movies

Tinted With You (Movie) (2022)

Tinted With You (Movie)

Rank #3492

In Korea’s feudal past, deposed Crown Prince Lee Heon was forced into exile when his cruel older brother usurped the throne. His sibling plans to permanently secure his position, leaving...

The Tiger

The Tiger

Rank #3528

Set towards the end of the Joseon dynasty, when Korea was under Japanese rule. Rather than a cruel tale of chasing down a rare, beautiful animal, the story is a...

The Magician

The Magician

Rank #3556

A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him....

KUNDO : Age of the Rampant (2014)

KUNDO: Age of the Rampant

Rank #3560

The year is 1859; feudal Joseon is plagued with numerous natural disasters, poor harvest, poverty, hunger and death. But the rich nobles are only concerned with their own wealth and...

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015)

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Rank #3561

Set in the 1960s after the Korean War, this film is a story of Heo Sam Gwan, a factory worker who is without money or plans and his struggles with...

Kim Soo Ro (2010)

Kim Soo Ro

Rank #3618

This drama charts the life of Kim Soo Ro, legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy, which dominated sea trade and iron working during the...

Shine or Go Crazy

Shine or Go Crazy

Rank #3753

Wang So, a Goryeo prince, was born with the name, “Shine.” Shin Yul is a woman hailing from the Balhae kingdom and believed to have the powers of an oracle....

Gunman In Joseon (2014)

Gunman In Joseon

Rank #3803

In the time of enlightenment of 19th-century Joseon. It stars a hero who is the son of Joseon’s greatest swordsman. He loses his father and his younger sister gets sold...

The Face Reader (2013)

The Face Reader

Rank #3850

About Nae Kyung who is able to assess the personality, mental state, and habits of a person by looking at his face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in...

The Princess and the Matchmaker

The Princess and the Matchmaker

Rank #3877

In the wake of prolonged famine, the palace arranges Princess Song Hwa’s marriage in an attempt to correct the cosmic misfortune. A renowned diviner, Do Yoon, is brought in to...

Secret Door

Secret Door

Rank #3891

Secret Door follows the conflict between King Yeong Jo and Crown Prince Sa Do in the longest reign in Joseon history, 52 years. King Yeong Jo pursues strong royal authority,...

Mirror of the Witch

Mirror of the Witch

Rank #4002

A historical fantasy drama about a young man finding his way and love for a forgotten princess. Heo Jun faces discrimination as an illegitimate son and gives up on his...

Warriors of the Dawn (2017)

Warriors of the Dawn

Rank #4006

To avoid invading Japanese forces, King Seon Jo leaves for the Ming Dynasty and abandons his people in the process. In his place, Prince Gwang Hae leads the royal court....

Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (Movie) (2021)

Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding (Movie)

Rank #4028

A movie adaptation of the drama “Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding” that has some extra scenes....

Damo

Damo

Rank #4029

This series and our heroine took place in the Joseon Dynasty. Chae Ok was separated from her brother when her father, a nobleman, was accused of treason. She managed to...

Homme Fatale (2019)

Homme Fatale

Rank #4064

Comedic film of a fusion-historical genre. Cute lover boy Heo Saek becomes Joseon’s first male gisaeng and a flower-like woman named Hae Won who thinks ahead of her time, search...

FengShui (2018)

FengShui

Rank #4070

Myung Dang (an ideal spot) could change someone’s destiny. The one that occupies the site would rule the world. One’s ancestors’ tomb spot could change one’s destiny. Jae Sang, a...

Ballad of Seo Dong (2005)

Ballad of Seo Dong

Rank #4090

This drama is loosely based on one of Korea’s oldest folk songs. Suh Dong was the illegitimate son of the Baekje king and with the help of Princess Sun Hwa,...

Jesters: The Game Changers (2019)

Jesters: The Game Changers

Rank #4139

Deok Ho and his gang make ends meet by racketeering around the country. Han Myeong Hoe, King Se Jo’s right-hand man, thinks highly of their talents and encourages them to...

God of War (2012)

God of War

Rank #4178

This drama is a about a man who was born to the servitude class during the Goryeo Dynasty, overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60...

Detective K: Secret Of Virtuous Widow

Detective K 1: Secret of Virtuous Widow

Rank #4205

Detective K recounts the adventures of Joseon’s top detective as he investigates, as ordered by the King, a series of mysterious tragic ends that are plaguing the country. During his...

The Fortress (2017)

The Fortress

Rank #4346

During the Qing Invasion of Korea, the king and the court take refuge in a mountain fortress, where they find themselves stranded in the cold and surrounded by the enemy....

A Frozen Flower (2008)

A Frozen Flower

Rank #4364

Under the pressure of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. But the king is in love with his loyal general...

King Geun Cho Go (2010)

King Geun Cho Go

Rank #4380

The story of King Geun Cho Go, warrior king of Baekje. Under his reign, the kingdom experienced its glory days, with military conquests that saw him controlling most of the...