Adapted From A Novel Korean Dramas & Movies

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Rank #55894

One day, much to her family’s dismay, Yeong Hye decides to become a vegetarian after waking from a nightmare. Her father, not like this decision, forces her to eat a...

Night Journey (1977)

Night Journey

Rank #56148

A couple who work together live in secrecy that they are planning to marry. Park is more of a traditionalist and so Lee wanders the streets in frustration, until she...

White Badge (1992)

White Badge

Rank #56716

In 1979, after the Planned demise of President Park Chung Hee, Han Ki Ju is paid to write about his experiences in the Vietnam War. He is reluctant at first,...

New Human Market (2004)

New Human Market

Rank #56789

~~ Adapted from the novel by Kim Hong Shin....

The Home of Stars (1974)

The Home of Stars

Rank #57466

A woman slowly drinks herself to death as she is physically and emotionally used by one man after another. (Source: IMDb)...

City of the Sun

City of the Sun

Rank #57562

Kang Tae Yang attempts to stick to his principles while dealing with bribery at the construction company where he works and the supervisory agency who benefits from the bribery. (Source:...

The Road to the Racetrack (1991)

The Road to the Racetrack

Rank #57927

After five and a half years of study in France, “R” returns to Korea and is met by “J”, his lover in France for three and a half years. Sensing...

Human Market

Human Market

Rank #99999

Jang Chong Chan is an immature student in his mid-20s studying for the Bar exam. One day, he unintentionally saves a man who has jumped onto a subway track, an...

Land

Land

Rank #99999

~~ Adapted from the novel “Land” (토지) by Park Kyung Ri (박경리)....

Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)

Bound by Chastity Rule

Rank #99999

A widow in an aristocratic family has an affair with a servant and bears him a son. The widow’s in-laws drive the servant and his son away. As a man,...

Son of a Man (1981)

Son of a Man

Rank #99999

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The Clemente Course (2020)

The Clemente Course

Rank #99999

“The Clemente Course” is a film adaptation of Earl Shorris’s humanities education course, which teaches humanities at the college level to those living under economic distress, including the homeless, the...

Chairman Park's Picture Warehouse (2019)

Chairman Park’s Picture Warehouse

Rank #99999

Based on the novel by Lee Eun...

The Eternal Empire

The Eternal Empire

Rank #99999

A historical drama depicting political intrigue and power struggles in the early 19th century. ~~ Adapted from a famous Korean novel....

Pale Moon

Rank #99999

Tells the story of a bank contract employee who accidentally touches a customer’s money and irreversibly deviates from their normal daily life. (Source: Naver) ~~ Adapted from the novel “Kami...

Walking Up to the Sky (1993)

Walking to Heaven

Rank #99999

Jung Ho (nickname “Water Bird”) is a small-time pickpocket raised by gang leader Dong Hak since childhood. As an adult, he falls in love with Dong Hak’s daughter Ji Sook,...

President Jung Yak Yong

Rank #99999

It relates a time-slip story which takes Jung Yak Yong, known as Dasan, one of the greatest thinkers in the later Joseon period, from the past in 1818 to the...

Day of Kidnapping (2023)

Day of Kidnapping

Rank #99999

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Evergreen Tree (1961)

Evergreen Tree

Rank #99999

Two college grads go to the country to modernize a small, rustic community. The woman establishes a school and the man organizes a youth hall. However, their activities arouse the...

Do You Want to Eat?

Rank #99999

Tells the story of three generations of families gathered in one place on the occasion of a ritual to heal the conflicts and trials that each one is experiencing with...

The Houseguest and My Mother (2011)

The Houseguest and My Mother

Rank #99999

A beautiful and lyrical love story between a widow and her boarder unfolds through the eyes of six year-old girl Ok Hee. ~~ Adapted from the novel by Joo Yo...