Social Issues Korean Dramas & Movies

He's On Duty (2010)

He’s On Duty

Rank #49395

A South Korean man named Bang Tae Shik looks more like someone from Southeast Asia and has difficulties finding employment. One day, Tae Shik disguises himself as a man from...

The Secret of Secret (2019)

The Secret of Secret

Rank #49572

“The Secret of Secret” is about the courage of the main characters to heal wounds and call for human rights in the face of discrimination. (Source: HanCinema)...

Ugly Miss Young Ae Season 1

Ugly Miss Young Ae

Rank #49590

A drama about a fat single woman Young Ae, and the stress and prejudice she goes through with her seniors at work, co-workers, and overtime....

Human Form (2015)

Human Form

Rank #49870

Feeling isolated in a world where everyone wears the same surgically-altered appearance, a young girl takes extreme measures to change her own....

I Am a Dad

I Am a Dad

Rank #51101

Corrupt detective Han Jong Shik takes care of a gang and gets kickbacks to save his daughter. One day, he gets news from the organ transplant coordinator that they have...

The Night Before (2018)

The Night Before

Rank #51144

A man searches for his daughter after a bad argument, only to end up at an abandoned building surrounded by monsters....

Made in China (2015)

Made in China

Rank #51678

Chinese eel farmer Chen smuggles himself into Korea to prove that his eels are safe to eat. An inspector takes pity on his desperation and tests his eels, only to...

Our Body (2019)

Our Body

Rank #51703

An overeducated, disenchanted woman, Ja Young, loses her ambition after many grueling years of studying for the public official exam. Which she has failed multiple times. One lonely evening, a...

March Winter (2018)

March Winter

Rank #52799

Min Woo is working at the bar and has been interested in the woman who lives on the 3rd floor, watching her walking along the alley at dawn every day....

Drama Special Season 13: Self-Indulgence

Rank #52850

A poor 26-year-old rider has great dreams, but reality is harsh. He ends up with special powers strong enough to terminate someone and punishes the bad! A story about the...

Road Movie

Road Movie

Rank #54139

Dae Shik is a gay homeless man on the streets of Soul. He finds a suicidal ex-financier Suk Won on the street. Suk Won’s business has failed and his wife...

Mulberry (1986)

Mulberry

Rank #54147

During the Japanese occupation, there lived a woman named An Hyub in Yong-dam Village. Her husband was a gambler who comes by every few months to change his clothes and...

Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (1984)

Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women

Rank #54190

Gil Rye is a maiden from a respectable but poor family. She marries the deceased son of the powerful Official Kim’s household. She acts as young widow but she is...

The Journals of Musan (2011)

The Journals of Musan

Rank #54453

Jeon Seung Chul’s citizen registration number brands him as a North Korean defector. It is difficult to find a good job and it’s hard to get along with people at...

If You Were Me (2003)

If You Were Me

Rank #55934

If You Were Me is a 2003 South Korean omnibus film, comprising six short films directed by six prominent Korean directors, Jeong Jae Eun, Yim Soon Rye, Yeo Kyun Dong,...

The Spring In My Life (2016)

The Spring In My Life

Rank #56466

A short narrative of a man torn between his intimate identity and the happiness of his family Gu Bo is a beloved father and husband, but also a writer who...

The Turning Road (2017)

The Turning Road

Rank #56773

Soon-ho works part-time at the Chinese restaurant and goes his first delivery. He fell in love with Yu-jin who came out of the door there. But Yu-jin gets to know...

Weird Housemates (2015)

Weird Housemates

Rank #56977

Bok Hui and Mal Ro are not your average housemates. Bok Hui has a crush on Mal Ro. The problem is that Bok Hui is a ghost and Mal Ro...

Yellow Dog

Yellow Dog

Rank #57120

Han Goo was born from a Filipino father and South Korean mother. He now pursues his dream of becoming a member of the national taekwondo team, but he encounters difficulty...

Love and Ambition

Love and Ambition

Rank #57793

Park Tae Joon is an intelligent law student and a filial son to his parents who run a mill. He has a younger brother, Tae Soo, who is not quite...

Asurado (2021)

Asurado

Rank #58743

The third prison of death, where only vicious criminals who do not have a sense of law or common sense are being kept. A new era of power opens when...

Tropical Manila (2012)

Tropical Manila

Rank #58768

Kim Doo Shik, who committed a tragic end in Korea, has settled down in the Philippines, in the city of Manila, for almost 15 years since he fled from his...

Homo phobia (2017)

Homo phobia

Rank #59011

A film that shows the process of recognizing and understanding homointimates through the eyes of a man who hates them. Young Taek is a high school student. One day, a...

Beastie Girls (2017)

Beastie Girls

Rank #59304

About the life in the celebrity and prostitution world. Only those who have been there know what it’s like with the relationships with people, misunderstandings, conflicts, worries and sadness....