THESE ARE TWISTED tales with fierce underpinnings; they often prioritize art and drama over rationale. The unique aspect of Korean psychological thriller movies, I feel, is how discreetly they grow more ominous step by step, catching you off-guard here and there. Your fear builds in sync as you engage in their racks of awful horror, but you stay tied through to the end. Such is the draw. The 10 very renowned, lauded, and revered examples of this kind are included in the list below.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) – Park Chan-wook
Despite the contentious consequences that director Park Chan-wook’s predilection for savagery and dark satire often produces, his approach to matters and distinctive take on them is unequaled, and it is incomprehensible how he weaves together several layers into a cogent story as he does in this movie—his superbly shot depiction of violence and gore. We meet Ryu (Shin Hakyun), a deaf-mute factory worker, in a dire bind for cash to cover the costs of his sickly sister’s kidney transplant. In a fit of desperation, he and his love interest seize business tycoon Park Dong-jin’s (Song Kang-ho) daughter, and a subsequent tragedy spurs Dong-jin to wreak havoc in vengeance.
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) – Kim Jee-woon
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