20 classics of modern Korean cinema, as selected by Grauniad film critic Peter Bradshow.
This list is ranked and is shown in descending order.
| Rank | Title | Year | Rating |
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| 1 | The Handmaiden | 2016 | |
| 2 | Parasite | 2019 | |
| 3 | Oldboy | 2003 |
 
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| 4 | Poetry | 2010 | |
| 5 | Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring aka Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom | 2003 |
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| 6 | Right Now, Wrong Then | 2015 | |
| 7 | Secret Sunshine | 2007 | |
| 8 | Snowpiercer | 2013 |
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| 9 | Way Home, The aka Jibeuro | 2002 |
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| 10 | Whispering Corridors | 1998 | |
| 11 | Mother aka Madeo | 2009 |
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| 12 | Peppermint Candy | 1999 | |
| 13 | Painted Fire | 2002 | |
| 14 | Paju | 2009 | |
| 15 | Memories of Murder aka Salinui chueok | 2003 |
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| 16 | A Tale of Two Sisters | 2003 |
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| 17 | The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well | 1996 | |
| 18 | House of Hummingbird | 2018 | |
| 19 | Take Care of My Cat | 2001 | |
| 20 | Daytime Drinking | 2008 |