Top 10 Korean Crime Movies
The top 10 korean crime movies, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 35 eligible films. 3 of them are streaming in India right now on Prime Video and Netflix — each links to exactly where to watch it.
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Memories of Murder
2003IMDb 8.1 · 2,62,200 votes
Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece uses a serial killer investigation to expose class divisions and police incompetence in 1980s
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3-Iron
2004IMDb 7.9 · 61,043 votes
Park Chan-wook's minimalist thriller about an intruder builds unbearable tension through silence and subtle violation.
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The Chaser
2008IMDb 7.8 · 79,060 votes
Visceral cat-and-mouse game between a taxi driver and serial killer that escalates with shocking brutality and moral amb
Streaming on Prime Video
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Mother
2009IMDb 7.7 · 79,751 votes
Park Chan-wook examines maternal obsession and complicity through a crime narrative that subverts genre expectations ent
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The Man from Nowhere
2010IMDb 7.7 · 78,214 votes
Won Bin's comeback as a mercenary-turned-protector combines stylish action with emotional depth and stunning cinematogra
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No Other Choice
2025IMDb 7.5 · 57,461 votes
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A Bittersweet Life
2005IMDb 7.5 · 45,399 votes
Stylish noir about a fixer caught between rival crime bosses, featuring Kim Tae-hee's breakout role and methodical narra
Streaming on Prime Video
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New World
2013IMDb 7.5 · 28,630 votes
Epic undercover cop thriller set in the underworld explores loyalty, betrayal, and the cost of infiltration in organized
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Forgotten
2017IMDb 7.4 · 56,608 votes
Psychological mystery with a mind-bending twist that recontextualizes the entire narrative and questions witness reliabi
Streaming on Netflix
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No Mercy
2010IMDb 7.4 · 9,896 votes
Intense revenge saga driven by a father's rage and a cop's obsession, culminating in a moral reckoning neither can escap
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Frequently asked
- What is the best Korean Crime movie of all time?
- By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), Memories of Murder (2003) tops this list with an IMDb score of 8.1 from 2,62,200 votes.
- How is this list ranked?
- We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
- Where can I watch these Korean movies in India?
- 3 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.
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