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7.2

Paul Kilback Director

Chapelle Jaffe as Narrator

Heroes brings to life the harrowing exploits of a Canadian platoon who fought to hold their vulnerable outpost in the face of repeated attacks during the Korean War.

Snipers

2022

Chinese

6.3

♡ 20

Yimou Zhang Director

Pierre Bourdaud as Andrew

Jonathan Kos-Read as John

Nathan Boyd as Nate

Kevin Lee as Russ

The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019

7.8

♡ 5

Action

Documentary

inter-korean relations

Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confronts the myth of the “Forgotten War,” documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.

Homes Apart: Korea

1991

6.8

♡ 1

Christine Choy Director

They speak the same language, share a similar culture and once belonged to a single nation. When the Korean War ended in 1953, ten million families were torn apart. By the early 90s, as the rest of the world celebrated the end of the Cold War, Koreans remain separated between North and South, fearing the threat of mutual destruction. Beginning with one man's journey to reunite with his sister in North Korea, filmmakers Takagi and Choy reveal the personal, social and political dimensions of one of the last divided nations on earth. The film was also the first US project to get permission to film in both South & North Korea.

Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite

2016

6.2

♡ 45

40%

53%

Action

based on a true story

John H. Lee Director

Justin Rupple as Alexander Haig

Yoshihiro Akiyama as Baek San

Liam Neeson as Douglas MacArthur

Josie Bissett as Jean

A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.

Going All the Way

1997

5.7

♡ 9

65%

28%

Mark Pellington Director

Ben Affleck as Gunner Casselman

Robert Swan as Luke

Rachel Weisz as Marty Pilcher

Jeremy Davies as Sonny Burns

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

Pork Chop Hill

1959

7.0

♡ 4

88%

72%

Lewis Milestone Director

Chuck Hayward as Chalmers

Lew Gallo as Lieutenant - Division Public Relations

Bert Remsen as Lt. Cummings

Robert Blake as Pvt. Velie

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.

The Battle at Lake Changjin

2021

Chinese

5.5

♡ 16

36%

Hark Tsui Director

Ryan Zheng as

Kevin Lee as Colonel Allan MacLean Wu Jing

Wu Jing as Wu Qianli

Jackson Yee as Wu Wanli

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

MAS*H

1970

7.3

♡ 29

86%

Robert Altman Director

John Schuck as Capt. 'Painless' Waldowski

Tom Skerritt as Duke Forrest

Sally Kellerman as 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan

Sylvester Stallone as Soldier

The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.

The Hook

1963

6.5

♡ 2

41%

George Seaton Director

Frank Richards as Crewman Kaskevitch

John Alderson as Crewman Svenson

Pancho Magalona as Kim

William Challee as Schmidt

Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

7.9

♡ 56

97%

John Frankenheimer Director

Kenneth Gibson as Delegate

Michael Masters as FBI Agent

Lloyd Corrigan as Holborn Gaines

John Indrisano as Reporter

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Joint Security Area

2000

7.7

♡ 36

88%

Chan-wook Park Director

Ahmedov Ayder as

Christoph Hofrichter as Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta

Byung-hun Lee as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok

Kang-ho Song as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

Northern Limit Line

2015

6.5

♡ 5

69%

Kim Hak-soon Director

Sung-hee Jo as Army surgeon

Chung-Ah Lee as Captain Choi

Kwon Hwa-woon as Corporal Kim Seung-hyeon

Hyun-Woo Lee as Medic Park Dong-hyeok

In this true story from 2002, South Korean patrol boats engaged in a deadly battle with North Korean patrol boats who crossed the maritime border known the Northern Limit Line and attacked.

The Last Princess

2016

japanese invasion of korea

7.1

♡ 17

73%

Jin-ho Hur Director

Hae-il Park as Jang-han

Lee Chae-eun as Jeong-hye

Ye-jin Son as Princess Deok-hye

So-Hyun Kim as Teen Princess Deok-hye

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.

Welcome to Dongmakgol

2005

7.6

♡ 14

88%

Kwang-Hyun Park Director

Nam-Hee Park as Jon Emm

Jon Emm as Colonel

Leif Gantvoort as Major

Hye-jeong Kang as Yeo-il

Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.

Ayla: The Daughter of War

2017

Turkish

8.2

♡ 14

85%

Can Ulkay Director

Taner Birsel as Major Fuat

Eric Roberts as Major General Coulter

Büsra Develi as Nimet

Damla Sönmez as Nuran

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

The Hunters

1958

6.4

♡ 9

40%

Action

airplane

Dick Powell Director

Lee Philips as 1st Lt. Carl Abbott

Victor Sen Yung as Korean Farmer

Robert Wagner as Lt. Ed Pell

Ron Nyman as Pilot

With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of the Korean War, the story centers on Major Cleve Saville (Robert Mitchum), a master of the newly operational F-86 Sabre fighter jets. But adept as he is at flying, Saville¹s personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingman¹s (Lee Philips) beautiful wife (May Britt). To make matters worse, Saville must cope with a loud-mouthed rookie (Robert Wagner) in a daring rescue mission that threatens all their lives in this well-crafted war drama.

Devotion

2022