Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future.

White Rabbit

2018

English

5.8

♡ 7

88%

los angeles, california

performance art

performance artist

Daryl Wein Director

Elizabeth Sung as

Nico Evers-Swindell as

Nana Ghana as

Vivian Bang as

A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.

The Eagle and the Albatross

2020

English

5.1

♡ 3

96%

Angela Shelton Director

Ritchie Montgomery as Billy

Jay Huguley as Dan

Dan Lauria as Dr. Al Wiserman

Adrienne Barbeau as Pearl

When an orphaned half Korean girl finds herself in small town America with her only living relative, she seeks out a mentor to help with the only thing she loves – golf. The best player in town, the widowed optometrist, takes her under his wing, sending them on a journey to face their fear of losing loved ones and their game. The only problem is, he has three months to live.

Save My Seoul

2017

Korean

6.7

♡ 5

Jason Y. Lee Director

Jason Y. Lee as Self

Edward Young Lee as Self

Eddie and Jason, two Korean-American brothers get in over their heads when they are called to Korea to make a short film on prostitution and sex-trafficking. Things get complicated when they meet Crystal and Esther, two prostitutes who reveal just how deep the problem goes and set off on a dangerous mission to capture the truth. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns, and sex-workers, the filmmakers explore and unravel the complexity of the sex trade in Seoul. They learn that this problem is rooted in issues far deeper than exploited girls and lustful men. Instead, it's a consequence of a culture and government that condones and turns a blind eye to the biggest human injustice of our time.

Blue Bayou

2021

English

7.1

♡ 60

75%

international adoption

korean

korean american

louisiana

Justin Chon Director

Vondie Curtis-Hall as Barry Boucher

Emory Cohen as Denny

Alicia Vikander as Kathy LeBlanc

Martin Bats Bradford as Lajon

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

Ms. Purple

2019

English

6.3

♡ 18

86%

Justin Chon Director

Alma Martinez as Juanita

Christine Kent as Party friend

Courtney Bandeko as Priscilla

Alfredo Tavares as Quinceanera Party Attendee

Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.

Smoking Tigers

2023

English

6.2

♡ 5

100%

So Young Shelly Yo Director

Chloe Lee as Christine

Ji-young Yoo as Hayoung

Erin Yoo as Rose

Sook Hyung Yang as Suki

Set in early-2000s SoCal, Smoking Tigers follows a Korean American girl as she navigates derision and growing tensions while balancing the duality of her low-income family and wealthy, elite high school environment.

The Sun Is Also a Star

2019

English

5.9

♡ 61

52%

60%

Action

based on young adult novel

Ry Russo-Young Director

Charles Melton as Daniel Jae Ho Bae

John Leguizamo as Jeremy Martinez

Cathy Shim as Min Soo Bae

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Samuel Kingsley

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.

Umma

2022

English

4.7

♡ 74

32%

Iris K. Shim Director Tom Yi

Tom Yi as Amanda's Uncle

Fivel Stewart as Chris

Dermot Mulroney as Danny

Odeya Rush as River

Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

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