Top 10 Dramatic Korean Action Movies You Must Watch Once

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Summer has arrived, what could be better than "plowing movies". If you are a big guy with a passion for strong, engaging and suspenseful action, then you should not miss the series of Korean action thrillers and dramas. In recent years, Korean movies belong to the action genre more and more, besides having extremely rich and new content for viewers. The film has attractive action scenes along with unexpected and suspenseful details, in addition to scenes not inferior to wide-film movies. If you're currently looking for some good action movies, here's a list of the high-ratings action movies of recent years. Let's review the movies that stormed the box office in the summer.

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The Outlaws (2022)

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The Outlaws (2022)

Trailer: The Outlaws (2022)

General information of the film

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Sang Yong Lee 

Written by: Ma Dong Seok, Min Seong Kim, Sang Young Lee

Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Sukku Son, Gwi Hwa Choi

Achievement: Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 100% positive rating, based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 7.3/10     

Duration: 1h56m   

IMDb: 7.0/10     

Contents 

4 years later in season 1, Ma Seok Do along with Jeon Il Man travels to Vietnam to lead a criminal. Upon arrival, he accidentally discovers another murder from Kang Hae Sang. So far this criminal has not been caught, who murdered the son of a famous Korean trumpet. Along with the aggressive pursuit of Seok Do's team in Korea, Kang Hae Sang still hides from the eyes of the police and continues his criminal behavior.

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The Battleship Island (2017)

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The Battleship Island (2017)

Trailer: The Battleship Island (2017)

General information of the film

Genre: Action, drama, history

Director: Seung Wan Ryu

Seung Wan Ryu

Cast: Hwang Jung Min, So Ji Seob, Song Joong Ki.

Achievements: Best Feature Film, Best Art Direction, Technical Award (Art Direction),...

Duration: 2h12m   

IMDb: 7.1/10     

Contents 

The film tells the period when Korea was occupied by Japan around the time of World War 2. A group of about 400 South Koreans were taken to Hashima Island for mining. People were exploited to the bottom of their miserable living conditions, and they prepared for their escape from the island

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Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

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Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

Trailer: Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

General information of the film

Genre: Action, adventure, drama

Director: Yong Hwa Kim

Ho Min Ju, Yong Hwa Kim

Cast: Ha Jung Woo, Tae Hyun Cha, Ju Ji Hoon,...

Achievements:: Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director in a Film Category, Baeksang Arts Award for Best Technical Achievement in a Film,...

Duration: 2h19m   

IMDb: 7.2/10     

Contents 

The film tells the story of the journey of a firefighter Kim Ja Hong, who is a model soldier, loves his family and treats those around him well. He died in a mission, standing before the 7 trials of hell (7 levels of hell) symbolizing the 7 basic human sins: deception, laziness, injustice, betrayal, violence, murder, unfiliality. When a person dies, he will stay in 7 floors for 49 days, cook within 49 days, pass all 7 floors, this person will be reincarnated and the male protagonist begins the challenge of crossing 7 floors from here.

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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)

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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)

Trailer: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)

General information of the film

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Won Tae Lee

Won Tae Lee

Cast: Ma Dong Seok, Jeon Bae so, Park Bo Kyung

Achievements: The film received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 97% based on 34 reviews.

Duration: 1h49m   

IMDb: 6.9/10     

Contents 

The movie The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil tells the story of a case of a serial killer in Ha in 2005 and many consecutive murders occurred in different places. Unknowingly, one of his victims was a gangster. The boss was seriously injured but luckily escaped death, after recovering him in conjunction with an investigator to find the perpetrator, from where the dramatic hunt for the criminal began.

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Extreme Job (2019)

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Extreme Job (2019)

Trailer: Extreme Job (2019)

General information of the film

Genre: Action, comedy, crime

Director: Byeong Heon Lee

Se Yeong Bea

Cast: Seung Ryong Ryu, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon Kyu

Achievements: Golden Film Award, Chungbuk International Martial Arts and Action Film Festival,...

Duration: 1h51m   

IMDb: 7.0/10     

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The film tells the story of a group of drug detectives on a failed mission, in order to make amends in their careers, they together secretly monitor an international drug trafficking ring. They will fight at a cave but not tomorrow the cave has ceased business, to continue their plan to buy the cave for business. Unknowingly, the chicken termites they sell are increasingly famous and crowded, the problems start here.

The above article are some short Korean action movies that dramatize every minute when watching that you should not miss. Hope the article brings a few sets that you desire, wish you have happy movie plowing moments. Don't forget to follow Topshare for new information.