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Best Korean Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 201 Korean-language movies released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is Sa Bang-ji. These films were originally released in Korean (한국어/조선말).

201 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Sa Bang-ji

    1988· 1h 34m

    6.04
  7. 7

    Karma

    1988· 1h 45m

    —0
  15. 15

    Bioman

    1989· 1h 37m

    —0
  27. 27

    Mandala

    1981· 1h 51m

    6.525
  33. 33

    Mulberry

    1986· 1h 54m

    5.614
  35. 35

    Gagman

    1989· 2h 7m

    6.511
  38. 38

    Jagko

    1983· 1h 43m

    7.211
  49. 49

    Adada

    1987· 1h 58m

    6.56

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Frequently asked questions

How many Korean movies came from the 1980s?

201 Korean-language films from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these Korean films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated Korean movie of the 1980s?

Sa Bang-ji holds the top position in this collection.