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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

  11. 111

    Eunuch

    1986· 1h 48m

    5.76
  13. 113

    Gam-dong

    1988· 1h 58m

    —0
  20. 120

    Pulgasari

    1986· 1h 35m

    5.555
  23. 123

    The Hut

    1981· 1h 33m

    5.811
  30. 130

    Ticket

    1986· 1h 48m

    5.86

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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.