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Best Korean Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 291 Korean-language movies released in the 1990s. 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 Christmas in August. These films were originally released in Korean (한국어/조선말).

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

  2. 2

    Happy End

    1999· 1h 40m

    6.678
  8. 8

    Shiri

    1999· 2h 5m

    6.4191
  9. 9

    Rush

    1999· 1h 46m

    5.01
  14. 14

    301/302

    1995· 1h 40m

    6.136
  20. 20

    Lament

    1997· 1h 28m

    6.01
  21. 21

    Festival

    1996· 1h 47m

    7.37
  22. 22

    An Affair

    1998· 1h 48m

    6.117
  26. 26

    A Petal

    1996· 1h 41m

    6.829

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Frequently asked questions

How many Korean movies came from the 1990s?

291 Korean-language films from the 1990s 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 1990s?

Christmas in August holds the top position in this collection.