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Straits of Chosun
1943· 1h 15m· Drama· ko
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Best South Korean Movies of the 1940s
This collection ranks 11 movies from South Korea released in the 1940s. 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. At the top sits Straits of Chosun.
11 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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A Hometown in Heart
1949· 1h 17m· Drama· ko
7.410 - 3
A Fish Tale
1944· Drama· ko
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Tuition
1940· 1h 20m· Drama· ko
6.04 - 5
Dear Soldier
1944· 1h 39m· War, Drama· ja
—0 - 6
Independence Night
1948· 52m· Crime, Drama· ko
4.33 - 7
Volunteer
1941· 56m· Drama· ko
5.54 - 8
Spring of Korean Peninsula
1941· 1h 24m· Drama· ko
5.85 - 9
A Public Prosecutor and a Teacher
1948· 1h 1m· Drama· ko
5.77 - 10
Angels on the Street
1941· 1h 13m· Drama· ko
5.24 - 11
Hurrah! For Freedom
1946· 1h 0m· War, Action, Drama· ko
5.29
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Frequently asked questions
How many south korean movies were made in the 1940s?
11 South Korea productions from the 1940s have real rating data.
How are these south 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 best south korean movie of the 1940s?
Straits of Chosun currently holds the #1 position.