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Best South Korean Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 192 movies from South Korea 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. At the top sits American Pop.

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

  1. 1

    American Pop

    1981· 1h 36m· en

    6.9125
  2. 2

    Sa Bang-ji

    1988· 1h 34m· ko

    6.04
  11. 11

    Kam-bo

    1986· 1h 40m· ko

    5.01
  12. 12

    Karma

    1988· 1h 45m· ko

    —0
  20. 20

    Bioman

    1989· 1h 37m· ko

    —0
  26. 26

    Woman's Wail

    1986· 1h 35m· ko

    6.73
  33. 33

    Mandala

    1981· 1h 51m· ko

    6.525
  34. 34

    Gilsodom

    1986· 1h 42m· ko

    6.47
  39. 39

    Mulberry

    1986· 1h 54m· ko

    5.614
  41. 41

    Gagman

    1989· 2h 7m· ko

    6.511
  44. 44

    Jagko

    1983· 1h 43m· ko

    7.211

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Frequently asked questions

How many south korean movies were made in the 1980s?

192 South Korea productions from the 1980s 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 1980s?

American Pop currently holds the #1 position.