Top 5 Highest Rated Korean Movies (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Gone are the days when only cinephiles admired Korean movies, with the Korean wave (or Hallyu) having well and truly taken over. Slowly permeating through media with K-pop, K-dramas, and indeed, K-cinema, Hallyu offers an alternative to the Western dominance on culture. The recent success of (celebrating Korean folklore and history), now the most-watched title on Netflix, is a testament to the same.

Presenting the five highest-rated Korean films, per their rating in descending order, and where you can watch them as of 2025.

1. Parasite (2019)

IMDb Score : 8.5/10

Streaming On: Netflix

Director: Bong Joon-ho

The first non-English film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with the Cannes highest prize, Palme

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