Movies like Phantom
If Phantom's mix of spy, independence movement and mysterious stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Phantom's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Assassination
2015 · Directed by Choi Dong-hoon · 140 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: independence movement, 1930s, korean resistance · Also a Korean action film
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator.
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The Berlin File
2013 · Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan · 120 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: spy · Also a Korean action film
When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.
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The Outlaws
2017 · Directed by Kang Yun-sung · 121 min7.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Korean action film
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory.
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Unstoppable
2018 · Directed by Kim Min-ho · 116 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Korean crime film
Dong-chul and Ji-soo are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing.
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The Killer
2022 · Directed by Choi Jae-hoon · 95 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Korean action film · From the same decade (2020s)
While his girlfriend is away on a trip, retired assassin Bang Ui-kang is tasked with looking after her friend's 17-year-old daughter. After a street attack, Bang Ui-kang becomes embroiled in a murder investigation and…
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Montage
2013 · Directed by Jeong Geun-seop · 120 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Korean thriller
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods.
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The Roundup: No Way Out
2023 · Directed by Lee Sang-yong · 105 min7.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Korean action film · From the same decade (2020s)
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
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The Dark Knight
2008 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 152 min8.5
Why you'll like itAlso action and thriller
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets.