2009 · Korean Movies
124 Korean films opened in 2009, including Tidal Wave, Take Off, Woochi: The Demon Slayer. Drama, Romance, Comedy were the most common genres. Tidal Wave led in box office (11,276,049 admissions). 12 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 12 award-winning titles from 2009.
124 titles
Tidal Wave
해운대
Release date Jul 22 · 120 min
Action · Drama · Thriller
Directed by JK Youn
Cast Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon
Take Off
국가대표
Release date Jul 29 · 139 min
Comedy · Drama
Directed by Kim Yong-hwa
Cast Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-seok
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
전우치
Release date Dec 23 · 136 min
Adventure · Action · Comedy · Fantasy
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Cast Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok, Lim Soo-jung
My Girlfriend Is an Agent
7급 공무원
Release date Apr 4 · 113 min
Action · Comedy · Romance
Directed by Shin Terra
Cast Kim Ha-neul, Kang Ji-hwan, Ryu Seung-ryong
Running Turtle
거북이 달린다
Release date Jun 11 · 117 min
Thriller · Comedy · Crime · Drama
Directed by Lee Yeon-woo
Cast Kim Yun-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kyeon Mi-ri
Mother
마더
Release date May 28 · 129 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Cast Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo
Good Morning President
굿모닝 프레지던트
Release date Oct 22 · 131 min
Comedy · Drama
Directed by Jang Jin
Cast Lee Soon-jae, Jang Dong-gun, Goh Doo-shim
Thirst
박쥐
Release date Apr 30 · 134 min
Drama · Horror · Thriller
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Cast Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook
Closer to Heaven
내 사랑 내 곁에
Release date Sep 24 · 121 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Park Jin-pyo
Cast Ha Ji-won, Kim Myung-min, Nam Neung-mi
Private Eye
그림자 살인
Release date Feb 16 · 111 min
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Directed by Park Dae-min
Cast Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Deok-hwan, Uhm Ji-won
Goodbye Mom
애자
Release date Sep 9 · 111 min
Drama
Directed by Jeong Gi-hoon
Cast Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-ae, Bae Soo-bin
Chaw
차우
Release date Jul 15 · 121 min
Horror · Comedy · Thriller · Action · Adventure
Directed by Shin Jung-won
Cast Uhm Tae-woong, Jung Yu-mi, Jang Hang-seon
The Sword with No Name
불꽃처럼 나비처럼
Release date Sep 24 · 124 min
Drama · Action · History · Romance
Directed by Kim Yong-gyun
Cast Cho Seung-woo, Soo Ae, Cheon Ho-jin
City of Damnation
유감스러운 도시
Release date Jan 22 · 121 min
Comedy · Action · Crime
Directed by Kim Dong-won
Cast Jung Jun-ho, Jung Woong-in, Jung Woon-taek
The Scam
작전
Release date Feb 12 · 119 min
Crime · Adventure · Thriller · Action
Directed by Lee Ho-jae
Cast Park Yong-ha, Kim Min-joung, Park Hee-soon
Ninja Assassin
Release date Sep 29 · 99 min
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Directed by James McTeigue
Cast Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles
Fortune Salon
청담보살
Release date Nov 11
Comedy
Directed by Kim Jin-young
Cast Park Ye-jin, Im Chang-jung, Seo Young-hee
Lifting King Kong
킹콩을 들다
Release date Jul 1 · 120 min
Drama
Directed by Park Gun-yong
Cast Lee Beom-soo, Jo An, Moon Choi
Insadong Scandal
인사동 스캔들
Release date Apr 29 · 109 min
Crime · Thriller
Directed by Park Hee-kon
Cast Kim Rae-won, Uhm Jung-hwa, Im Ha-ryong
Secret
시크릿
Release date Dec 3 · 105 min
Thriller · Crime
Directed by Yoon Jae-goo
Cast Cha Seung-won, Song Yun-ah, Ryu Seung-ryong