Aloha! I was thinking of making individual reviews for these movies before, but I’ll just summarize everything in one long post. Anyway, everything you will see here is an actual must-watch! So, if you’re planning on a weekend movie marathon, but can’t really decide what movie to watch, you can definitely rely on the movies in this list!

Without further ado, let’s start!

Student A

A heartwarming story about two people who are complete strangers to each other and who have already given up in life, but found comfort from each other.

Mi Rae, an outcast in her middle school. She lives with her alcoholic father at home and only finds escape from her miserable life through an online role-playing game she has been playing for a long time and through writing stories. Her grey life, however, starts to have colors when she becomes friends with Baek Hab, the popular girl at school, and the mysterious young man, Jae Hee, who she meets through the online game and who hides inside the huge bear costume in the park while giving free hugs to everyone.

Cast: Kim Hwan Hee, Kim Joon Myeon (EXO), Jung Da Bin

Fabricated City

Kwon Yoo is the best player in the virtual game world. He leads a pack of the best players in that game but in reality he’s just a neet locked up in his small room, inhaling packets of ramen. But his normal life comes into a halt when he is framed for a murder. Kwon Yoo is thrown into prison and experiences the worst hell life could throw at him. Later, however, he meets Yeo Wool, a bad ass hacker, who will help him uncover the truth behind the murder case.

Cast: Ji Chang Wook, Shim Eun Kyung, Ahn Jae Hong

Miss Granny

Oh Mal Soon, a 74 year old widow, learns she’s the reason why her daughter-in-law has fainted from stress while dealing with her. She is then told by the son she ever doted that she has to be sent to a nursing home in order to get things back to normal for his wife. Dismayed by the turn of events, Mal Soon wanders outside and then coincidentally finds a photo studio that claims it captures the moment of one’s youth. Taking it as her last chance to get a good photograph for her inevitable funeral in the future, Mal Soon comes to the shop and has her portrait taken. When she comes out of the studio and sees her reflection in the mirror, she is dumbfounded to see the reflection of what looks like a 20-year-old Oh Mal Soon.

Cast: Shim Eun Kyung, Na Moon Hee, Jin Young (B1A4) and more

Canola

Hye Ji is a troubled teen with a scarred mind. She prefers hanging out with friends rather than go to school. She smokes, shoplifts and even tries to con a man who offered to pay her a hefty sum in exchange for pleasure. When things go wrong and the motel owner wants them to pay the damages their venture caused, she decides it’s best to hide. It so happens that Hye Ji finds a missing person notice about ‘Hye Ji’ who ‘grandma’ is still trying to look for. She decides to meet grandma Gye Choon who is a haenyeo in Jeju-do. There they will have their sweet reunion after 12 years of separation.

Cast: Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Go Eun, Choi Min Ho (SHINee)

Okja

Mi Ja lives in the mountains with her grandfather and their ‘super pig’, Okja. She is so close to Okja that the two of them are so inseparable. However, Okja is one of the 26 ‘super pig’ produced specimens by Mirando Corporation that were sent to farmers in different locations around the world.

Ten years later since they were given the super pig, a spokesperson from the company visits their humble home in the mountains to retrieve Okja who they announced to be the final winner of the said competition. Okja is to be crowned the best super pig in the world and is to be brought back to New York City where Mi Ja will also begin an unexpected adventure in finding back her best friend, Okja.

Cast: Ahn Seo Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, and more.

Because I Love You

Lee Hyung is a talented songwriter who gets into an accident on the road and whose spirit starts entering bodies of people struggling with love. Scully is a high school student he meets on the way and helps him with his missions. Together they will discover how they are truly connected to each other and why Scully can only see Lee Hyung.

This is a heartwarming comedy that is filled with funny scenes and topics about loving others and oneself.

Cast: Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Seo Hyun Jin, and more.

The Villainness

This action packed, unashamedly filled with bloody fights movie has a totally sick revenge plot that will surely put you on the edge of your seats!

Sook Hee was raised and trained in Yanbian, China to become a professional killer. She’s the organization’s ultimate weapon that hid her real identity when she comes to South Korea. Sook Hee has dreamt of a better life but knew better than to wish for it, since she knew she can never escape the organization. But then, she gets involved with two men: one, Joong Sang, a mysterious man who trains killers and Hyun Soo, the person assigned to watch over Sook Hee.

Cast: Kim Ok Bin, Shin Ha Kyun, Sung Joon, and more.

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There you go, guys! These movies are surely great, leaving no room for negative review. I totally enjoyed each of them during my own spare time. So, if it made it on this list, I guarantee you that you’ll have a really good time. Crying is a possibility. Not so much laughter, but there are definitely those moments. Action is totally kick ass though. And the plots are so well made I am almost dumbfounded for most of the time. You’ll sure get your wigs snatched with every plot twist so be prepared.

Make sure to try one or two of these movies if you haven’t done so!