From horror thrillers like Revelations to romances like Lost in Starlight, the slew of new Korean movies in 2025 will keep you glued to your screens.
Leading the list is Dark Nuns, the spin-off of Jang Jae-hyun’s The Priests, which was his highest-grossing Korean movie in 2015. Starring Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-been, Dark Nuns is a story of two nuns and their unbreakable resolve to save a young boy possessed by an evil spirit.
Meanwhile, Train to Busan fame director Yeon Sang-ho’s Revelations will explore the complex intersections of religion, faith and morality. Penned by writer Choi Gyu-seok, also known for the Netflix hit Hellbound, Revelations revolves around a pastor trying to put his son’s murderer behind bars.
Interestingly, Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón, who swept the 91st Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film for the Netflix movie Roma, will participate as an executive producer of Revelations.
Another gem that makes it to our list of exciting Korean movies releasing in 2025 is legendary Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice. The thriller marks the on-screen reunion between Park and actor Lee Byung-hun, who previously collaborated on the films Joint Security Area (2000) and Three… Extremes (2004).
According to Soompi, director Park started writing the script for No Other Choice 17 years ago. Sharing the excitement of finally completing the project, Park said in an interview with K-media outlet news1korea, “I think it’s been about 17 years since I started writing the script for this film. I am truly moved by finally completing filming for a project that I’ve wanted to make for so long.”
Not to forget Netflix’s very first Korean animated movie Lost in Starlight, which focuses on the love story of an astronaut-musician couple. Starring the voices of K-drama stars Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung, the movie is helmed by Han Ji-won, who also co-wrote the script with writer Kang Hyun-joo.
10 new Korean movies of 2025 to add to your watchlist
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Dark Nuns — 24 January
Directed by: Kwon Hyeok-jae
Cast: Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-been, Lee Jin-wook
Synopsis: When a young boy is possessed by a deadly spirit, two brave nuns, Sister Michaela (Jeon) and Sister Junia (Song), team up and stop at nothing to save him.
Nocturnal — 5 February
Directed by: Kim Jin-hwang
Cast: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil
Synopsis: Troubled by his brother’s death and his sister-in-law’s mysterious disappearance, Min-tae (Ha) embarks on a relentless journey to uncover dark truths behind the two unfortunate events.
About the movie: This Korean thriller is also known as Broken.
Secret: Untold Melody — TBA
Directed by: Seo Yoo-min
Cast: Doh Kyung Soo, Won Jin Ah, Shin Ye Eun
Synopsis: When music prodigy Yoo Joon (Doh) catches Jung Ah (Won), a skilled pianist playing enchanting melodies in an old practice room on campus, he is mesmerised. Will Jung Ah reciprocate Yoo Joon’s feelings?
About the movie: It is an adaptation of the 2007 Taiwanese romantic movie Secret, starring Gwei Lun Mei and Jay Chou.
The Great Flood — TBA
Directed by: Kim Byung-woo
Cast: Park Hae-soo, Kim Da-mi
Synopsis: When a great flood hits South Korea, human resource security team member Hee Jo’s (Park) only mission is to save Anna (Kim), an AI development researcher, from the disaster.
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Lost in Starlight — TBA
Directed by: Han Ji-won
Voice cast: Kim Tae-ri, Hong Kyung
Synopsis: Scientist Nan-young’s (Kim) astronaut mom never returned to Earth after her failed Mars probe. Now, Nan-young’s only mission is to go to Mars to find a trace of her mom. Helping her is her lover Jay (Hong), a musician who also fixes retro instruments.
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Love Untangled — TBA
Directed by: Namkoong Sun
Cast: Gong Myung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min
Synopsis: A lovestruck Park Se-ri (Shin) is determined to win over the school heartthrob Kim Hyeon. Helping her bond with Hyeon (Cha) is the new transfer student Han Yun-seok (Gong). What happens when Yun-seok catches feelings for Se-ri instead?
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Mantis — TBA
Directed by: Lee Tae-sung
Cast: Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Jo Woo-jin
Synopsis: When ace assassin Mantis (Yim) returns to the contract killer industry after a hiatus, he is forced to prove himself worthy of the top spot he once owned. Will Mantis succeed with rivals Jae-yi (Park) and Dok-go (Jo) standing in his way?
About the movie: It is a spin-off of the 2023 Netflix hit Kill Boksoon, starring Jeon Do-yeon.
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Revelations — TBA
Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Cast: Ryu Jun-yeol, Shin Hyun-been
Synopsis: Min-chan (Ryu) is a pastor who runs a church in a small city in Korea. Yeon-hee (Shin) is a detective haunted by the visions of her younger sister who was brutally murdered. When fate brings the duo together while chasing a common suspect, they find solace in each other.
About the movie: It is a Korean drama adaptation of the webtoon of the same name, written by Yeon Sang-ho and illustrated by Choi Kyu-seok.
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Omniscient Reader: The Prophet — TBA
Directed by: Kim Byung-woo
Cast: Lee Min-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Soo-bin, Jisoo
Synopsis: As soon as Kim Dok-ja (Ahn) finishes the last chapter of the web novel Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World — which has been dropping periodically for 13 years — he finds himself transported into the story and meets the protagonist Yoo Joong-hyuk (Lee). Stuck in the fictional world, Dok-ja, who knows how the story ends, must return to reality.
About the movie: It is based on the web novel Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing N Song.
(Image credit: Ahn hyo-seop/Lee Min-ho/Instagram)
No Other Choice — TBA
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon
Synopsis: When Man Soo (Lee) struggles to find a new job after being laid off from the paper company where he worked for 25 years, his wife Mi Ri (Son) supports the family. Will the duo get through the crisis together?
About the movie: It’s a remake of the 2005 French black comedy movie The Ax, which in turn is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Donald E. Westlake.
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Some of the most awaited Korean movies releasing in 2025 are 'No Other Choice', 'Revelations' and 'The Great Flood'.
The most awaited Korean horror movie releasing in 2025 is 'Revelations'. Additionally, horror Korean movie 'Dark Nuns' starring Song Hye-kyo has been garnering both critical and commercial acclaim after its release on 24 January 2025.
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