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If you're in the mood to watch something that combines suspense, emotional depth, and typically a dash of social commentary, here is a list of some of the best Korean dystopian movies that should be on your watchlist!
The Whisper Man on Netflix is a crime thriller based on Alex North’s bestseller, The Whisper Man follows a widowed father, Tom Kennedy, who moves to Featherbank with his son Jake after the death of his wife, Rebecca. Directed by James Ashcroft, the story unwraps to bring into light the legacy of a serial-killer. The film's pacing can feel uneven, and some mysteries do not land with quite the punch they should have been, but the emotional payoff of the film gives it enough weight to rise above being just another serial-killer thriller film. It is creepy, heartbreaking and less interested in asking who the “monster” is than in asking how the monsters are made in the first place.
The Secret Woman dropped on Netflix and here is the ending explained. The Secret Woman starts with a terrifying question: “What if you woke up one day and found out that the life you thought was yours was never yours? and ends with the woman owning up the truth. It is dark, dramatic and occasionally unhinged.
Idiots movie dropped and X has opinions. The biggest point, according to the X users, is the screenplay and the film’s increasingly chaotic second half, which does not seem fitting. On X, there is seemingly no shortage of passengers willing to argue about the film.
