Lists of South Korean films by year |
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The following is a list of South Korean films released in 2021.
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2021, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [1]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
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1 | Escape from Mogadishu | Lotte Entertainment | $28,955,409 |
2 | Sinkhole | Showbox | $17,926,756 |
3 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | Next Entertainment World | $13,058,426 |
4 | On the Line | CJ Entertainment | $11,751,610 |
5 | Hard Hit | $7,627,011 | |
6 | The Medium | Showbox | $7,238,857 |
7 | Spiritwalker | Megabox JoongAng PlusM | $6,611,996 |
8 | Miracle: Letters to the President | Lotte Entertainment | $5,559,237 |
9 | Romance Without Love | CJ Entertainment | $5,128,145 |
10 | Perhaps Love | Next Entertainment World | $4,345,842 |
Opening | English title | Native title | Director(s) | Cast | Ref. | |
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J A N U A R Y | 1 | What Happened to Mr. Cha? | 차인표 | Kim Dong-kyu | Cha In-pyo, Song Jae-ryong | [2] |
6 | Finding Angel | 천사는 바이러스 | Kim Sung-joon | Lee Young-ah, Park Sung-il, Jeon Moo-song, Moon Sook | [3] | |
14 | Cute Man | 귀여운 남자 | Kim Jung-wook | Shin Min-jae, Lee Jin-ri, Hwang Jung-yoon, Hong Ha-na-im | [4] | |
Loop Dreams | 요요현상 | Go Du-hyun | Moon Hyun-woong, Kwak Dong-gun, Yoon Jong-gi, Lee Dae-yeol, Lee Dong-hoon | [4] | ||
Sword of Sarasen | 사라센의 칼 | Lim Jae-young | Shin Ji-soo, Park Myung-shin, Kim Feel, Park Song-tek | [5] | ||
Little Bird | 작은새 | Kim Tae-kyun | Lee Ki-hyuk, Lee Hye-ah | [6] | ||
21 | Croissant | 크루아상 | Cho Sung-kyu | Nam Bo-ra, Hyuk | [7] | |
Today, Together 2 | 오늘, 우리2 | Lee Joon-seop, Lee Na-yeon, Yang Jae-joon, Yeo Jang-cheon | Ki Joo-bong, Park Se-jun, Shin Ji-yi, Son Jung-yoon | [8] | ||
My Big Mama’s Crazy Ride | 큰엄마의 미친봉고 | Baek Seung-hwan | Jung Young-joo, Kim Ga-eun, Hwang Seok-jeong, Yu Seong-ju, Jo Dal-hwan, Jung Dae-gwan | [9] | ||
Bike Guys | 바이크 원정대: 인 이탈리아 | Go Young-jo | Song Jae-hee, ISU, J.Yoon, Ryuseok, Kim Sun-bin | [10] | ||
27 | Three Sisters | 세자매 | Lee Seung-won | Moon So-ri, Kim Sun-young, Jang Yoon-ju | [11] | |
28 | I Don’t Fire Myself | 나는 나를 해고하지 않는다 | Lee Tae-gyeom | Yoo Da-in, Oh Jung-se | [12] | |
The ABCs of Our Relationship | 관계의 가나다에 있는 우리는 | Lee In-eui | Eun Hae-seong, Oh Ha-nee, Lee Seo-yoon, Jang Joon-hwi, Kim Ji-na | [13] | ||
Rule of the Game: Human Hunting | 게임의 법칙: 인간사냥 | Lee Soo-sung | Kim Sung-soo, Jo Kyung-hoon, Seo Young | [14] | ||
F E B R U A R Y | 3 | Stress Zero | 스트레스 제로 | Lee Dae-hee | Im Chae-heon, Yoo Dong-kyun, Kim Seung-tae | [15] |
There Is an Alien Here | 이 안에 외계인이 있다 | Choi Eun-jong | Jo Byeong-kyu, Bae Noo-ri, Lee Hyun-woong, Tae Hang-ho, Yoon Jin-young | [16] | ||
5 | Space Sweepers | 승리호 | Jo Sung-hee | Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jin | [17] | |
10 | I | 아이 | Kim Hyun-tak | Kim Hyang-gi, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Yeom Hye-ran | [18] | |
New Year Blues | 새해전야 | Hong Ji-young | Kim Kang-woo, Yoo In-na, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Dong-hwi, Chen Duling, Yeom Hye-ran, Choi Soo-young | [19] | ||
17 | Mission: Possible | 미션 파서블 | Kim Hyung-joo | Lee Sun-bin, Kim Young-kwang | [20] | |
Double Patty | 더블패티 | Baek Seung-hwan | Shin Seung-ho, Irene | [21] | ||
18 | Black Light | 빛과 철 | Bae Jong-dae | Yeom Hye-ran, Kim Si-eun, Park Ji-hoo | [22] | |
24 | Go Back | 고백 | Seo Eun-young | Park Ha-sun, Ha Yoon-kyung, Kim Woo-gyum, Gam So-hyun, Jung Eun-pyo | [23] | |
M A R C H | 24 | The Box | 더 박스 | Yang Jung-woong | Park Chanyeol, Jo Dal-hwan | [24] |
31 | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Lee Joon-ik | Sol Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han | [25] |
Opening | English title | Native title | Director(s) | Cast | Ref. | |
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A P R I L | 9 | Night in Paradise | 낙원의 밤 | Park Hoon-jung | Uhm Tae-goo, Jeon Yeo-been, Cha Seung-won | [26] |
15 | Seo Bok | 서복 | Lee Yong-ju | Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum | [27] | |
21 | Recalled | 내일의 기억 | Seo Yoo-min | Seo Yea-ji, Kim Kang-woo, Yeom Hye-ran | [28] | |
28 | Waiting for Rain | 비와 당신의 이야기 | Jo Jin-mo | Kang Ha-neul, Chun Woo-hee, Kang So-ra | [29] | |
M A Y | 19 | Aloners | 혼자 사는 사람들 | Hong Sung-eun | Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong Da-eun, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Jeong-hak | [30] |
26 | Pipeline | 파이프라인 | Yoo Ha | Seo In-guk, Lee Soo-hyuk, Eum Moon-suk | [31] | |
27 | Introduction | 인트로덕션 | Hong Sang-soo | Shin Seok-ho, Park Mi-so, Kim Min-hee | [32] | |
J U N E | 4 | Sweet & Sour | 새콤달콤 | Lee Gye-byeok | Krystal Jung, Chae Soo-bin, Jang Ki-yong | [33] |
23 | Hard Hit | 발신제한 | Kim Chang-ju | Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in, Ji Chang-wook | [34] | |
30 | Midnight | 미드나이트 | Kwon Oh-seung | Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-joon, Kim Hye-yoon | [35] |
Opening | English title | Native title | Director(s) | Cast | Ref. | |
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O C T O B E R | 6 | F20 | Hong Eun-mi | Jang Young-nam, Kim Jung-young, Lee Ji-ha | [47] | |
N O V E M B E R | 10 | Tomb of the River | 강릉 | Yoon Young-bin | Jang Hyuk, Yu Oh-seong | [48] |
17 | Perhaps Love | 장르만 로맨스 | Jo Eun-ji | Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Na-ra, Kim Hee-won | [49] | |
24 | Romance Without Love | 연애 빠진 로맨스 | Jeong Ga-young | Jeon Jong-seo, Son Suk-ku, Gong Min-jung | [50] | |
Spiritwalker | 유체이탈자 | Yoon Jae-geun | Yoon Kye-sang, Park Yong-woo, Lim Ji-yeon | [51] | ||
D E C E M B E R | 8 | Monsta X: The Dreaming | 몬스타엑스: 더 드리밍 | Oh Yoon-dong, Sung Shin-hyo | Son Hyun-woo, Lee Min-hyuk, Yoo Ki-hyun, Chae Hyung-won, Lee Joo-heon, Im Chang-kyun | [52] |
29 | A Year-End Medley | 해피 뉴 이어 | Kwak Jae-yong | Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul, Im Yoon-ah | [53] | |
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