20 Korean Movies To Watch On Date Night

1. The Thieves 

What’s more romantic than having a partner in love who is also a partner in crime? This popular action-comedy is about a cat burglar and his gang who are hired to steal a $20 million diamond from a Chinese gangster’s mistress. Its ensemble cast stars Kim Yoon Seok, Lee Jung Jae, Kim Hye Soo, and Jun Ji Hyun.

2. Life Risking Romance

This 2016 Korean-Chinese film stars Ha Ji Won, Chun Jung Myung, and Chen Bolin and is perfect for the couple who loves a good murder mystery. In it, a mystery writer pursues a serial killer with the help of a detective who also happens to be an old friend. Things get complicated when the two come across Jason, a sexy and mysterious man with powerful deductive skills.

3. The Beauty Inside

This romantic film shows that love knows no age, gender, or nationality. Han Hyo Joo plays a furniture saleswoman who falls for a man, played by Kim Dae Myung, who wakes up in a different body every day. It’s a remake of the American 2012 film of the same name.

4. Tazza 2: The Hidden Card

Not a fan of rom-coms? Tazza 2 has you covered. This high-stakes gambling movie is a sequel to the 2006 movie Tazza: The High Rollers and, like the first film, is based off a manhwa. BIGBANG‘s T.O.P stars as Ham Dae Gil, a man who is set up as the fall guy in a crooked deal. To get revenge, he becomes a player in a high-stakes game where losing can be fatal.

5. You’re My Pet

This hilarious romantic comedy film is based on the manga Tramps Like Us. Jang Geun Suk plays a homeless dancer who agrees to be the pet of a no-nonsense fashion editor played by Kim Ha Neul.

6. The Pirates

After you’ve taken your first-mate out to dinner, climb aboard The Pirate‘s ship for a high seas adventure! This swashbuckling film, starring Son Ye Jin and Kim Nam Gil, follows pirates and bandits as they compete to see who can successfully hunt a gray whale first in order to retrieve a royal seal from its belly.

7. My Sassy Girl

No date night list would be complete without this classic romance film! Cha Tae Hyun plays a college student who gets entangled with a wild and impulsive woman, Jun Ji-hyun, whose only mission in life seems to be to humiliate him!