Cast: Ra Mi-ran, Gong Myung, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Byung-eun, Jang Yoon-ju, Ahn Eun-jin.

Synopsis: Directed by Park Young-Joo, Citizen of a Kind follows a housewife who loses tens of thousands of dollars to a voice phishing scam and assembles a group of friends to help her track down the people responsible.

Release: January 24, 2024.

Cast: Lee Yoo-young, Lim Sun-woo.

Synopsis: Directed by Lee Seon-ae, Ms. Apocalypse centres on Yeong-mi, an unloved, defective woman who is ridiculed for her dowdy appearance and called ‘Ms. Apocalypse’ by her colleagues. She gets involved with the wife of her secret crush and somehow the two begin to share an unlikely friendship.

Release: January 24, 2024.

Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, Roh Jeong-eui.

Synopsis: Directed by Heo Myung-haeng in his directorial debut, Badland Hunters, a sequel to the 2023 film Concrete Utopia, takes up the story post-earthquake transformation of Seoul into an apocalyptic wasteland, where everything from law and order to civilisation has collapsed.

Release: January 26, 2024.

Cast: Yoo Hae-jin, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Yun-jin, Kim Seo-hyung, Daniel Henney.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Deok-min in his directorial debut, Dog Days is an omnibus film that revolves around people and their dogs. The healing stories are centred on a veterinary hospital and the pet owners along with their pets who visit.

Release: February 7, 2024.

Cast: Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae, Lee Soo-kyung.

Synopsis: Directed by Ha Joon-won, Dead Man is a crime mystery thriller that depicts the desperate survival and revenge of a man at the brink of his life, trapped in a hellish private prison and living as a “dead man” after he was framed for embezzlement of KRW100 billion.

Release: February 7, 2024.

Cast: Ahn Ji-ho, Ahn Nae-sang, Yoon Yoo-sun

Synopsis: Walker (also known as Black Boy) centres on a family of three struggling with domestic violence. After the mother leaves, the son, who loves both his father and mother, is forced to make a choice and leave.

Release: February 7, 2024.

Cast: Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yu Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Jeon Jin-ki.

Synopsis: Directed and written by Jang Jae-Hyun, Exhuma is a mystery thriller that tells the story of a wealthy Los Angeles-based family who summons a young rising shaman duo to save their baby after suffering from a series of paranormal events. In the process, they carry out an exhumation which unleashes a malevolent force.

Release: February 22, 2024.

Cast: Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, Jo Han-chul, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Il-hwa.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Hee-jin, My Name is Loh Kiwan follows North Korean defector Loh Kiwan from North Hamgyong Province, who arrives in Belgium, a place where he doesn't speak the language or understand the customs, and with nothing to his name. He encounters Mari and they eventually fall in love with each other and a remarkable romance unfolds.

Release: March 1, 2024.

Cast: Kil Hae-yeon, Hyun Woo-seok, Kwon Yu-ri.

Synopsis: Directed by Bae Du-ri, Dolphin tells the story of 35-year-old Na-yeong, a local news reporter who has lived her entire life in a small seaside village, caring for her mother and younger brother. When her mother tries to sell their house full of memories and her brother insists on moving to Seoul, she struggles to accept the changes but discovers solace at a bowling alley.

Release: March 13, 2024.

Cast: Yoon Ah-young, Shin Beom-sik, Song Ha-rim, Ahn So-yi, Sa Moon-young, Ahn Young-mi, Park Ji-yoon, Sim Gyu-hyeok.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Da-hee, Yumi’s Cells: The Movie is based on the eponymous webtoon by Lee Dong-gun. It follows an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain–such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell, Love Cell, Naughty Cell, and more–each responsible for Yumi’s emotions and actions.

Release: April 3, 2024.

Cast: Jo Byeong-gyu, Koo Jun-hoe, Choi Hee-seung, Han Eun-soo, Park Cheol-min, Lee Mi-do, Kim Da-hyun.

Synopsis: Directed by Shin Seung-hoon, Again 1997 is a youth-oriented fantasy movie that revolves around a middle-aged man who obtains five talismans from a monk. Shortly after, he dies in an accident, then wakes up and finds himself as a high school student in the year 1997–which is the time of his life that he cherishes the most. He begins his life-changing project to have a different life. 

Release: April 10, 2024.

Cast:  Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi.

Synopsis: Directed by Heo Myung-haeng, The Roundup: Punishment is the fourth instalment of The Roundup series and the sequel to The Outlaws (2017), The Roundup (2022) and The Roundup: No Way Out (2023). It centres on detective Ma Seok-do, who joins the Cyber Investigation Team to nab Baek Chang-ki, a former mercenary and the head of an online gambling organisation.

Release: April 24, 2024.

Cast: Shin Hae-sun, Byun Yo-han, Lee El, Jang Sung-bum, Han So-ha.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Se-hwi, She Died follows a man who secretly enters the home of a social media influencer and discovers that she’s dead. It features a suspenseful story and deals with the psychology of the characters in detail.

Release: May 2024.

Cast: Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Yeo Jin-goo, Chae Soo-bin.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Seong-han, Hijacking is set in the 1970s, a time when aircraft hijackings were rampant. A former Korean Air Force fighter pilot, renowned for his exceptional flying skills and sense of responsibility, works as a pilot for a commercial airline. He faces a crisis inside a hijacked flight with passengers and crew members on board and struggles with searching for a way to overcome the situation mid-flight.

Release: June 2024.

Cast: Park Bo-gum, Bae Suzy, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik, Gong Yoo, Tang Wei.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Tae-yong, Wonderland is a sci-fi fantasy film that revolves around a titular virtual world which gives a place for people to reunite with a person they may not meet again, by simulating them through artificial intelligence. A woman in her 20s requests to meet her lover, who's in a vegetative state, and a man in his 40s requests to meet his deceased wife.

Release: June 2024.

Cast: Koo Kyo-hwan, Yoo Jae-myung, Seohyun, Park Ye-rin, Park Myung-hoon, Yu Seong-ju.

Synopsis: Directed by Won Shin-yun, Seeking the King tells the story of a young man who encounters a giant robot from outer space when it makes an emergency landing in a village located within the Punchbowl area of the DMZ during the most tragic era in modern Korean history.

Release: Q2 2024.

Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-hwan, Hong Xa-bin.

Synopsis: Directed by Lee Jong-pil, Escape follows a North Korean sergeant who dreams of leaving his home country to start a new life in South Korea. To do so, he would have to cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ceasefire line. However, he gets caught while stopping a common soldier from escaping.

Release: July 2024.

Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Yum Jung-ah, Jeon Hye-jin.

Synopsis: Directed by Lee Myung-hoon, Mission: Cross tells the story of a former special forces officer who leaves his past behind and lives as a hardworking househusband who’s good at taking care of chores. His wife works as an ace detective in the violent crimes division at a police station. One day, his troubled ex-colleague appears in front of him and he helps her, driving his wife into suspicion and shaking up his peaceful days.

Release: TBA.

Cast: Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min, Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Seon-kyu, Jung Sung-il.

Synopsis: Directed by Kim Sang-man, Uprising is a South Korean period thriller film which centres on the lives of two childhood friends-turned-adversaries: Cheon Yeong, a slave with remarkable martial prowess; and Jong Ryeo, Cheon Yeng’s master and scion of Joseon's most influential military family during a tumultuous time in the aftermath of war.

Release: Q4 2024.

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