List of South Korean films of 2009 explained

This is a list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2009.

Box office

The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2009, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:^[1]

Highest-grossing films released in 2009

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	Tidal Wave	CJ Entertainment	$65,849,594
2	Take off	Showbox	$46,786,488
3		CJ Entertainment	$35,833,732
4	My Girlfriend Is An Agent	Lotte Cultureworks	$21,439,017
5	Running Turtle	Showbox	$16,756,015
6	Mother	CJ Entertainment	$16,245,295
7	Old Partner	IndieStory	$15,503,466
8	Good Morning President	CJ Entertainment	$15,089,690
9	Closer to Heaven		$12,665,384
10	Thirst		$12,074,516

Released

Released	English title	Korean title	Director	Admissions	Ref.
	Old Partner	워낭소리	Lee Chung-ryoul		^[2]
	City of Damnation	유감스러운 도시	Kim Dong-weon		^[3]
	Daytime Drinking	낮술	Noh Young-seok		^[4]
	Marine Boy	마린보이	Yoon Jong-seok		^[5]
		키친	Hong Ji-young		^[6]
		작전	Lee Ho-jae		^[7]
	Handphone	핸드폰	Kim Han-min		^[8]
	Oishii Man	오이시맨	Kim Jeong-joong		^[9]
	My Heart Is Not Broken Yet	나의 마음은 지지 않았다	Ahn Hae-ryong		^[10]
	Oh! My God 2	구세주 2	Hwang Seung-jae		^[11]
	Sydney in Love	시드니 인 러브	Chang		^[12]
	More Than Blue	슬픔보다 더 슬픈 이야기	Won Tae-yeon		^[13]
		어떤 개인 날	Lee Suk-gyung		^[14]
	Members of the Funeral	장례식의 멤버	Baek Seung-bin		^[15]
		그녀들의 방	Goh Tae-jeong		^[16]
		제불찰씨 이야기	Kim Il-hyeon Kwak In-keun Lee Eun-mi Lee Hye-jeong Ryoo Ji-na		^[17]
	Grandmother's Flower	할매꽃	Moon Jeong-hyeon		^[18]
	Missing	실종	Kim Seong-hong		^[19]
	Calling	소명	Shin Hyeon-won		^[20]
	Private Eye	그림자 살인	Park Dae-min		^[21]
	Why Did You Come to My House	우리집에 왜왔니	Hwang Soo-ah		^[22]
	Breathless	똥파리	Yang Ik-june		^[23]
	To Live - Save Our Saemankum	살기 위하여	Lee Kang-kil		^[24]
	My Girlfriend Is An Agent	7급 공무원	Sin Tae-ra		^[25]
	Sisters on the Road	지금, 이대로가 좋아요	Boo Ji-young		^[26]
	Insadong Scandal	인사동 스캔들	Park Hee-gon		^[27]
	Land of Scarecrows	허수아비들의 땅	Roh Gyeong-tae		^[28]
	Thirst	박쥐	Park Chan-wook		^[29]
	Soon-ji	순지	Park Kwang-man		^[30]
	Castaway on the Moon	김씨 표류기	Lee Hae-joon		^[31]
	Cyborg She	싸이보그 그녀	Kwak Jae-yong		^[32]
	Like You Know It All	잘 알지도 못하면서	Hong Sang-soo		^[33]
	Old Man and the Land	길	Junho Kim		^[34]
	One Step More to the Sea	바다 쪽으로, 한 뼘 더	Choi Ji-yeong		^[35]
	Boat	보트	Kim Young-nam		^[36]
	Mother	마더	Bong Joon-ho		^[37]
	3xMTF	3xMTF	Kim Il-rhan		^[38]
	Hello, Stranger	처음 만난 사람들	Kim Dong-hyun		^[39]
	Thirsty, Thirsty	물 좀 주소	Hong Hyun-gi		^[40]
	Where is Ronny...	로니를 찾아서	Sim Sang-kook		^[41]
	Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells	히말라야, 바람이 머무는 곳	Jeon Soo-il		^[42]
	If You Were Me 4	시선 1318	Bang Eun-jin Jeon Kye-soo Kim Tae-yong Lee Hyun-seung Yoon Seong-ho		^[43]
	Running Turtle	거북이 달린다	Lee Yeon-woo		^[44]
	A Blood Pledge	여고괴담 5 - 동반자살	Lee Jong-yong		^[45]
		약탈자들	Sohn Young-sung		^[46]
	Bandhobi	반두비	Sin Dong-il		^[47]
	Bronze Medalist	킹콩을 들다	Park Geon-yong		^[48]
	Five Senses of Eros	오감도	Byeon Hyeok Hur Jin-ho Min Kyu-dong Oh Ki-hwan Yu Young-sik		^[49]
	Something to do Before Dying	죽기 전에 해야할 몇가지 것들	Park Seong-beom		^[50]
	Chaw	차우	Sin Jeong-won		^[51]
	My Father	아부지	Bae Hae-seong		^[52]
	Haeundae	해운대	Yoon Je-kyoon		^[53]
	Take off	국가대표	Kim Yong-hwa		^[54]
		도시락	Yeo Myung-jun		^[55]
		10억	Jo Min-ho		^[56]
	Yasukuni	야스쿠니	Ying Li		^[57]
	4th Period Mystery	4교시 추리영역	Lee Sang-yong		^[58]
	Possessed	불신지옥	Lee Yong-ju		^[59]
		독	Kim Tae-gon		^[60]
	Sophie's Revenge	소피의 연애 매뉴얼	Eva Jin		^[61]
	Yoga	요가학원	Yoo Jae-yeon		^[62]
	Treeless Mountain	나무없는 산	Kim So-yong		^[63]
	Exhausted	고갈	Kim Gok		^[64]
	Ae-ja	애자	Jeong Gi-hoon		^[65]
		이태원 살인사건	Hong Ki-seon		^[66]
	Short! Short	Short! 2009	황금시대	Chae-gi Choi Ik-hwan Kim Eun-kyeong Kim Jong-kwan Kim Seong-ho Kim Young-nam Lee Song-hee-il Nam Da-jeong Yang Hae-hoon Yoon Seong-ho		^[67]
	Closer to Heaven	내 사랑 내 곁에	Park Jin-pyo		^[68]
	Fly, Penguin	날아라 펭귄	Yim Soon-rye		^[69]
	How to Live on Earth	지구에서 사는 법	Ahn Seul-gi		^[70]
		불꽃처럼 나비처럼	Kim Yong-gyoon		^[71]
	Flying Giants	나는 갈매기	Kwon Sang-joon		^[72]
	Hello My Love	헬로우 마이 러브	Kim Aaron		^[73]
	Let the Blue River Run	푸른 강은 흘러라	Kang Mi-ja		^[74]
	A Good Rain Knows	호우시절	Hur Jin-ho		^[75]
	Where is Jung Seung-pil	정승필 실종사건	Kang Seok-beom		^[76]
	City of Fathers	부산	Park Ji-won		^[77]
	Tears in the Arctic	북극의 눈물	Heo Tae-jeong Jo Beom-goo		^[78]
	Good Morning President	굿모닝 프레지던트	Jang Jin		^[79]
	LaLa Sunshine	라라 선샤인	Kim Aaron		^[80]
	Maybe	토끼와 리저드	Joo Ji-hong		^[81]
	Sky and Sea	하늘과 바다	Oh Dal-gyoon		^[82]
		여행자	Ounie Lecomte		^[83]
	Paju	파주	Park Chan-ok		^[84]
	Today and the Other Days	저녁의 게임	Choi Wee-an		^[85]
		귀향	Ahn Sun-kyoung		^[86]
		집행자	Choi Jin-ho		^[87]
	Kiss Me, Kill Me	킬 미	Yang Jong-hyeon		^[88]
	The Relation of Face, Mind and Love	내 눈에 콩깍지	Lee Jang-soo		^[89]
	Searching for the Elephant	펜트하우스 코끼리	Jeong Seung-goo		^[90]
	Fortune Salon	청담보살	Kim Jin-yeong		^[91]
	19-Nineteen	19-Nineteen	Jang Yong-woo		^[92]
	Heaven's Postman	천국의 우편배달부	Lee Hyung-min		^[93]
	Visitors	어떤 방문	Hong Sang-soo Lav Diaz Naomi Kawase		^[94]
		낙타는 말했다	Jo Kyoo-jang		^[95]
	White Night	백야행 - 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다	Park Shin-woo		^[96]
	Triangle	트라이앵글	Ji Yeong-soo		^[97]
	Descendants of Hong Gil-dong	홍길동의 후예	Jeong Yong-ki		^[98]
	I Am Happy	나는 행복합니다	Yoon Jong-chan		^[99]
	Paradise	파라다이스	Lee Jang-soo		^[100]
	Shared Streets	샘터분식 - 그들도 우리처럼	Tae Joon-sik		^[101]
	Wish	바람	Lee Seong-han		^[102]
	After the Banquet	결혼식 후에	Kim Yoon-cheol		^[103]
	Dance of Time	시간의 춤	Song Il-gon		^[104]
	Flight	비상	Park Jeong-hoon		^[105]
	Secret	시크릿	Yoon Jae-goo		^[106]
	Actresses	여배우들	E J-yong		^[107]
	A Dream Comes True	돌멩이의 꿈	Jang Yong-woo		^[108]
	Girlfriends	걸프렌즈	Kang Suk-bum	107,946
	Just Friends?	친구 사이?	Kim Jho Kwang-soo		^[109]
	Missing Person	사람을 찾습니다	Lee Seo		^[110]
	What Do You Do?	좋아서 만든 영화	Go Daloo Kim Momo		^[111]
		전우치	Choi Dong-hoon		^[112]

See also

• 2009 in South Korea
• 2009 in South Korean music
• List of 2009 box office number-one films in South Korea

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yearly Box Office (2009). Korean Film Council. May 21, 2020.
2. Admissions as of 17 May 2009. "Old Partner (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.
3. Admissions as of 22 February 2009. "City of Damnation (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 March 2009.
4. Admissions as of 12 April 2009. "Daytime Drinking (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
5. Admissions as of 8 March 2009. "Marine Boy (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 March 2009.
6. Admissions as of 8 March 2009. "The Naked Kitchen (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 March 2009.
7. Admissions as of 5 April 2009. "The Scam (Movie - 2009) " HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
8. Admissions as of 22 March 2009. "Hand Phone (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 April 2009.
9. Admissions as of 29 March 2099. "Oishi Man (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 April 2009.
10. Admissions as of 22 March 2009. "My Heart Is Not Broken Yet (Movie - 2007) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 April 2009.
11. Admissions as of 15 March 2009. "Oh! My God 2 (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 March 2009.
12. "Sydney in Love (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 March 2009.
13. Admissions as of 19 April 2009. "More Than Blue (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
14. "The Day After (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 22 March 2009.
15. Admissions as of 15 March 2009. "Members of the Funeral (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 22 March 2009.
16. "The Room Nearby (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 22 March 2009.
17. "The Story of Mr. Sorry (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 22 March 2009.
18. Admissions as of 22 March 2009. "Grandmother's Flower (Movie - 2007) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 April 2009.
19. Admissions as of 7 June 2009. "Missing (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 July 2009.
20. Admissions as of 16 August 2009. "Calling (Movie - 2009)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 August 2009.
21. Admissions as of 10 May 2009. "Private Eye (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 16 May 2009.
22. Admissions as of 26 April 2009. "Why Did You Come to My House - Movie (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
23. Admissions as of 24 May 2009. "Breathless (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 June 2009.
24. Admissions as of 19 April 2009. "To Live - Save Our Saemankum (Movie - 2006) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
25. Admissions as of 12 July 2009. "My Girlfriend is an Agent (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
26. Admissions as of 17 May 2009. "Sisters on the Road (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.
27. Admissions as of 23 August 2009. "Insadong Scandal (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
28. "Land of Scarecrows (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
29. Admissions as of 16 August 2009. "Thirst (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 August 2009.
30. "Soon-ji (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 May 2009.
31. Admissions as of 5 July 2009. "Castaway on the Moon (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
32. Admissions as of 24 May 2009. "Cyborg She (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 June 2009.
33. Admissions as of 5 July 2009. "Like You Know It All (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
34. "Old Man and the Land (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 11 May 2009.
35. Admissions as of 24 May 2009. "One Step More to the Sea (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
36. Admissions as of 7 June 2009. "Boat (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 July 2009.
37. Admsissions as of 16 August 2009. "Mother - 2009 (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 August 2009.
38. "3xFTM (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 June 2009.
39. "Hello, Stranger (Movie - 2007) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 May 2009.
40. Admissions as of 7 June 2009. "Thirsty, Thirsty (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 July 2009.
41. "Where is Ronny... (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 May 2009.
42. Admissions as of 5 July 2009. "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
43. Admissions as of 21 June 2009. "If You Were Me 4 (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 July 2009.
44. Admissions as of 13 September 2009. "Running Turtle (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
45. Admissions as of 16 August 2009. "A Blood Pledge (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 19 August 2009.
46. "The Pit and The Pendulum (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 July 2009.
47. Admissions as of 12 July 2009. "Bandhobi (Movie - 2009)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
48. Admissions as of 30 August 2009. "Bronze Medalist (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
49. Admissions as of 20 September 2009. "Five Senses of Eros (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
50. "Something to do Before Dying (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
51. Admissions as of 6 September 2009. "Chaw (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
52. Admissions as of 27 September 2009. "My Father - 2009 (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
53. Admissions as of 25 October 2009. "Haeundae (Movie - 2009)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
54. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Take Off (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
55. "The Code of a Duel (Movie - 2006) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
56. Admissions as of 30 August 2009. "A Million (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
57. Admissions as of 16 August 2009. "Yasukuni (Movie - 2007) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
58. Admissions as of 23 August 2009. "4th Period Mystery (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
59. Admissions as of 6 September 2009. "Living Death (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
60. "The Pot (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 August 2009.
61. Admissions as of 23 August 2009. "Sophie's Revenge (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
62. Admissions as of 6 September 2009. "Yoga (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
63. Admissions as of 13 September 2009. "Treeless Mountain (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
64. "Exhausted (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
65. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Ae-ja (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
66. Admissions as of 18 October 2009. "The Case of Itaewon Homicide (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
67. Admissions as of 11 October 2009. "Short! Short! Short! 2009 (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
68. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Closer to Heaven (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
69. Admissions as of 25 October 2009. "Fly, Penguin (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
70. "How to Live on Earth (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
71. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "The Sword with No Name (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
72. Admissions as of 1 November 2009. "Flying Giants (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
73. Admissions as of 18 October 2009. "Hello My Love (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
74. Admissions as of 11 October 2009. "Let the Blue River Run (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
75. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Season of Good Rain (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
76. Admissions as of 1 November 2009. "Where is Jung Seung-Phill (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
77. Admissions as of 1 November 2009. "City of Fathers (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
78. Admissions as of 25 October 2009. "Tears in the Arctic (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
79. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Good Morning President (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
80. "LaLa Sunshine (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
81. Admissions as of 25 October 2009. "Maybe (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
82. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Sky and Sea (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
83. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "A Brand New Life (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
84. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Paju (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
85. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Today and the Other Days (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
86. "A Blind River (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
87. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "The Executioner (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
88. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Kill Me (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
89. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "The Relation of Face, Mind and Love (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
90. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Searching for the Elephant (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
91. Admissions as of 8 November 2009. "Fortune Salon (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
92. "19-Nineteen (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
93. "Postman to Heaven (Movie - 2009)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
94. "Visitors (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
95. "A Camel Doesn't Leave Desert (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
96. "White Night (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on May 30 2010.
97. "Triangle (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
98. "Descendants of Hong Gil-dong (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
99. "I Am Happy (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
100. "Paradise (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
101. "Shared Streets (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
102. "Wish (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
103. "After the Banquet (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
104. "Dance of Time (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
105. "Flight (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
106. "Secret - 2009 (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
107. "Actresses (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
108. "A Dream Comes True (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
109. "Just Friends? (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
110. "Missing Person (Movie - 2008) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
111. "What Do You Do? (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
112. "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard (Movie - 2009) ". HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.