2009-Top Korean Box office movies
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- DirectorJK YounStarsKim Yoo-jungHa Ji-WonLee Min-kiA woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!
- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsHa Jung-wooSung Dong-ilKim Ji-seokFive men go for the gold as members of Korea's national ski jumping team.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsGang Dong-wonLim Soo-jungKim Yoon-seokJeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.
- DirectorTerra ShinStarsKim Ha-neulKang Ji-hwanRyu Seung-ryongDue to her continual lying, a man breaks up with his girlfriend, unaware that she is a secret agent. A few years later, they meet again without knowing that this time they both have secrets.
- DirectorYeon-woo LeeStarsKim Yoon-seokJung Kyung-hoSeon Woo-seonJo Pil-seong, a rural detective, is an unhappy husband, often blamed by his older wife for gambling. Despite her being hard on him, he steals money from her to bet on bull butting. Fortunately, he chalks up an unexpected win, but his luck, by no means, lasts long because his money gets snatched by an unprecedented absconder.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsKim Hye-jaWon BinJin GooA mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
- DirectorChung-ryoul LeeStarsWon-gyoon ChoiSam-soon LeeAn elderly farmer lives out his final days with his wife and a loyal ox in the Korean countryside.
- DirectorJin JangStarsLee Soon-jaeJang Dong-gunKo Du-shimGood Morning President is an abridged version of the politics and lives of three different presidents: the older President Kim Jung-ho at the end of his term; the young President Cha Ji-wook, a skillful manipulator of foreign policy with great determination; and female President Han Kyuong-ja. They are distressed over the choices they must make between politics and ethics. Witness the affliction of Kim Jung-ho who wins the lottery, the agony of Cha Ji-wook who donates an organ, and the troubles of Han Kyuong-ja who faces the crisis of divorce.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoKim Ok-binChoi Hee-jinThrough a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
- DirectorPark Jin-PyoStarsHa Ji-WonKim Myung-minNam Neung-miA funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.
- DirectorGi-hoon JeongStarsChoi Kang-heeKim Yeong-aeBae Soo-binAn emotional portrayal of the tender bond between a workaholic daughter and her witty mother suffering from a serious illness. (Korean with English subtitles).
- DirectorDae-min ParkStarsHwang Jung-minRyu Deok-hwanUhm Ji-wonThe story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
- DirectorJeong-won ShinStarsKwon Bum-taekYoo-i HaJang Hang-seonA black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.
- DirectorYong-gyun KimStarsCho Seung-wooSoo AeSophie BroustalA Joseon dynasty bounty hunter becomes the body guard of the queen he secretly loves.
- DirectorDong-won KimStarsJeong Jun-hoJeong Woong-inWoon-taek JeongA comic variant of the "Infernal Affairs" plot. A traffic constable goes undercover in a mafia gang, meanwhile someone from the mafia gets inside the police.
- DirectorLee Ho-jaeStarsYong-ha ParkKim Min-jungPark Hee-soonA group of brokers stumble onto a gangster-manipulated stock and descend into distrust and betrayal.
- DirectorKim Jin YoungStarsPark YejinChang Jung LimSeo Yeong-hieTae-rang is a successful upscale shaman with great looks. Unfortunately her love life is stunted by a prophecy that destines her to marry the unattractive and lazy Seung-won. As an alternative appears she must choose between love and fate.
- DirectorGeon-yong ParkStarsLee Beom-suJo AnYoon-hoi LeeA former weight-lifting bronze medalist coaches an ill-equipped team of high school girls into the national sports festival.
- DirectorPark Hee-konStarsUhm JunghwaKim Rae-wonHa-ryong Lim(Korean with English subtitles) "Insa-dong Scandal" depicts the restoration of a Joseon dynasty masterpiece and its secrets. Conflicts arise between Bae Tae-Jin and the art restoration expert she hires Lee Kang-Jun.
- DirectorJe-gu YunStarsCha Seung-wonSong Yun-ahRyu Seung-ryongSung-ryeol is a detective in charge of violent crimes. He is an upright man, but is having an affair with his colleague's wife, and it is the reason he loses his own daughter in a car accident. Wracked with guilt but unable to explain to his wife, Ji-yeon, what happened on that day and why, he loses her in her grief. Ji-yeon comes home shaken and bloody late one evening, peaking Sung-ryeol's curiosity about his wife's behavior. The next day, Sung-ryeol finds trace evidence that points to his wife while investigating a murder scene. He presumes that his wife is connected to the case, and does all he can to keep her from being identified as a suspect. When an unidentified man shows up claiming to know Ji-yeon is involved and asking for money, the situation is made worse by Ji-yeon refusing to offer Sung-ryeol an explanation or tell him any kind of truth.