Movies Like Sopyonje

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Taebaek Mountains

1994·2h 44m·★ 6.9·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewBoth star Kim Myung-gon & Oh Jung-haeDir. Im Kwon-taek

Beyond the Years

2007·1h 46m·★ 6.6·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewBoth star Oh Jung-hae & Ahn Byeong-kyeongDir. Im Kwon-taek

Painted Fire

2002·2h·★ 7.1·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

Chunhyang

2000·2h 17m·★ 7.1·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

Mandala

1981·1h 51m·★ 7.3·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

Low Life

2004·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

General's Son

1990·1h 48m·★ 6.4·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

General's Son 2

1991·1h 43m·★ 5.8·Im Kwon-taek

2 shared crewDir. Im Kwon-taekDP: Jung Il-sung

Come Come Come Upward

1989·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Im Kwon-taek

Both star Ahn Byeong-kyeong & Choi Jong-wonDir. Im Kwon-taek

Downfall

1997·1h 45m·★ 6.3·Im Kwon-taek

Both star Ahn Byeong-kyeong & Park Gil-suDir. Im Kwon-taek

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003·1h 43m·★ 8.0·Kim Ki-duk

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