Best dark & gritty Korean movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
29 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Train to Busan (2016)
Movie · Korean · 1h 58m · Action, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (3.2L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
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2. The Roundup (2022)
Movie · Korean · 1h 46m · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (16.2K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.
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3. The Terror Live (2013)
Movie · Korean · 1h 37m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (9.0K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
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4. Exhuma (2024)
Movie · Korean · 2h 14m · UA · Mystery, Horror · IMDb 6.9 (31.8K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
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5. The Childe (2023)
Movie · Korean · 1h 58m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (6.9K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureVisually stunning
Han, a Filipino-Korean boxer hits the final punch against his opponent at an illegal game and returns home with a few dollars to pay for his mother's surgery.
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6. Emergency Declaration (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 20m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (12.7K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunning
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground
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7. Hijack 1971 (2024)
Movie · Korean · 1h 40m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.8 (4.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedVisually stunningDark & gritty
In the year 1971, former Korean Air Force fighter pilot Tae-In (Ha Jung-Woo) works as a pilot for a commercial airline. He faces a crisis inside a hijacked flight with the passengers, including Yong-Dae (Yeo Jin-Goo), and his crew members, including Captain Kyu-Sik (Sung Dong-Il) and Flight Attendant Ok-Soon (Chae Soo-
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8. Hunt (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 11m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (7.3K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedFast-paced
After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national s
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9. The Villainess (2017)
Movie · Korean · 2h 9m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (18.9K votes)
Fast-pacedCold & detachedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.
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10. Concrete Utopia (2023)
Movie · Korean · 2h 10m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 6.6 (9.6K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwan
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11. The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
Movie · Korean · 1h 45m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (9.0K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureCold & detachedVisually stunning
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
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12. The Roundup: Punishment (2024)
Movie · Korean · 1h 49m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (7.3K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.
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13. A Company Man (2012)
Movie · Korean · 1h 36m · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.6 (7.2K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.
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14. Ransomed (2023)
Movie · Korean · 2h 12m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (2.0K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedDark & gritty
In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.
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15. Murder Report (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 48m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (1.9K votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyDialogue-driven
The story of a serial killer, Yeong-hoon, who murdered 11 people, offering a special interview with Seon-joo, a veteran reporter who is desperate for a scoop.
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16. The Con Artists (2014)
Movie · Korean · 1h 56m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (1.9K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A wily safecracker is forced to help a mob boss pull off a $150 million heist, but smells a double-cross in the works.
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17. Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023)
Movie · Korean · 2h 33m · War, Action · IMDb 6.3 (1.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa invaders in Joseon are preparing for a swift withdrawal following the deathbed orders of their leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Determined to destroy the enemy once and for all, Admiral Yi leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Mi
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18. Door Lock (2018)
Movie · Korean · 1h 42m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (4.6K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatSerious
Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.
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19. Smugglers (2023)
Movie · Korean · 2h 9m · Crime, Action · IMDb 6.2 (2.3K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
During the 1970s, in Kunchon, there were women divers who were able to dive without equipment, including two best friends Choon-ja and Jin-sook, Jin-sook's brother and Hammer. They always collected seafood under water for living. But, as fewer factories started to be built near the beach, the women divers started to ha
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20. The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)
Movie · Korean · 1h 54m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.2 (3.2K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.
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21. Golden Slumber (2018)
Movie · Korean · 1h 48m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.9 (1.2K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunning
A delivery man has to flee for his life when he is framed for the assassination of a political candidate and the evidence against him begins to accumulate.
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22. The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 17m · Action, Mystery · IMDb 6.3 (10.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.
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23. The Point Men (2023)
Movie · Korean · 1h 48m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.0 (2.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittyVisually stunning
A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the
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24. Project Y (2026)
Movie · Korean · 1h 49m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 5.6 (891 votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureTwisty
Mi-sun and Do-kyung might be used to struggling in the most dangerous part of Seoul's Gangnam district, but that doesn't mean they've settled into it. With no one but each other to rely on, the two friends grind away to save the money needed to leave their dangerous lifestyles behind. But just as "retirement" comes wit
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25. Nocturnal (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 40m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (626 votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Min-tae, a once-notorious gangster who now leads a peaceful retired life, discovers the bloody corpse of his only next of kin: his younger brother Seok-tae. With his brother’s missing wife Moon-young as the prime suspect, Min-tae uncovers a suspicious last phone call between her and a mysterious novelist, sparking a vi
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26. Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 2m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (9.9K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureDark & grittyVisually stunning
While under heavily armed guard, the dangerous convicts aboard a cargo ship unite in a coordinated escape attempt that soon escalates into a bloody, all-out riot. But as the fugitives continue their brutal campaign of terror, they soon discover that not even the most vicious among them is safe from the horror they unkn
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27. Ghost Train (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 35m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 5.4 (1.6K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwisty
Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber desperate for views, uploads a video about the eerie urban legends surrounding Gwanglim Station—the site of the highest number of missing person cases in the country. The video goes viral overnight. Despite everyone's warnings, Da-kyung's thirst for views only grows stronger. But as she digs
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28. Dark Nuns (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 55m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 5.2 (2.6K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature
Desperation drives two nuns to perform an exorcism no nun should attempt. With a possessed child at the mercy of evil and the opposition of the Catholic Church, they take on the dangerous forbidden rituals themselves, putting their immortal souls in grave danger. They must confront the terrifying cost of their sacrileg
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29. Holy Night: Demon Hunters (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 32m · Action, Fantasy · IMDb 4.7 (2.0K votes)
Dark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
When a devil-worshipping criminal network plunges Seoul into chaos, the police turn to Holy Night—a trio of supernatural demon hunters—to restore order and defeat the rising evil.
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