Best dark & gritty Korean movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
35 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Silenced (2011)
Movie · Korean · 2h 5m · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (28.6K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedDialogue-driven
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
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2. Forgotten (2017)
Movie · Korean · 1h 48m · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (65.0K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentif
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4. Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
Movie · Korean · 2h 21m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.1 (11.0K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyDark & grittyMature
As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.
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5. Steel Rain (2017)
Movie · Korean · 2h 19m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (7.3K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.
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6. Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)
Movie · Korean · 1h 32m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 6.9 (16.2K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
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7. Officer Black Belt (2024)
Movie · Korean · 1h 48m · U/A 16+ · Action, Comedy · IMDb 6.9 (11.2K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A talented martial artist who can't walk past a person in need unites with a probation officer to fight and prevent crime as a martial arts officer.
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8. Night in Paradise (2020)
Movie · Korean · 2h 11m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.8 (11.1K votes)
MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. Tae-goo rejects the offer that results in the murder of his sister and niece. In revenge, Tae-goo brutally kills Chairman Doh and his men and flees to Jeju Island where he meets Jae-yeon, a terminally ill
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10. Kill Boksoon (2023)
Movie · Korean · 2h 17m · A · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (17.0K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyTwisty
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
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12. Believer (2018)
Movie · Korean · 2h 3m · Crime, Action · IMDb 6.6 (5.7K votes)
TwistyMatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.
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13. The Chase (2017)
Movie · Korean · 1h 50m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (4.1K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyMatureDark & gritty
After people in his town start turning up dead, a grumpy landlord is visited by a man who recounts an unsolved serial murder case from 30 years ago that may hold the clue to what is happening now.
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14. Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)
Movie · Korean · 1h 45m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (2.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedDialogue-driven
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
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17. Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 5m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (5.4K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunning
Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.
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18. Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
Movie · Korean · 2h 2m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 6.3 (6.4K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedMature
Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.
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19. Time to Hunt (2020)
Movie · Korean · 2h 15m · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.3 (8.0K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureVisually stunning
Four young men want to leave their dystopian world behind and go to a distant paradise to execute a money robbery, a daring act that will have unexpected consequences.
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20. The Drug King (2018)
Movie · Korean · 2h 19m · Crime, Action · IMDb 6.2 (4.2K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lo
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23. Lucid Dream (2017)
Movie · Korean · 1h 41m · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (4.6K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.
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24. High Society (2018)
Movie · Korean · 1h 59m · Drama · IMDb 5.5 (1.5K votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is a painter.
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25. Revelations (2025)
Movie · Korean · 2h 2m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.0 (5.9K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature
A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.
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26. Believer 2 (2023)
Movie · Korean · 1h 56m · A · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.6 (2.4K votes)
MatureVisually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
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27. Bogotá: City of the Lost (2024)
Movie · Korean · 1h 49m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 5.4 (2.5K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedMature
After moving to Bogotá for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market — risking peril for a shot at success.
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28. Badland Hunters (2024)
Movie · Korean · 1h 47m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 6.0 (14.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor.
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29. Wall to Wall (2025)
Movie · Korean · 1h 58m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 5.9 (9.1K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyDialogue-driven
A man who poured his life savings into a new apartment discovers its walls are full of disturbing noises, hostile neighbors and unsettling secrets.
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