Best mind-bending Korean movies on JioHotstar in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

15 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. 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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2. 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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3. The Thieves (2012)

Movie · Korean · 2h 15m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (12.5K votes)

Visually stunningFast-pacedCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.

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4. 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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5. Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024)

Movie · Korean · 2h 2m · Action, Fantasy · IMDb 6.5 (3.5K votes)

TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the prese

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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Hitman 2 (2025)

Movie · Korean · 1h 54m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 5.6 (593 votes)

TwistyFunnyFast-pacedCold & detached

After a successful first season, Webtoon "Assassin Jun" is about to begin it's second season. Out of ideas, Jun uses an anonymous email's plot in his Webtoon, only to see real-life terrorist attacks resembling the story unfold.

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11. Alienoid (2022)

Movie · Korean · 2h 22m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.3 (7.9K votes)

Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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