Best thriller Korean movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
36 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.4. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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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. Midnight Runners (2017)
Movie · Korean · 1h 49m · Comedy, Action · IMDb 7.3 (12.1K votes)
Fast-pacedFunnyEdge-of-seat
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. The Himalayas (2015)
Movie · Korean · 2h 5m · Adventure, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (1.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatHeartwarmingSerious
Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.
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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. 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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