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Jun 11, 2024
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# The 10 best Korean films of all time, based on Korean Film Archive’s 50th anniversary poll

## - The Korean Film Archive has ranked its top 100 Korean films for a third time, voted on by 240 industry professionals. These are its top 10

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![(From left) Choi Woo-shik, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam in a still from Parasite, Bong Joon-ho’s Palme D’Or winner and third on the Korean Top 100 list.](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/11/fb1130a1-64aa-4070-bff2-489d0b61dfb8_2062a75c.jpg?itok=wNW7X54S&v=1718072479)

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Published: 11:15am, 11 Jun 2024

To mark the 50th anniversary of its founding, the Korean Film Archive (KOFA) has published its third Top 100 Korean films list.

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Voted on by 240 film professionals, including this writer, the list features far more recent films than past editions, as well as a big jump in the number of films by women filmmakers ranked.

Byun Young-ju was the only woman featured in previous lists; this time she is joined by Yoon Ga-eun, July Jung, [Lee Kyoung-mi](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3102866/school-nurse-files-netflix-fantasy-k-drama-creative-change?module=inline&pgtype=article), Kim Bo-ra, Yim Soon-rye and Park Nam-ok, who made [_The Widow_](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3260865/7-movies-1950s-tell-korean-cinemas-unexpected-success-story-showing-far-east-film-festival-italy?module=inline&pgtype=article) (1955), Korea’s very first film directed by a woman.

[Park Chan-wook](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3185632/decision-leave-cannes-film-festival-best-director-winner?module=inline&pgtype=article), who, along with [Bong Joon-ho](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3014071/ranked-parasite-cannes-festival-winner-and-six-other-films?module=inline&pgtype=article), appears twice in the top 10, is the most represented director on the list, with seven titles featured. Among actors, [Song Kang-ho](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3238890/korean-actor-song-kang-ho-star-parasite-and-broker-cobweb-his-latest-film-and-why-his-movies?module=inline&pgtype=article) and Ahn Sung-ki are tied with a whopping 19 films each.

'돼지가 우물에 빠진날' #예고편/'The day a pig fell into the well' 4K #Trailer/#猪堕井的那天 #预告片

Below we present the Top 10 on KOFA’s list. The rest of the list, available on the KMDB website (in Korean for the moment), is listed chronologically.

### 10\. The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996)

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