Top 100 Korean Films according to the Korean Film Archive
1. Sweet Dream (1936) Yang Ju-nam
2. Fisherman’s Fire (1939) Ahn Chul-yeong
3. Homeless Angel (1941) Choi In-kyu
4. Viva Freedom! (1946) Choi In-kyu
5. A Public Prosecutor and a Teacher (1948) Yoon Dae-ryong
6. A Hometown in Heart (1949) Yoon Yong-kyu
7. The Hand of Destiny (1954) Han Hyeong-mo
8. The Widow (1955) Park Nam-ok
9. Piagol (1955) Lee Kang-cheon
10. Yangsan Province (aka Yangsan Island) (1955) Kim Ki-young
11. Hyperbolae of Youth (1956) Han Hyeong-mo
12. Madame Freedom (1956) Han Hyeong-Mo
13. The Wedding Day (1956) Lee Byeong-Il
14. The Money (1958) Kim So-Dong
15. The Flower in Hell (1958) Shin Sang-Ok
16. The Bell Tower (1958) Yang Ju-Nam
17. Nameless Stars (1959) Kim Kang-Yun
18. A Romantic Papa (1960) Shin Sang-Ok
19. Mr. Park (1960) Kang Dae-Jin
20. The Housemaid (1960) Kim Ki-young
21. Seong Chun-hyang (1961) Shin Sang-Ok
22. A Coachman (1961) Kang Dae-Jin
23. Aimless Bullet (1961) Yu Hyun-mok
24. A Petty Middle Manager (1961) Lee Bong-Rae
25. Mother and a Guest (1961) Shin Sang-Ok
26. The Sea Knows (1961) Kim Ki-Young
27. Under the Sky of Seoul (1961) Lee Hyeong-Pyo
28. A Happy Businesswoman (1963) Park Sang-ho
29. Goryeojang (1963) Kim Ki-young
30. Marines Are Gone (1963) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
31. Kim’s Daughters (1963) Yu Hyun-mok
32. Kinship (1963) Kim Soo-yong
33. The Barefooted Young (1964) Kim Ki-Deok
34. The Body Confession (1964) Cho Keung-Ha
35. The Devil’s Stairway (1964) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
36. Black Hair (1964) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
37. The Empty Dream (1965) Yu Hyun-mok
38. The Seashore Village (1965) Kim Soo-yong
39. The DMZ (1965) Park Sang-ho
40. Early Rain (1966) Jeong Jin-Woo
41. A Water Mill (1966) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
42. Flame in the Valley (1967) Kim Soo-yong
43. Homebound (1967) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
44. Mist (1967) Kim Soo-yong
45. The General’s Mustache (1968) Lee Seong-Ku
46. Holiday (1968) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
47. Love Me Once Again (1968) Jeong So-Young
48. An Old Potter (1969) Choi Ha-Won
49. Thousand Years Old Fox (1969) Shin Sang-ok
50. Woman of Fire (1971) Kim Ki-young
51. The Pollen of Flowers (1972) Ha Kil-Jong
52. Heavenly Homecoming to Stars (1974) Lee Jang-Ho (Lee Chang-ho)
53. Yeong-Ja’s Heydays (1975) Kim Ho-Seon
54. A Road to Sampo (1975) Lee Man-Hee (aka Lee Man-hui)
55. The March of Fools (1975) Ha Kil-Jong
56. Yalkae, A Joker In High School (1976) Seok Rae-Myeong
57. Winter Woman (1977) Kang Dae-Jin
58. I-eoh Island (1977) Kim Ki-young
59. The Shower (1978) Seo Byeong-Jik
60. Rainy Days (1979) Yu Hyun-mok
61. Good Windy Day (1980) Lee Jang-ho (aka Lee Chang-ho)
62. Mismatched Nose (1980) Im Kwon-taek
63. The Last Witness (1980) Lee Du-Yong
64. The Hut (1980) Lee Du-Yong
65. Mandala (1981) Im Kwon-taek
66. The Ball Shot by a Midget (1981) Lee Won-Se
67. People of Ko-bang Neighborhood (1982) Bae Chang-Ho
68. Village of Haze (1982) Im Kwon-taek
69. Declaration of Idiot (1983) Lee Jang-ho (aka Lee Chang-ho)
70. Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (1983) Lee Du-Yong
71. Whale Hunting (1984) Bae Chang-Ho
72. The Oldest Son (1984) Lee Du-Yong
73. Scorching Sun (1984) Hah Myung-Joong
74. Deep Blue Night (1985) Bae Chang-Ho
75. Kilsodeum (1985) Im Kwon-Taek
76. Ticket (1986) Im Kwon-taek
77. Surrogate Mother (1986) Im Kwon-taek
78. A Wanderer Never Stops on the Road (1987) Lee Jang-ho (aka Lee Chang-ho)
79. The Age of Success (1988) Jang Sun-woo
80. Chil-su and Man-su (1988) Park Kwang-su
81. Gagman (1988) Lee Myeong-Se
82. Aje Aje Bara Aje (1989) Im Kwon-taek
83. What is the Reason Why Bodhidharma Went to the East? (1989) Bae Yong-kyun
84. A Short Love Affair (1990) Jang Sun-woo
85. The Night before the Strike (1990) Lee Eun, Chang Dong-hong, Chang Youn-hyun, Lee Jae-goo
86. North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990) Jeong Ji-Young
87. Black Republic (1990) Park Kwang-su
88. My Bride My Love (1990) Lee Myeong-Se
89. The Road to Race Track (1991) Jang Sun-woo
90. Our Twisted Hero (1992) Park Jong-won
91. White Badge (1992) Jeong Ji-Young
92. The Marriage Life (1992) Kim Yui-Seok
93. First Love (1993) Lee Myeong-Se
94. Sopyonje (1993) Im Kwon-taek
95. To the Starry Island (1993) Park Kwang-su
96. A Hot Roof (1995) Lee Min-Yong
97. A Single Spark (1995) Park Kwang-su
98. A Petal (1996) Jang Sun-woo
99. The Day a Pig Fell into a Well (1996) Hong Sang-soo
100. Festival (1996) Im Kwon-taek