15 Movies Like 12.12: The Day
Loved 12.12: The Day? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Colony
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#2
OK! Madam
A working class family wins a free vacation to Hawaii. But when their plane takes flight, it gets hijacked by terrorists. To save her family and the other passengers, the wife must reveal her secret past and fight back.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#3
Sex Plate 17
A woman who can make all of one man’s fantasies come true moves in next door .
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#4
Parasite
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#5
Hope
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#6
Obsessed
A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#7
Oligosaccharide The Movie
A truth tale about "Oligosaccharide" written by Crocodile Man. One 'Geun-hyeok' and ten 'Mi-jeongs' put on a sexy adult fantasy! Geun-hyeok and Mi-jeong switch bodies after they have intercourse. Mi-jeong asks Geun-hyeok for something as she's about to get married... Mi-jeong is a call girl who seduces Geun-seok. She's actually a killer. What is she? Tae-sik only drinks black coffee and Mi-jeong likes him. Will they come true? Tae-sik is a loser who uses his wife to rip money off of other men. Geun-hyeok loves her. What will happen to them? What if someone is watching me? Mi-jeong asks detective Geun-hyeok for help... "I have a wife!" Geun-hyeok drinks with his sexy superior Mi-jeong and thing happen. Mi-jeong and her husband have a pile of debt. Mi-jeong goes to her friend Geun-hyeok who can foresee the future. Geun-hyeok is perfect and Mi-jeong loves her husband but she can't help feeling unsteady. Tae-sik leaves on a suicide journey and meets Mi-jeong. They fall in love...
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#8
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#9
Train to Busan
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.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#10
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#11
No Other Choice
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#12
The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
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.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#13
Adultery Alumni Association 2
Hye Jin, Hee Kyung, and Han Hee who are among the high school alumni. They met at the alumni meeting and heard that the male alumni who did not have a chance to study during their school days were greatly successful as an investment company. And after seeing the settlement a few days later, I am happy to share my memories, but in fact, their purpose (?) Is separate. They are difficult to afford, and they want to get help from Zhengzhou. Since then, Zhengzhou has been enjoying the love of female alumni.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 12.12: The Day.
#14
Memories of Murder
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 12.12: The Day.
