15 Movies Like Colony

Loved Colony? 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.

Parasite
#1

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 Colony.

Train to Busan
#2

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 highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Colony.

Revelations
#3

Revelations

A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
#4

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

The Handmaiden
#5

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 Colony.

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
#6

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

Humint
#7

Humint

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

EXIT
#8

EXIT

At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

Exhuma
#9

Exhuma

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.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

Oldboy
#10

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 Colony.

Memories of Murder
#11

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 fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

No Other Choice
#12

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 Colony.

The Roundup
#13

The Roundup

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.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
#14

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 Colony.

Scarlet Innocence
#15

Scarlet Innocence

A university professor gradually succumbing to blindness is entranced by an obsessive love, in this modern-day adaptation of a classic Korean fairy tale.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Colony.