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Korean revenge dramas and films
Revenge stories are a long-running theme in Korean screen work, from Park Chan-wook's films Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005), known together as the Vengeance Trilogy, to series such as The Glory and Taxi Driver. The Korea Times reported in 2023 that revenge had become a key theme in K-dramas.
On this list
| Title | Year | Why it's similar | Where to watch | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldboy올드보이 | 2003film | A man held captive for 15 years without explanation is suddenly released and sets out to find who did it and why. |
| View on thefilmcatalogue.com (opens in a new tab) |
| Lady Vengeance친절한 금자씨 | 2005film | A woman released after 13 years in prison carries out a long-prepared plan; the third film in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy. |
| View on player.bfi.org.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| A Bittersweet Life달콤한 인생 | 2005film | A stylish noir in which a hotel manager working for a crime boss turns against the organisation after one decision. |
| View on koreanfilm.co.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| I Saw the Devil악마를 보았다 | 2010film | A special agent pursues a serial killer for personal revenge in an intense, violent thriller. |
| View on tv.apple.com (opens in a new tab) |
| Vincenzo빈센조 | 2021series | A Korean-Italian mafia lawyer returns to Seoul and takes on a powerful conglomerate, mixing dark comedy with payback. |
| View on netflix.com (opens in a new tab) |
| Taxi Driver모범택시 | 2021series | A taxi company secretly takes revenge on behalf of crime victims, based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi. |
| View on viki.com (opens in a new tab) |
| My Name마이 네임 | 2021series | A woman joins a drug ring and then goes undercover in the police to find out who killed her father. |
| View on netflix.com (opens in a new tab) |
| The Glory더 글로리 | 2022series | Years after surviving abuse at school, a woman carefully plans revenge on those responsible. |
| View on netflix.com (opens in a new tab) |
Titles are matched on genre, tone, theme or setting, with no spoilers. We don't claim that any work copies another; remakes are named only when officially announced. Where-to-watch was checked on each platform's own page on the check date and can change by country; “Not confirmed” means we couldn't verify it.
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Checked Nov 3, 2026