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19 Movies Like I Saw the Devil (2010)

The Handmaiden (2016) poster

1 The Handmaiden (2016) ★ 8.1

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1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) 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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
Memories of Murder (2003) poster

2 Memories of Murder (2003) ★ 8.1

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3 Oldboy (2003) ★ 8.4

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Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him, and sedate him to avert a desperate suicide--and as his only companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell--the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. Then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. However, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death?
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4 The Chaser (2008) ★ 7.8

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Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
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5 Law Abiding Citizen (2009) ★ 7.4

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A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
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6 Red Dragon (2002) ★ 7.2

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A set of grisly murders brings F.B.I. Agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) out of retirement and puts him in search of an atrocious killer (Ralph Fiennes), who's driven by the image of a painting. Yet his only means of survival and success are to seek the help of another madman, whom he captured, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Marked by past scars and quickly running out of time, Graham finds himself tangled in a heap of madness, sacrificing his work, his family, and above all, his own life, to put an end to pure evil.
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7 Mr. Brooks (2007) ★ 7.3

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A respected businessman and father of a family, Mr. Brooks hides a secret. Behind the facade of a caring husband and gentle father lies a brutal murderer. For a long time, these two personalities have been unsuccessfully fighting each other, and neither of them can prevail. As a result, the murders continue, and nothing can seem to break this bloody chain of crimes.

However, Brooks is out of luck. A mad photographer becomes a witness to his latest atrocity. He begins to blackmail the criminal, but he has special demands. Unlike ordinary blackmailers, the photographer is not interested in money. He wants to be present at the next murders.

The hero has a dubious choice - to go along with the blackmailer or find the strength to overcome his vice and return to normal life.

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8 Man on Fire (2004) ★ 7.7

The wealthy residents of Mexico City panic: 24 people have disappeared in just six days! Former CIA agent John Creasy is hired as a bodyguard for the nine-year-old daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos, Pita Ramos. At first, Creasy has a hard time tolerating the neighborhood of an overdeveloped girl.

But in time they become friends. Creasy gets a taste for life again, but everything falls apart when Pita is kidnapped. Creasy vows to kill anyone involved in Pita's kidnapping. Now no one can stop him...

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9 Se7en (1995) ★ 8.6

Detective William Somerset is a veteran criminal detective who dreams of retiring and getting away from the city and its sinful inhabitants. Seven days before retirement, Somerset is plagued by two troubles: a young partner, Mills, and a particularly elaborate murder. The experienced detective's sharp mind immediately determines that this crime is likely to be followed by others. The news confirms his hunch. Realizing that the killer is punishing his victims for their deadly sins, the detective faces a choice: go back to work or leave and hand the case over to his less experienced partner?

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10 Natural Born Killers (1994) ★ 7.2

Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a media sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style.
Ichi the Killer (2001) poster

11 Ichi the Killer (2001) ★ 7.0

When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihara, and the rest of his mob goons go looking for him. After capturing and torturing a rival Yakuza member looking for answers, they soon realize they have the wrong man and begin looking for the man named Jijii who tipped them off in the first place. Soon enough Kakihara and his men encounter Ichi, a psychotic, sexually-repressed young man with amazing martial arts abilities and blades that come out of his shoes. One by one Ichi takes out members of the Yakuza and all the while Kakihara intensifies his pursuit of Ichi and Ichi's controller Jijii. What will happen as the final showdown happens between the tortured and ultra-violent Ichi and the pain-craving Kakihara?
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12 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ★ 8.6

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019) poster

13 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019) ★ 6.9

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee) finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Moo Yul) to catch the sadistic killer simply known as "K".
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14 Night in Paradise (2020) ★ 6.7

Tae-gu, the ace of a criminal gang led by Mr. Yang, tries to clean up his life for his sick sister and nephew. Then one day, his sister and nephew are killed in an accident by someone who aimed for Tae-gu. Tae-gu decides to take revenge in shock. In the end, he removes the boss of another gang, and runs away to Jeju Island. Without knowing that his gang has already abandoned him, he meets Kuto and his niece, Jae-yeon who look after Tae-gu. Jae-yeon is dying from an illness, while Tae-gu intuitively feels the danger coming close. Things are getting tangled up, and Jae-yeon and Tae-gu, who have no desire to live, start to feel pity for each other.
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15 The Drug King (2018) ★ 6.2

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RISE AND FALL OF A DRUG LORD WHO STUNNED THE NATION IN 1970S Lee Doo-sam (SONG Kang-ho) is a small time smuggler in Busan, Korea. One day, he helps the mob smuggle meth by chance and finds himself falling into the dark crime world. Being quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually overtakes the underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during day but during the night, an infamous drug lord who rules an empire.

The Drug King (2018) is on #15 spot of movies related to I Saw the Devil (2010). The Drug King (2018) was released in 2018, made by Min-ho Woo and has average rating 6.2 in 2022. Main stars of the The Drug King (2018) film are: Song Kang-ho, Jo Jung-Suk, Bae Doona.

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16 The Beast (2019) ★ 6.1

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A murder case takes place that shook the nation, veteran detective, Han-Su, begins investigating the case and does whatever necessary to catch the culprit, along with his junior detective, Jong-Chan. In the midst of the ongoing investigation, the drug-broker, Chun-Bae, gives Han-Su a definitive clue involving the murder case, in return for covering her relation to a murder. Han-Su's rival cop, Min-Tae, smells something fishy, and the investigation starts to take a wrong turn.

The Beast (2019) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Lee Sung-min, Yoo Jae-myung, Daniel Choi. You can find The Beast (2019) in the the next genre categories: Action, Crime, Thriller and The Beast (2019) has average rating 6.1, according to Screench user votes.

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17 The Call (2020) ★ 7.1

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Seo-yeon, 28, takes the train to the South Korean countryside to visit her hospitalized mom. Having lost her smartphone on the train, she finds a phone in her mom's house. She finds a hidden basement and Young-sook's 20 year old/Nov.1999 diary when she, too, was 28. Her shaman stepmom believes her stepdaughter will become a serial killer if let out and is very cruel to her. The two 28 y.o. women start talking together on the same phone in the same house but separated by 20 years. Can Seo-yeon's dad, who died then, be saved? Can history be changed? Should it?
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18 The Outlaws (2017) ★ 7.2

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Based on real events that occurred in 2007 dubbed the "Heuksapa Incident". The story follows a turf war that grows between a local gang that runs Garibong-dong in Guro District, Seoul and the Heuksapa gang from Yanbian, China; the police are called in to attempt to bring peace to the neighborhood.

The Outlaws (2017) movie was filmed by as Director, starring Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Kyesang, Jo Jae-yoon. The Outlaws (2017) belongs to the next genres: Action, Crime, Thriller and has average rating 7.2, according to user votes.

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19 Ashfall (2019) ★ 6.2

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The volcano on Baekdu Mountain, located in the Chinese-North Korean border has been dormant since 1903. Suddenly without warning it erupted and a team of specially trained professionals from both countries must join forces to prevent disaster for the peninsula by preventing an imminent eruption that threatens their lives as well.

Ashfall (2019) is one of the last movies similar to I Saw the Devil (2010) and it was released in 2019. are the main stars of the film and it belongs to the next genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller and has average user rating of 6.2 according to IMDB and Screench votes.

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