Movies Like Friend: The Great Legacy (2013)

Friend: The Great Legacy is a 2013 action, crime, drama film from Kwak Kyung-taek with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Friend and Hard Hit.

Action Crime Drama

Friend

2001

Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.

6.9

MagicScore

Hard Hit

2021

On his way to work, a bank manager receives an anonymous call claiming there's a bomb under his car seat, and if anyone exits the car, it will explode unless he can pay a ransom.

7.5

MagicScore

Ordinary Person

2017

Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated.

7.2

MagicScore

The Con Artists

2014

A wily safecracker is forced to help a mob boss pull off a $150 million heist, but smells a double-cross in the works.

7.0

MagicScore

The Drug King

2018

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

6.3

MagicScore

V.I.P.

2017

A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.

7.8

MagicScore

Vada Chennai

2018

Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.

7.8

MagicScore

Pandora

2016

When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.

7.6

MagicScore

The King

2017

A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Scarface

1932

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Broker

2022

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Tazza: The Hidden Card

2014

Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into the world of Tazza, risking his life in competition.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Tidal Wave

2009

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Outrage Coda

2017

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Dark Figure of Crime

2018

A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the killer's help, but starts to suspect that he has ulterior motives. Based on a true story.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Classified File

2015

A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be alive. Based on a true story.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Tough as Iron

2013

Gang-cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol works for him.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Hot Blooded

2022

A veteran gangster, Hee-su, is looking to retire from his crime family in the violent port town of Kuam, Korea. But an unexpected betrayal leads him down a bloody path where he gets caught in the middle of a mob war with deadly consequences.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Bloody Tie

2006

A crystal meth dealer with a tragic past is forced to team up with a renegade cop to take down a powerful crime lord.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Friend: The Great Legacy?

The top films similar to Friend: The Great Legacy by MovieMagicScore are Friend (6.9), Hard Hit (7.5), Ordinary Person (7.2). Each shares action/crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Friend: The Great Legacy worth watching?

Friend: The Great Legacy holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Friend: The Great Legacy?

Friend: The Great Legacy (2013) is a action, crime, drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, starring Yu Oh-seong, Ju Jin-mo, Kim Woo-bin.

Where can I find more recommendations like Friend: The Great Legacy?

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