Movies Like Snowy Road (2015)

Snowy Road is a 2015 drama film from Lee Na-jeong with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Spirits' Homecoming and I Can Speak.

Drama

Spirits' Homecoming

2016

After the Japanese kidnap two Korean teenagers and take them to a comfort station to join other girls who are serving as sex slaves, only one of them survives. Decades later, the elderly woman tries to reunite with her friend's spirit.

7.1

MagicScore

I Can Speak

2017

A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.

7.9

MagicScore

Twenty Two

2017

Follow the lives of the elderly survivors who were forced into sex slavery as “Comfort Women” by the Japanese during World War II. At the time of filming, only 22 of these women were still alive to tell their story. Through their own personal histories and perspectives, they tell a tale that should never be forgotten to generations unaware of the brutalization that occurred.

7.7

MagicScore

The Handmaiden

2016

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.

8.2

MagicScore

My Way

2011

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.

7.9

MagicScore

Love, Lies

2016

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.

7.8

MagicScore

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

2019

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.

7.8

MagicScore

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

2016

Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.

7.8

MagicScore

The Tiger

2015

In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

Remember

2022

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Anarchist from Colony

2017

Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Assassination

2015

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

The Battleship Island

2017

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Fighter in the Wind

2004

An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

The Last Princess

2016

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Epitaph

2007

A traumatized girl sees visions of her dead mother in one of three tales set in a 1942 South Korean hospital.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Harbin

2024

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan's prime minister during their quest for independence.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

Exhuma

2024

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.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

The Age of Shadows

2016

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Snowy Road?

The top films similar to Snowy Road by MovieMagicScore are Spirits' Homecoming (7.1), I Can Speak (7.9), Twenty Two (7.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Snowy Road worth watching?

Snowy Road holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Snowy Road?

Snowy Road (2015) is a drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong, starring Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Yeong-ok.

Where can I find more recommendations like Snowy Road?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Snowy Road

This ranked list pairs Snowy Road (2015), a drama film from Lee Na-jeong, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kim Hyang-gi take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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