Movies Like MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission (2019)

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission is a 2019 comedy, drama, history film from Eom Yu-na with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet and Anarchist from Colony.

Comedy Drama History

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phantom

2023

In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.

6.9

MagicScore

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

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

#10

The Professor and the Madman

2019

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

What's Up, Doc?

1972

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

The Great Passage

2013

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

1991

The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race the world's superpowers to win - or steal - the Dictionary and unearth his grandfather's legacy of riches!

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Gandhi

1982

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

House on Bare Mountain

1962

The Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein spy on a girls' school in the mountains, where most of the girls spend their time sunbathing in the nude, nude exercises and nude art classes. The monsters finally invade the school…

3.5

MagicScore

#16

Life of Brian

1979

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

7.8

MagicScore

#17

Another Day of Life

2018

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Spanish Affair

2014

Rafael, a Seville citizen who has never left the Spanish region of Andalucia, decides to leave his homeland to follow Amaia, a Basque girl unlike other women he has known.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

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

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission?

The top films similar to MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission by MovieMagicScore are Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (7.8), Anarchist from Colony (7.4), Harbin (7.7). Each shares comedy/drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission worth watching?

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 26 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission?

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission (2019) is a comedy, drama, history film directed by Eom Yu-na, starring Yoo Hai-jin, Yoon Kye-sang, Kim Hong-pa.

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This ranked list pairs MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission (2019), a comedy and drama and history film from Eom Yu-na, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yoo Hai-jin 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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