According to a survey conducted across 18 countries in 2021, around 10.3 percent of respondents stated that their favorite Korean movie was the 2019 black comedy thriller "Parasite" by director Bong Joon-ho, to worldwide acclaim. Among many other awards, it would become the first South Korean film to win a prestigious Oscar award from the U.S.-based Academy Awards, as well as the non-English language film in general to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (December 14, 2022). Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021." Chart. December 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2022). Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Globally Leading Movies from South Korea as of December 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Globally leading movies from South Korea as of December 2021 [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, December 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366017/south-korea-internationally-popular-movies/