# 20 Best Korean Comedy Movies, Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/20-best-korean-comedy-movies-ranked/
- Published: 2026-07-28T10:27:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T11:20:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/best-korean-comedy-movies-ranked/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Collider ranks the 20 best South Korean comedy films.
- Lower entries include body-swap, lottery and reincarnation-themed comedies.
- List highlights how Korean humour translates well internationally.

## Summary

- Collider has published a ranked list of the 20 best South Korean comedy films, arguing the country's cinema is known for dark, violent thrillers but has also produced consistently strong comedies spanning satire, rom-com and heartfelt comedy-drama that translate well for international audiences.
- Ranked at 20th is "The Dude in Me" (2019), a body-swap comedy about a gangster and a schoolboy who accidentally trade bodies, praised for its cast despite a rushed ending.
- At 19th is "6/45" (2022), in which a South Korean soldier's winning lottery ticket blows across the border, sparking an unlikely friendship with a North Korean soldier who finds it.
- At 18th is "Wonderful Nightmare" (2015), a fantasy rom-com in which a high-powered lawyer dies through a heavenly mistake and is sent back to life in another woman's body.

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