This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2008.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.

Films released

English/Korean Title     Director        Cast         Released         Admissions            Notes
26 Years Diary  Junji Hanado Lee Tae-seong   30 October[2] 31,614[2] A joint production between Japan and South Korea.
4 Days  Seo Min-yeong Jeong Woon-taek  Lim Ye-won 10 December[3] 27,368[3]

The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan  Yeo Kyun-dong Lee Jung-jae   Kim Ok-bin 3 December[4] 290,015[4]
Action Boys     Jeong Byeong-gil Kwon Ki-deok  Kwak Jin-seok 28 August[5] 8,574[5] Documentary.

Antique   Min Gyoo-dong Joo Ji-hoon   Kim Jae-wook 13 November[6] 1,192,456[6]

BA:BO Kim Jeong-kwon Cha Tae-hyun  Ha Ji-won 28 February 974,353[7]

Baby and I   Kim Jin-yeong Jang Geun-suk   Moon Mason 13 August[8] 437,027[8]

Beautiful   Jeon Jae-hong Cha Soo-yeon        Lee Cheon-hee 14 February 1,478
Beyond All Magic
???? Jo Nam-ho Kim Soo-mi
Shim Hye-jin 12 June[9] 58,309[9] Also known as Delivering Love.
Boy Director
?? ?? Lee Woo-yeol Kim Young-chan
Rhonda Lee Zakutney 30 October[10] 821[10]
Boy Meets Boy
??, ??? ??? Kim Jho Kwang-soo Kim Hye-seong
Lee Hyeong-jin 20 November[11] 3,124[11] Short film.
Butterflymole
????? Seo Myeong-soo Park Jin-gook
Pan Yeong-jin 22 February 112
The Chaser
??? Na Hong-jin Kim Yoon-seok
Ha Jeong-woo 14 February 5,071,454[12]
Cherry Tomato
?? ??? Jeong Yeong-bae Sin Goo
Kim Hyang-ki 29 May[13] 18,134[13]
Chongqing
?? Zhang Lu 6 November[14] A joint production between China and South Korea.
Crazy Waiting
???? ?? Ryu Seung-jin Son Tae-young
Jang Geun-suk 1 January 448,189 Also known as The Longest 24 Months.
Crossing
??? Kim Tae-gyoon Cha In-pyo
Sin Myeong-cheol 26 June[15] 891,792[15]
Crush and Blush
?? ??? Lee Kyoung-mi Kong Hyo-jin
Lee Jong-hyuk 16 October[16] 536,980[16]
Da Capo
??? ?? ?? Noh Jin-soo Heo I-jae
Kang San 23 October[17]
Dachimawa Lee
???? ? – ???? ??? ????? ??! Ryu Seung-wan Im Won-hee
Kong Hyo-jin 13 August[18] 629,591[18]
Death Bell
??: ?? ???? Chang Lee Beom-soo
Yoon Jeong-hee 6 August[19] 1,636,149[19]
The Devil’s Game
? ?? Yoon In-ho Shin Ha-kyun
Byeon Hee-bong 31 January 1,496,215
A Different Kind of Life
??? ?? Kim Jeong-woo Kim Hyeok
Jeong Si-ah 17 April[20] 1,891[20] Released in competition with Manner of Battle as part of the “Director Jang vs Director Kim” contest.[21]
Dimmer Kim Sam-ryeok 11 January 313
The Divine Weapon
??? Kim Yoo-jin Jeong Jae-yeong
Han Eun-jeong 4 September[22] 3,749,611[22]
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
???????? Kang Geon-hyang Jang Geun-suk
Cha Ye-ryeon 3 April 182,940[23]
Dream
?? Kim Ki-duk Joe Odagiri
Lee Na-young 9 October[24] 88,482[24]
The ESP Couple
??? ?? Kim Hyeong-joo Jin Goo
Park Bo-young 27 November[25] 3,648[25]
Eye for an Eye
??? ?, ??? ? Ahn Kwon-tae
Kwak Kyung-taek Han Suk-kyu
Cha Seung-won 30 July[26] 2,073,158[26]
Farewell
?? Hwang Yoon 27 March 1,302[27] Documentary. Produced in 2001.
Fate
?? Kim Hae-gon Song Seung-heon
Kwon Sang-woo 20 March 857,648[28]
Forever the Moment
?? ?? ??? ?? Yim Soon-rye Moon So-ri
Kim Jung-eun
Uhm Tae-woong 10 January 4,043,293 Won “Best Film” at the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards.[29]
Forgiveness, Are You at the End of That Path?
??, ? ? ? ?? ??? ???? Jo Wook-hee Kim Hye-su 6 November[30] Documentary.
Frivolous Wife
??? ??? Lim Won-gook Park Jeong-Ah
Park Jin-woo 22 May[31] 25,739[31]
A Frozen Flower
??? Yoo Ha Jo In-seong
Ju Jin-mo 30 December[32] 3,739,041[32]
Girl Scout
? ???? Kim Sang-man Kim Seon-ah
Nah Moon-hee 5 June[33] 249,063[33]
Go Go 70s
??70 Choi Ho Jo Seung-woo
Shin Min-a 2 October[34] 590,295[34]
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
?? ?, ?? ?, ??? ? Kim Ji-woon Song Kang-ho
Lee Byung-hun
Jung Woo-sung 17 July[35] 7,027,692[35]
The Guard Post
GP506 Kong Soo-chang Cheon Ho-jin
Jo Hyeon-jae 3 April 944,943[36]
Happy Together
??, ?? Kim Tae-hee Kim Cheong
Jeong Seung-ho
Jo Yoon-hee 27 March 3,838
Heartbreak Library
? ??? ? 198? Kim Jeong-kwon Lee Dong-wook
Yoo Jin 23 October[37] 93,126[37]
Hellcats
??? ?? ?? Kwon Chil-in Lee Mi-sook
Kim Min-hee
Ahn So-hee 17 January 590,039
Hello, Schoolgirl
???? Ryoo Jang-hwa Yoo Ji-tae
Lee Yeon-hee 27 November[38] 740,379[38]
His Last Gift
??? ?? Kim Young-joon Shin Hyun-jun
Heo Joon-ho 5 February 272,890
Humming
?? Park Dae-yeong Lee Cheon-hee
Han Ji-hye 13 March 103,775[39]
If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2
?? ??? 2 – ?? ?? ??? Ahn Dong-hee
Hong Deok-pyo
Jeong Min-yeong
Kwon Mi-jeong
Lee Hong-min
Lee Hong-soo
Park Yong-je
Ryoo Jeong-woo 17 April 4,097[40] Animation. Part of the If You Were Me series of films.
Indie Anibox: Selma’s Protein Coffee
??????: ??? ??? ?? Jang Hyeong-yoon
Kim Woon-ki
Yeon Sang-ho Oh Jeong-se 20 June[41] 1,843[41] Animation omnibus.
Inner Circle Line
????? Jo Eun-hee Yang Eun-yong
Bae Yong-geun 22 February 312
Iri
?? Zhang Lu Yun Jin-seo
Uhm Tae-woong 13 November[42] 923[42]
Lady Camellia
?? ??? Park Jeongsuk 20 November[43] 915[43] Documentary.
The Last Dining Table
??? ?? Noh Kyeong-tae Kim Do-yeon
Baek Hyeon-joo 11 April
Life is Beautiful
???, ??? Choi Jin-won Choi Seong-gook
Kong Hyeong-jin 14 February 212,854 Also known as Smile Babo.
Life is Cool
??? ??? Choi Ik-hwan Kim Su-ro
Kang Seong-jin 12 June[44] 3,951[44] Animation.
Life Track
?? Jin Guang-hao Chui Jing-hu
Jang So-yeon 11 July[45] A joint production between South Korea and China.
A Light Sleep
??? ? Lim Seong-chan Choi Ah-jin
Yoon Chan 23 October[46]
Like Father, Like Son
???? ??? ? Lee Moo-yeong Kim Sang-joong
Kim Heung-soo 12 June[47] 4,001[47]
Lineage of the Voice
?? ?? Yeon-ah Paik 18 September[48] 2,157[48] Documentary.
The Little Prince
?? ?? Choi Jong-hyeon Tak Jae-hoon
Kang Su-han 17 January 83,977
Loner
??? Park Jae-sik Ko Eun-ah
Chae Min-seo 18 September[49] 74,753[49]
Lost and Found
??? ??? Jeong Jeong-hwa Park Jin-hee
Jo Han-seon 17 December[50] 485,212[50]
Lovers
??? Kim Jong-kwan Jeong Yoo-mi
Yang Ik-joon 4 December[51] 1,433[51] Omnibus.
Lovers of 6 Years
6?? ??? Park Hyun-jin Kim Ha-neul
Yoon Kye-sang 5 February 1,123,294
A Man Who Was Superman
?????? ??? Jeong Yoon-chul Jun Ji-hyun
Hwang Jung-min 30 January 559,867
Mandate
????: ?? ?? ?? Park Hee-joon Jae Hee
Yoo Da-in 30 October[52] 12,495[52]
Manner of Battle
??? ?? Jang Hang-joon Kang Kyeong-joon
Seo Yoo-jeong 17 April[53] 1,087[53] Released in competition with A Different Kind of Life as part of the “Director Jang vs Director Kim” contest.[21]
Marriage Clinic: Love and War
??? ??: ?? ?? ?? Kwak Gi-won Lee Joo-na
Lee Jeong-hoon 25 September[54] 7,213[54] Based on the KBS weekly drama series Couple Clinic: Love and War.[55]
Modern Boy
?? ?? Jeong Ji-woo Park Hae-il
Kim Hye-su 2 October[56] 761,090[56]
The Moonlight of Seoul
??? ??? Yoon Jong-bin Yoon Kye-sang
Ha Jeong-woo 30 April[57] 727,348[57]
My Darling FBI
?! ???? ????? Lee In-so Kim Gyu-ri
Ricky Kim 4 September[58] 1,794[58]
My Dear Enemy
?? ?? Lee Yoon-ki Jeon Do-yeon
Ha Jeong-woo 25 September[59] 386,761[59]
My Friend and His Wife
?? ??, ?? ?? Sin Dong-il Jang Hyeon-seong
Park Hee-soon 27 November[60] 3,439[60] Premiered at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival.[61]
My Love Yurie
? ?? ??? Ko Eun-ki Ko Da-mi
Kang Hui 31 January 209
My Mighty Princess
?? ??? Kwak Jae-yong Shin Min-a
On Joo-wan 26 June[62] 27,309[62]
My New Partner
?? ? ??? Kim Jong-hyeon Ahn Seong-gi
Jo Han-seon 6 March 265,358[63]
My Song Is…
?? ??? Ahn Seul-gi Sin Hyeon-ho
Min Se-yeon 25 April 380[64]
My Wife Got Married
??? ???? Jeong Yoon-soo Kim Joo-hyuk
Son Ye-jin 23 October[65] 1,830,328[65]
Night and Day
?? ? Hong Sang-soo Kim Yeong-ho
Hwang Soo-jeong 28 February 10,620 Won Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards.[66]
Nowhere to Turn
???? ???? Lee Seung-yeong Cha Soo-yeon
Yoo Ha-joon 21 August[67] 772[67]
Once Upon a Time
?? ?? ? ?? Jeong Yong-ki Park Yong-woo
Lee Bo-young 30 January 1,562,752
Once Upon a Time in Seoul
??? ?? ??? Bae Hyeong-joon Lee Wan
Song Chang-ee 6 November[68] 99,043[68]
One Day on the Road
?? ? ? ??? Hwang Yoon 27 March 3,296[69] Documentary.
Open City
??? ?? Lee Sang-ki Kim Myung-min
Son Ye-jin 10 January 1,612,803
Our School E.T
??? ?? Park Gwang-choon Kim Su-ro
Lee Han-wi 11 September[70] 656,089[70]
Out of My Intention
?? ??? Yoo Ji-tae Jo An
Lee Dae-yeon 20 March[71] Short film.
The Past is a Strange Country
??? ?? ??? Kim Eung-su 6 March 178 Documentary. Also known as The Past is a Foreign Country.
Phill Soong Ver 2.0 – The Song on the Road
???? Ver 2.0 ??? Tae Joon-sik Yeon Yeong-seok 6 June[72] 264[72] Documentary.
Portrait of a Beauty
??? Jeon Yoon-soo Kim Min-seon
Kim Yeong-ho 13 November[73] 2,361,880[73]
Public Enemy Returns
???: ??? ? 1-1 Kang Woo-suk Sol Kyung-gu
Jeong Jae-yeong 19 June[74] 4,197,535[74] The third film in the Public Enemy series.
Radio Dayz
??? ??? Han Gi-ho Ryu Seung-beom
Kim Sa-rang 31 January 214,933
Ride Away
??? ??? Lim Seong-woon Han Hyo-joo
Lee Yeong-hoon 7 August[75] 2,169[75]
Romantic Island
??? ???? Kang Cheol-woo Lee Seon-gyoon
Lee Soo-kyeong 24 December[76] 151,327[76]
Rough Cut
??? ??? Jang Hun So Ji-sub
Kang Ji-hwan 11 September[77] 1,322,435[77]
Sa-kwa
?? Kang Yi-kan Moon So-ri
Kim Tae-woo 16 October[78] 58,331[78] Originally scheduled for release in 2005.[79]
Santamaria
??? ?? Jeong Yeong-bae Jeong Woong-in
Seong Ji-roo 10 July[80] 47,425[80]
A Secret Scandal
?? ??? Sin Jeong-gyoon Seo Lin
Lee Joon 27 March 196
Shocking Family
?? ??? Kyung-soon 8 May[81] 408[81] Documentary.
Sleeping Beauty
??? ?? Hanna Lee Nalie Lee
Kim Ja-yeong 23 October[82]
Sorry, Dokdo
???? ??? Choi Hyeon-mook Kim Jang-hoon 31 December[83] 4,226[83] Documentary.
Spare
??? Lee Seong-han Jeong Woo
Lim Joon-il 28 August[84] 47,579[84]
Speedy Scandal
?? ??? Kang Hyeon-cheol Cha Tae-hyun
Park Bo-young 3 December[85] 7,858,932[85]
Summer Whispers
??, ??? Lee Young-eun
Ha Seok-jin 16 October[86] 924[86]
Sunny
?? ??? Lee Jun-ik Soo-ae
Jeong Jin-yeong 23 July[87] 1,804,223[87]
A Tale of Legendary Libido
???? Sin Han-sol Bong Tae-gyu
Kim Sin-ah 30 April[88] 272,493[88]
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
???: ?? ?? Daniel Lee Andy Lau
Maggie Q
Sammo Hung 3 April[89] 1,017,672[89] A joint production between China, Hong Kong and South Korea.
Tokyo!
??! Michel Gondry
Leos Carax
Bong Joon-ho Ayako Fujitani
Denis Lavant
Yu Aoi 30 October[90] 13,647[90] An omnibus film; joint production between France, Japan and South Korea.
Truck
?? Kwon Hyeong-jin Yoo Hae-jin
Jin Goo 25 September[91] 542,427[91]
Unforgettable
??? ??? Song Dong-yoon Yoo Seung-ho
Oh Soo-ah 8 May[92] 50,898[92]
Viva! Love
??! ?? ?? Oh Jeom-gyoon Kim Hae-sook
Ki Joo-bong 10 April 12,958[93]
The Way
? Kim Seok-woo Kim Seok-woo 6 November[94] 1,387[94] Documentary.
What Happened Last Night?
??? ?? ??? Kim Jeong-min Ye Ji-won
Tak Jae-hoon 14 August[95] 65,525[95]
Written
?? Kim Byeong-woo Lee Jin-seok
Kim Bo-yeong 26 December[96] 266[96]
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