Some of the most iconic Korean movies in the 2000s were actions and thrillers, building up hype around what is now one of the most well-known national film industries in the world. Park Chan-wook has been one of the most representative directors of this period of Korean cinema, putting out hits like Oldboy, and earning Korean films a wider form of representation outside his native country. Korean cinema has come a long way since then, but because of these kinds of movies and directors doing the heavy work, we were able to see movies like Parasite get the recognition they deserve in the long run.