The City of Violence (2006)

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

What to watch after The City of Violence

• The Berlin File (2013) — Ryoo Seung-wan directed both
• The Villainess (2017) — Kim Seo-hyung appears in both
• Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) — Same feel: aggressive, dramatic
• The Roundup: Punishment (2024) — Lee Beom-soo appears in both
• The Childe (2023) — Two steps away in the credits
• Shinjuku Incident (2009) — Same subject: revenge