The Classified File (Korea)
Opening June 18
Crime. Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek
When a Busan detective named Gil-young (Kim Yun-seok) is asked by a prominent businessman to lead up the investigation of his daughter’s kidnapping, he decides to run the investigation completely underground to deceive the perpetrator. While waging political conflicts within the agency, Gil-young enlists the help of a fortune-teller named Joong-san (Yoo Hae-jin) who has an uncanny ability to predict how events will unfold.
Jurassic World (U.S.)
Opened June 11
Action. Directed by Colin Trevorrow
The iconic “Jurassic Park” series based on the work of novelist Michael Crichton is back for a fourth installment. After the tragic events at Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar opens up a dinosaur theme park called Jurassic World, featuring dinosaurs recreated from DNA. When interest in the park starts to fall, corporate leaders decide to create a whole new species of dinosaur to generate a buzz, but they get much more than they bargained for.
Perfect Proposal (Korea)
Opened June 4
Romance. Directed by Yoon Jae-gu
Ji-yeon (Lim Soo-jung) is a woman at the end of her rope. Having been betrayed by her friend, she is pursued by loan sharks when she meets Seong-yeol (Yoo Yeon-seok), an assistant to the head of a powerful casino group. Seong-yeol suggests that Ji-yeon captivate the group’s president and become a real-life Cinderella, offering her help in exchange for half her inheritance if she succeeds. Ji-yeon is drawn to Seong-yeol’s perfect proposal, but things take a deadly turn.
San Andreas (U.S.)
Opened June 3
Disaster. Directed by Brad Peyton
Dwayne Johnson plays a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot in a disaster movie that reunites him with director Brad Peyton. When the San Andreas fault causes a devastating earthquake that rips California apart, pilot Ray (Dwayne Johnson) makes a treacherous journey across the Golden State with his estranged wife Emma (Carla Gugino) to save his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) from danger.
Tomorrowland (U.S.)
Opened May 27
Adventure. Directed by Brad Bird
An optimistic young woman named Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) finds herself transported to a strange, futuristic world when she touches a pin with the letter “T” on it. It turns out that she isn’t the only one with a door to this world; Frank Walker (George Clooney), a former inventor, has also glimpsed Tomorrowland. Together they attempt to unravel the mysteries of the elusive city, hoping to rescue humanity from a bleak and dystopian future.
Opening June 18
Crime. Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek
When a Busan detective named Gil-young (Kim Yun-seok) is asked by a prominent businessman to lead up the investigation of his daughter’s kidnapping, he decides to run the investigation completely underground to deceive the perpetrator. While waging political conflicts within the agency, Gil-young enlists the help of a fortune-teller named Joong-san (Yoo Hae-jin) who has an uncanny ability to predict how events will unfold.
Jurassic World (U.S.)
Opened June 11
Action. Directed by Colin Trevorrow
The iconic “Jurassic Park” series based on the work of novelist Michael Crichton is back for a fourth installment. After the tragic events at Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar opens up a dinosaur theme park called Jurassic World, featuring dinosaurs recreated from DNA. When interest in the park starts to fall, corporate leaders decide to create a whole new species of dinosaur to generate a buzz, but they get much more than they bargained for.
Perfect Proposal (Korea)
Opened June 4
Romance. Directed by Yoon Jae-gu
Ji-yeon (Lim Soo-jung) is a woman at the end of her rope. Having been betrayed by her friend, she is pursued by loan sharks when she meets Seong-yeol (Yoo Yeon-seok), an assistant to the head of a powerful casino group. Seong-yeol suggests that Ji-yeon captivate the group’s president and become a real-life Cinderella, offering her help in exchange for half her inheritance if she succeeds. Ji-yeon is drawn to Seong-yeol’s perfect proposal, but things take a deadly turn.
San Andreas (U.S.)
Opened June 3
Disaster. Directed by Brad Peyton
Dwayne Johnson plays a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot in a disaster movie that reunites him with director Brad Peyton. When the San Andreas fault causes a devastating earthquake that rips California apart, pilot Ray (Dwayne Johnson) makes a treacherous journey across the Golden State with his estranged wife Emma (Carla Gugino) to save his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) from danger.
Tomorrowland (U.S.)
Opened May 27
Adventure. Directed by Brad Bird
An optimistic young woman named Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) finds herself transported to a strange, futuristic world when she touches a pin with the letter “T” on it. It turns out that she isn’t the only one with a door to this world; Frank Walker (George Clooney), a former inventor, has also glimpsed Tomorrowland. Together they attempt to unravel the mysteries of the elusive city, hoping to rescue humanity from a bleak and dystopian future.
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Articles by Korea Herald