
"Nocturnal"
(South Korea)
Opened Feb. 5
Action/Thriller
Directed by Kim Jin-hwang
Ex-gang member Min-tae (Ha Jung-woo) relentlessly pursues his sister-in-law Moon-young (Yoo Da-in) whom he suspects of killing his brother, while novelist Ho-ryeong (Kim Nam-gil) gets mysteriously involved in the case.

"Secret: Untold Melody"
(South Korea)
Opened Jan. 27
Romance/Fantasy
Directed by Suh You-min
Piano prodigy Yu-jun (Doh Kyung-soo) returns to Korea as an exchange student at a music college, where he finds himself in an improbable romance with a mysterious student (Won Jin-ah), in this Korean remake of Jay Chou's 2007 Taiwanese film, "Secret."

"Dark Nuns"
(South Korea)
Opened Jan. 24
Horror/Fantasy
Directed by Kwon Hyeok-jae
In this spinoff of "The Priests" (2015), a rebellious nun (Song Hye-kyo) and her contemplative partner (Jeon Yeo-been) join forces to perform forbidden exorcisms, confronting both demonic forces and church doctrine to save a young boy's life.

"Hitman 2"
(South Korea)
Opened Jan. 22
Action/Comedy
Directed by Choi Won-sub
Former spy-turned-webtoon artist Jun (Kwon Sang-woo) must scramble into action when a terrorist attack mirrors the plot of his latest webtoon.
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