Movies Like The President's Last Bang

If you liked The President's Last Bang (2005), a comedy and drama movie directed by Im Sang-soo, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Remember (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and drama
Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
2
Commitment (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and drama
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.
3
Secret Reunion (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama
Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.
4
Secretly, Greatly (2013)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the…
5
Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
6
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.
7
JFK (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and thriller
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
8
Big Match (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller
When his brother vanishes, ex-footballer and MMA star Ik-ho receives a call from a game planner who has turned the whole city into a board game that Ik-ho must navigate if he is to save his brother.
9
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also comedy and thriller
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
10
Children... (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and drama
On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the…
11
26 Years (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller
Three relatives of victims come together to get revenge on a murderer twenty-six years after the massacre. The man had killed groups of people in the 1980 Gwangju murders.
12
The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
13
The World of Love (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and comedy
Jooin, a 17-year-old student confused by love, unleashes chaos with some words spoken in a moment of anger. Anonymous notes questioning her actions begin to arrive, altering her quiet life.
14
Midnight Runners (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and thriller
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the…
15
Don't Think Twice (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
16
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy
When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their…
17
The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
18
The Cable Guy (1996)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the…
19
My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
20
The Foul King (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
Dae-ho is a timid, unproductive, constantly harassed bank clerk. He starts secretly wrestling and adopts the persona of the cheating villain wrestler "The Foul King". He starts to stand up for himself but things soon…