Movies Like Shadows in the Palace

If you liked Shadows in the Palace (2007), a mystery and drama movie directed by Kim Mee-jeung, 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
Nocturnal (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
Min-tae, a once-notorious gangster who now leads a peaceful retired life, discovers the bloody corpse of his only next of kin: his younger brother Seok-tae. With his brother’s missing wife Moon-young as the prime…
2
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
3
Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
4
The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
5
Door Lock (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and mystery
Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.
6
Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thriller
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
7
The Beast (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and mystery
Two rival detectives with different methods try to solve the murder of a missing girl after discovering her mutilated body in the tidelands of Incheon.
8
Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and thriller
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to…
9
Recalled (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Soo-jin, who lost her memories due to a horrible incident, starts suspecting her husband. She is confused between reality and illusion, truth and lies.
10
Assassination (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and drama
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings…
11
Hollywoodland (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife. Based on a true story.
12
H (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
A string of brutal murders targeting pregnant women mirrors the crimes of convicted serial killer Shin Hyun, who remains behind bars. Detectives Kim Mi Yun and Kang Tae Hyun take on the case, suspecting that Shin Hyun…
13
Rising Sun (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working…
14
The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
15
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
16
Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
17
Fallen (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
18
Princess Aurora (2005)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
A woman gets killed in a department store. No one imagines this could lead to serial murders, but two days after the first murder, another homicide occurs. A woman is suffocated to death and the only evidence left at…
19
Bring Me Home (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
Jung-yeon receives a tip-off that her son who went missing six years ago is in a fishing village. Local officers get in her way, trying to cover up a secret that might be related to her case.
20
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.