Best Korean Zombie Movie Ever With 95% on RT Lands on Netflix in February

The Korean wave is not just K-pop and K-dramas – Koreans have also excelled at creating spectacular zombie horror films that top the box office and streaming. They often represent a multi-genre mix of horror, family drama, and even comedy.

Train to Busan, the first feature film by director Yeon Sang-ho, who had previously only worked in animation, has been regarded as the quintessential Korean zombie horror film for almost a decade.

What Is Train to Busan About?

After an unknown virus is released from a secret lab, a wave of infections begins. The virus spreads rapidly and infects entire cities.

Meanwhile, careerist Seok-woo boards the Seoul-Busan train with his daughter Su-an. He is taking his daughter to Busan to meet her mother.

After an infected woman boards the train, events unfold rapidly, keeping the viewer in suspense, balanced by dramatic scenes that reveal the difficult relationships between the characters.

Train to Busan Takes All the Typical Zombie Horror Features and Pushes Them to the Limit

Train to Busan follows the typical zombie movie checkpoints – hints of the coming epidemic, its first outbreak, the claustrophobic tension, and a spectacular finale with an entire horde of infected piling on top of each other in a terrifying swarm.

However, the movie takes the classic zombie plot to the extreme – it is a rare example of a horror flick with a strong dramatic impact that will keep you on the edge of your seat with every attack of the undead.

Train to Busan Offers a Wide Variety of Exciting Action

Train to Busan lasts almost two hours, and the authors make good use of every minute. And surprisingly, despite the apparent poverty of possible situations in such a plot, the creators come up with about a dozen fundamentally different action scenes.

The characters try to get off at a seemingly deserted train station, then hide from the infected in the toilet, then fight their way through several cars to other surviving passengers.

The movie is constantly changing, living and breathing, trying with all its might not to get stuck in genre clichés – and it succeeds.

Even 9 Years Later, Train to Busan Is Still a Prime Example of Zombie Horror

All of this makes Train to Busan not only the best Korean zombie horror movie, but also one of the most outstanding representatives of the genre worldwide.

Yeon Sang-ho's film became the highest grossing South Korean film of 2016, its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival was warmly received by critics, it scored an impressive 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and director Edgar Wright even called Train to Busan the best zombie movie he has ever seen.

Train to Busan Is Coming to Netflix

Train to Busan will soon be available on Netflix – the zombie horror will hit the platform on February 11.