The notion of family, that familial bonds are not solely defined by blood. Both explores how different individuals can come together to form an unconventional family.

Both took place around the 1960s, and are heavily political. In a way, Uncle Samsik feels like the kingmaker/strategist role and Kim San the person he is trying to make into a leader.

Terrorist/hijacking attack on a plan. One takes place in modern time, one takes place in 1971. Hijacking (2024) is also based off a true event.

Both are supernatural horror films. There is a lot of mystery surrounding them and the feeling and presence of unease is there.

Director Jang Jae-hyun's debut film. Both are supernatural horrors, the director specializes in the occult genre.

Highly anticipated reunion of Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin. Both playing leads once again and as love interests.

A marriage gone cold, with both sides slowly finding love again. Both have rich FL and poor ML. Both contain romantic comedy elements.

One film is based on the coup d'etat carried out by dictator Chun Doo-hwan which puts him in power, while the other captures the Gwangju Uprising and massacre of the protestors one year later, which Chun is notoriously responsible for.

FL longs for a man and mistaken and fell for another man that she thought was the man she's waiting for.

Both starring Andy Lau as low-level gangster. Bad boy with a soft heart.
Story involves him struggling to find balance between his relationship and mafia life.

Reunion between screenwriter Park Ji-eun and Kim Soo-hyun as ML, second romcom featuring both. Queen of Tears is missing fantasy element in My Love from the Star. Rich FL in both.

Both directed by Lee Byeong-heon.
Both starring Ryu Seung-ryong as main character running fried chicken joint.
Both contains mystery and comedy.