Forbidden Dream (2019)

(6.9) based on 18 votes
A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.
Directors
Release Date
Dec 26, 2019
Runtime
02h 12m
Genre
Available in streaming on

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.

Movies like Forbidden Dream

Heaven's Soldiers

Modern day soldiers travel back in time and meet Admiral Lee, the greatest soldier of all time, and motivate him to drive out invaders.
Search similar movies
6.1
Heaven%27s+Soldiers
Heaven's Soldiers

2005

Search similar movies
The Face of Love

A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
Search similar movies
6.1
The+Face+of+Love
The Face of Love

2013

Search similar movies
Hello

Call-center workers receive a phone call from God.
Search similar movies
5.7
Hello
Clover Bend

When an L.A. cop gets called to a crime scene on his anniversary, he is forced into a shootout that leaves both a criminal and his hostage dead. Soon after, with a troubled yet clear conscience, the officer and his family go on a camping weekend. After they stop at a gas station and end up in the middle of a robbery, fate and a twisted web of revenge have other, more violent plans for them. When the score is finally settled, will anyone be left standing?
Search similar movies
4.3
Clover+Bend
Clover Bend

2002

Search similar movies
Cine Gibi 6: Hora do Banho

Cascão's smell gets out of hand, and the gang decides to give him a good bath. So, he decides to hide in the movie theater. In the dark, Cascão uses a shadow trick to fool Franjinha and pretend to be Cebolinha.
Search similar movies
7.1
Cine+Gibi+6%3A+Hora+do+Banho
Cine Gibi 6: Hora do Banho

2013

Search similar movies
Super Wings: Maximum Speed

In a world where toys have become unpopular, villain Billy Willy sets up a terrifying plot to kidnap YouTubers and blow them into space. One million YouTuber Da-in goes out to find Billy Willy with fastest aircraft Sky to save her kidnapped mother! Can Sky save the Earth with Maximum Speed?
Search similar movies
6.0
Super+Wings%3A+Maximum+Speed
Super Wings: Maximum Speed

2023

Search similar movies
The 72 Desperate Rebels

The Emperor's spy, the daughter of the killed governor Shih Han, a mysterious mercenary and a blind swordsman team up to defeat Chief Pirate, leader of the 72 Desperate Rebels, but eventually it will be his daughter who will decide the end of the movie. This movie has a sword eating lama, a bell trap formation with big bell wielding belles, people dressed in multi-color ku klux klan outfits and Chen Sing.Set in the Ming Dynasty, an infamous pirate finds 72 martial arts experts from all over China to help him battle the imperial government. Includes breathtaking kung fu fighting and plenty of ninja action.
Search similar movies
4.3
The+72+Desperate+Rebels
The 72 Desperate Rebels

1978

Search similar movies
Balas & Bolinhos: O Regresso

A group of friends meet after some years apart and decide to go on a treasure hunt.
Search similar movies
6.6
Balas+%26+Bolinhos%3A+O+Regresso
Balas & Bolinhos: O Regresso

2004

Search similar movies
In The Fall

While watering plants, a man slips on a banana peel and falls from the rooftop of a tall building. As he's falling to his death, blackbirds appear and play him a movie reel that recapitulates his life, which makes him realize something.
Search similar movies
4.6
In+The+Fall
In The Fall

2011

Search similar movies
I Love Lolanto

Nat chan finds a mentally retarded Pat Ha, who has run away from home. Her father is a millionare and wants her to have brain surgery which has a 50% chance of death. Pat runs away because her father girlfriends secret lover threatens her.
Search similar movies
5.5
I+Love+Lolanto
I Love Lolanto

1984

Search similar movies
Beyond the River

Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi, Beyond the River delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.
Search similar movies
6.7
Beyond+the+River
Beyond the River

2017

Search similar movies
The Other Side

Pandemic. Distance. The Ruler Girl. The Old Acquaintance. Will the emotional stagnation between old friends affect their meeting? Or is it too late to start over?
Search similar movies
8.0
The+Other+Side
The Other Side

2021

Search similar movies
Copsi

A young couple have problems in their marriage.
Search similar movies
10.0
Copsi
I Will Never Shoot Again

I Will Never Shoot Again
Search similar movies
6.0
I+Will+Never+Shoot+Again
I Will Never Shoot Again

2012

Search similar movies
Last Call

As a little girl, Cindy had to witness how the shady estate agent Jason Laurence killed her mother. In the 22 years since then, he was never called to account for this crime. So Cindy decides to take vengeance herself.
Search similar movies
4.2
Last+Call
The Problem with People

Two estranged cousins who never knew each other tries to make amends for many generations of family dispute.
Search similar movies
5.9
The+Problem+with+People
The Problem with People

2024

Search similar movies
Roadkill

A thief operating along the highways of rural Australia gets caught in the crossfires of an ongoing police investigation after he mugs a serial killer.
Search similar movies
6.0
Roadkill
7829 km od Wu-chanu

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
5.5
7829+km+od+Wu-chanu
7829 km od Wu-chanu

2021

Search similar movies
Men Nazret Ein

Akram is a perfectionist wedding photographer who dreams of finding Miss Right. He indeed finds her in the unlikeliest of places: her wedding ceremony.
Search similar movies
4.0
Men+Nazret+Ein
Men Nazret Ein

2004

Search similar movies
Contact

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Search similar movies
7.4
Contact
Homme Fatale

When Huh Saek decides to become a male gisaeng, he captivates countless women with his looks and talents but doubts the existence of true love — until he meets a girl with progressive ideas.
Search similar movies
6.7
Homme+Fatale
Homme Fatale

2019

Search similar movies
Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe

In a feast of colours and sounds, Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe makes a tour of 6 Mayan temples: San Gervasio, Chichen Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná, Palenque and Bonampak where the spectator dives into a Mayan world of knowledge about the importance of the orientations of its temples in relation to the movement of some stars like the Sun, the Moon and Venus.
Search similar movies
Mayan+Archaeoastronomy%3A+Observers+of+the+Universe
Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe

2017

Search similar movies
Prince Yeonsan

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.
Search similar movies
8.2
Prince+Yeonsan
Prince Yeonsan

1961

Search similar movies
The Eunuch

A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death.
Search similar movies
9.0
The+Eunuch
The Eunuch

1968

Search similar movies
Yeonak, My Destiny

A film depicting the life and sad love of Park Yeon, a musician in the Joseon Dynasty who created the 12 Yulgwan and Hwangjongcheok to establish standard melodies and improve musical instruments. This is the story of "Nangye Park Yeon", one of Korea's three major villains who helped King Sejong the Great in the early Joseon Dynasty to establish the foundation of the country through courtesy and music. Baek-ah, a gayageum master and gisaeng, shares a noble love with Park Yeon, but it is not smooth. Park Yeon repeatedly failed to produce the 12 Yulgwan and Hwangjongcheok, which are the standards for harmonious sound but completed and succeeded after several years.
Search similar movies
4.0
Yeonak%2C+My+Destiny
Yeonak, My Destiny

2023

Search similar movies
Mystic Pizza

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.
Search similar movies
6.3
Mystic+Pizza
Mystic Pizza

1988

Search similar movies
Ode to the Sun: An Art History

A look at the Sun, the star that revolves at the center of the Solar System, and its representation in art throughout history.
Search similar movies
8.0
Ode+to+the+Sun%3A+An+Art+History
Ode to the Sun: An Art History

2023

Search similar movies
Joseon Chefs

Aimless after failing in several public tenders, a young man ends up meeting the best chef in the region and falls in love with the world of cuisine that he shows him.
Search similar movies
4.0
Joseon+Chefs
Joseon Chefs

2023

Search similar movies
The Divine Weapon

During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. To protect themselves from war, King Sejong develops a secret weapon to defend their territory and take back their land and supremacy.
Search similar movies
6.5
The+Divine+Weapon
The Divine Weapon

2008

Search similar movies
Crimson Moon

Crown Prince Sado spirals down due to his own insanity and his father King Yeongjo's complex.
Search similar movies
Crimson+Moon
Crimson Moon

2015

Search similar movies
Sword In The Moon

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage.
Search similar movies
5.3
Sword+In+The+Moon
Sword In The Moon

2003

Search similar movies
The Fatal Encounter

Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite. They plan to assassinate and replace him with a puppet. But the King has some aces up his sleeve that may help him defeat them all.
Search similar movies
7.2
The+Fatal+Encounter
The Fatal Encounter

2014

Search similar movies
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+Admiral%3A+Roaring+Currents
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

Search similar movies
The King and the Clown

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+King+and+the+Clown
The King and the Clown

2005

Search similar movies
Blades of Blood

Lee Mong-hak and a skilled blind swordsman Hwang Jeong-hak, both long to wipe away corruption and heal the world. Lee Mong-hak creates a rebel army to achieve his goal and get rid of the King.
Search similar movies
6.4
Blades+of+Blood
Blades of Blood

2010

Search similar movies
Oliver's Universe

The year is 1985. Oliver, a boy with an overflowing imagination, moves with his family to the southernmost corner of Europe, just as Halley's Comet is about to pass by. These events will mark a before and after in the emotional life of Óliver, who will look to the stars for the solution to his problems in the new school, in the neighborhood and at home. To make matters worse, his grandfather, nicknamed "el majara" is encouraged to help him interpret the comet's message and take a step forward in his new Universe.
Search similar movies
5.9
Oliver%27s+Universe
Oliver's Universe

2022

Search similar movies
The Sword with No Name

Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with lady Ja Yeong who will become the future Empress Myseongseong. A few years later, Ja Yeong enters the royal palace to marry King Gojong. Mu Myeong still having feelings for Ja Yeong and in an attempt to get closer to her becomes her personal body guard.
Search similar movies
6.1
The+Sword+with+No+Name
The Sword with No Name

2009

Search similar movies
Kundo: Age of the Rampant

In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.
Search similar movies
6.7
Kundo%3A+Age+of+the+Rampant
Kundo: Age of the Rampant

2014

Search similar movies
Behead the King

Seongjong who history remembers, earns a reputation for appreciating the motto 'making the people feel comfortable and putting political affairs right'. He is known as the king who led his country in the most peaceful and steady way during the Joseon times. However, was Seongjong really a wise king? Seongjong was enthroned by Queen Jeong-hee, Queen In-soo, Han Myeong-hoi and his supporters. The 13-year-old king made 73 of his supporters his retainers! Numerous noblemen were happy that he became king. However, some of his people had to cry blood because he became the king. "Is this country run by phantoms like you My Lord?" Seongjong, the puppet who dreamt of a reign of peace, wishes to behead the king who dominates the people!
Search similar movies
5.7
Behead+the+King
Behead the King

2017

Search similar movies
The Singer

In the era of corruption, Hak-gyu sings songs and tells stories on the street with his band. One day, Hak-gyu's wife Gan-nan is kidnapped by gangsters and his daughter Cheong loses her eyesight after the incident. He decides to travel in search of his missing wife and learns that corrupted noblemen are behind the mob.
Search similar movies
6.3
The+Singer
The Singer

2020

Search similar movies
Painted Fire

In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, uncouth, self-taught painter Jang Seung-up explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
Search similar movies
7.1
Painted+Fire
Painted Fire

2002

Search similar movies
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

King Sukjong assigns Jang Ok-nan, a court lady, as a concubine overnight. Jang plots to drive the current Queen into exile.
Search similar movies
9.0
Femme+Fatale%2C+Jang+Hee+Bin
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

1968

Search similar movies
Lady Jang

King Sukjong exalts a greedy concubine to the status of Bin, which is next to that of the Queen. The new Bin, who is now called Jang Hui-bin, drives out the Queen through a coup and takes her place. But thanks to loyal court officials, the King finds out what has been going on. He demotes Jang to Bin again and reinstates his Queen. Jang, now vindictive, conspires with her mother to kill the queen and reclaim her place. But the conspiracy is brought to light, and Jang is executed.
Search similar movies
6.0
Lady+Jang
The Diary of King Yonsan

A historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.
Search similar movies
The+Diary+of+King+Yonsan
The Diary of King Yonsan

1988

Search similar movies
The Fortress

Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Search similar movies
6.7
The+Fortress
The Fortress

2017

Search similar movies
The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang

A historical drama based in the Joseon times about a person who falls in love with his stepsister.
Search similar movies
4.7
The+Diary+of+Heong+Yeong-dang
The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang

2014

Search similar movies
Scope

When a young man drops out of school to care for his agoraphobic mother he too finds himself increasingly insulated from the outside world.
Search similar movies
Scope
Noryang: Deadly Sea

The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa invaders in Joseon are preparing for a swift withdrawal following the deathbed orders of their leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Determined to destroy the enemy once and for all, Admiral Yi leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to mount a blockade and annihilate the Wa army. However, once Ming commander Chen Lin is bribed into lifting the blockade, Wa lord Shimazu Yoshihiro and his Satsuma army sail to the Wa army's rescue at Noryang Strait.
Search similar movies
6.3
Noryang%3A+Deadly+Sea
Noryang: Deadly Sea

2023

Search similar movies
Kingdom: Ashin of the North

Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
Search similar movies
7.1
Kingdom%3A+Ashin+of+the+North
Kingdom: Ashin of the North

2021

Search similar movies
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government.
Search similar movies
6.6
Detective+K%3A+Secret+of+Virtuous+Widow
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

2011

Search similar movies
Insomniacs After School

No one seems to understand Nakami. His nights are restless, his days sleepy, and his time at school is isolating. Yet all that seems to change when he encounters his carefree classmate, Magari, dozing off in their high school’s abandoned observatory. Not only is Magari friendly, she’s also a closet insomniac. Together they find solidarity in their shared condition, using the observatory to nap as needed. When their unsanctioned use of the space is discovered, the only way to save their refuge is to revive the school’s long defunct astronomy club. As they work together and get to know each other, their bond grows ever stronger, but hidden truths threaten to cut their budding friendship shot.
Search similar movies
6.5
Insomniacs+After+School
Insomniacs After School

2023

Search similar movies
Hwang Jin Yi

Although born a daughter of an aristocratic family, Jin-yi discovers the secret behind her birth and enters into a life in a brothel as a gisaeng.
Search similar movies
6.6
Hwang+Jin+Yi
Hwang Jin Yi

2007

Search similar movies
Portrait of a Beauty

Born to a family of established court painters, seven-year-old Yoon-jeong is a young girl gifted at painting. However, the pressure is on her brother to carry on the proud family tradition, as women aren’t allowed to become professional painters. While her brother trains to take his place in the court, Yoon-jeong helps him out by secretly painting for him. The little girl’s life is turned upside down when her brother kills himself. In order to preserve the family honor, she is forced to take her brother’s name and lives as a man. Yun-bok’s genius and talent captures the heart of another great master of the time, Kim Hong-do. But her daring depictions of women are condemned by the royal institute as obscene. Yun-bok meets Kang-mu and falls deeply in love. For the first time, she feels the strong desire to abandon everything she has built and simply be a woman in front of the man she loves. Kang-moo sacrifices all for his love as well.
Search similar movies
6.2
Portrait+of+a+Beauty
Portrait of a Beauty

2008

Search similar movies
War of the Arrows

After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.
Search similar movies
7.2
War+of+the+Arrows
War of the Arrows

2011

Search similar movies
The Age of Blood

Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.
Search similar movies
6.1
The+Age+of+Blood
The Age of Blood

2017

Search similar movies
8 Days: Two Faces of the Feast

The film chases a historical event when King Jungjo tried to replace hispersonal revenge on those who killed his father Sado, the Crown Prince, with agreat cause to build up a nation for its people, which eventually leads to remind the lessons of history that repeat permanently like a Mobius strip. The film seems to aim to introduce the uniqueness of Uigwe with a historical yet futuristic value as a World Heritage on the surface, but in fact, it pursues torestore audio-visually the immaterial thing that remains only as a record under the name of feast. Inside the device receiving images, there might have been desires to reproduce the world or to secularize the invisible from the beginning. Hungry TV will awaken the potential to visualize all the intangible via digitaltechnology. So to speak, there is digital technology, and it is followed by aquestion: How far the digital technology of 21st century would lead this deviceto?
Search similar movies
8+Days%3A+Two+Faces+of+the+Feast
8 Days: Two Faces of the Feast

2014

Search similar movies
The History of Us

The story of the Crown Prince who tries to erase history in order to become the king, and the young officer who tries to stop him.
Search similar movies
8.0
The+History+of+Us
The History of Us

2024

Search similar movies
The Royal Tailor

Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.
Search similar movies
7.2
The+Royal+Tailor
The Royal Tailor

2014

Search similar movies
Chunhyang

A courtesan's daughter's fidelity to her husband, the governor's son, is tested when he and his family leave for Seoul and the new governor attempts to possess her.
Search similar movies
6.6
Chunhyang
The Showdown

In the 11th year of Kwang Hae-gun, Jo-seon soldiers go to war with China after an invasion. In the middle of Manchu, three people who have barely survived are being cornered by the Chinese forces, and begin a bloody battle not with their enemies but with their friends.
Search similar movies
6.6
The+Showdown
The Showdown

2011

Search similar movies
The Servant

A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.
Search similar movies
5.8
The+Servant
The Servant

2010

Search similar movies
Untold Scandal

In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.
Search similar movies
6.5
Untold+Scandal
Untold Scandal

2003

Search similar movies
The Throne

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
Search similar movies
7.1
The+Throne
The Throne

2015

Search similar movies
The Princess and the Matchmaker

Refusing to allow fate to decide whom she must marry, Princess Songhwa decides to find her own husband. She seeks the help of a man to interpret her marital harmony with four men she wishes to marry.
Search similar movies
7.1
The+Princess+and+the+Matchmaker
The Princess and the Matchmaker

2018

Search similar movies
Lost Flower: Eo Woo-dong

A triangular relationship between Eo Woo-dong, her husband Lee Dong, and fantasy character Moo-gong, highlights on the first half of the Joseon Dynasty and portrays the contradicted life of the high class people, criticizing the modern day Korean society.
Search similar movies
5.3
Lost+Flower%3A+Eo+Woo-dong
Lost Flower: Eo Woo-dong

2015

Search similar movies
Empire of Lust

In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.
Search similar movies
6.9
Empire+of+Lust
Empire of Lust

2015

Search similar movies
Rampant

Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.
Search similar movies
6.9
Rampant
I Am The King

The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure who created the Korean alphabet and advanced the country’s scientific research and law, Prince Choong-nyung was originally dismissed as a reclusive bookworm. When his older brothers Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead.
Search similar movies
6.4
I+Am+The+King
I Am The King

2012

Search similar movies