Movies like Melon Scent (2018)
The best movies like Melon Scent (2018) are Little Forest (2018), No Other Choice (2025) and Arahan (2004). If Melon Scent hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedParasite (2019)8.5/10 from 21,670 votes
- NewestNo Other Choice (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanLittle Forest (2018)Also in Korean
Little Forest (2018)
A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Other Choice (2025)
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArahan (2004)
Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParasite (2019)
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHigh Society (2018)
The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is a painter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this26 Years (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPandora (2016)
When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is simple: kneel or be annihilated. Kenshi, a rebel warrior, calls on Kuai Liang, the only one powerful enough to challenge the malevolent Kano. But Kuai Liang has given up the ways of the warrior, and Kenshi is too undisciplined to defeat Kano himself. If Kuai Liang cannot break through the glacier of doubt that holds him back, Earthrealm will fall.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTazza: The Hidden Card (2014)
Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into the world of Tazza, risking his life in competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)
A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiracle: Letters to the President (2021)
Dreaming of making a way station for his sister and the villagers who have no choice but to commute along the dangerous train tracks every day, Joon-kyung sends many letters to the President, but with no reply. Ra-hee, who has a crush on Joon-kyung, does everything she can to help him meet the President.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Go (2013)
A 15-year-old circus ringmaster Wei-wei is left all alone with gorilla Ling-ling after grandfather passes away. Thanks to her grandfather's love for baseball, Ling-ling was trained to play baseball and has developed remarkable hitting skills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Day He Arrives (2011)
A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, he wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonstrum (2018)
Ancient Korea, 1506. The tyrannical King Yeonsan-gun of Joseon is overthrown by his half-brother Jung-jong, whose reign begins with a blood bath. Over the years, traitors plot against him, sinking the kingdom into chaos. In 1528, frightened rumors come to royal palace, regarding a mysterious creature, known as Monstrum by the peasants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove in the Big City (2024)
When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like this12.12: The Day (2023)
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMinari (2020)
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Drug King (2018)
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFighter in the Wind (2004)
An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Swan (2023)
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Melon Scent?
The closest matches to Melon Scent are Little Forest (2018), No Other Choice (2025) and Arahan (2004). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Melon Scent?
Start with Little Forest (2018), the closest match to Melon Scent.
What is the highest-rated movie like Melon Scent?
Parasite (2019), rated 8.5/10 by 21,670 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Melon Scent?
No Other Choice (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Melon Scent?
Yes: Little Forest (2018), No Other Choice (2025) and Arahan (2004).
How are movies similar to Melon Scent chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Melon Scent, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.