Best North Korean comedy movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy films from North Korea, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

Poster for Urban Girl Comes to Get Married

Urban Girl Comes to Get Married (1993)

North Korea

A romantic comedy that tells the story of a fashion designer from Pyongyang who comes to a small village to show her latest designs. Since the fashion designer is young and attractive, the village patriarch comes up with a plan to set her up with a duck farmer who has ambitions of moving to the city.

Runtime: 73 min

Status: Released

Language: ko

Genres: Romance, Comedy

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O Youth! (1995)

North Korea

A Pyongyang family with five overachieving athletic daughters get involved in their studious son’s romantic life.

Runtime: 92 min

Status: Released

Language: ko

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama

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Poster for My Daughter-in-law, My Son-in-law

My Daughter-in-law, My Son-in-law (1958)

North Korea

The film tells a funny story about how two old men, wanting to meet their son-in-law and daughter-in-law, travel from the village to Pyongyang and find themselves in a funny and confusing situation.

Runtime: 103 min

Status: Released

Language: ko

Genres: Comedy

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A Traffic Controller on Crossroads (1986)

North Korea

A woman has just been newly christened in her job as a Pyongyang traffic supervisor. On her first assignment, she encounters a man who is using his work truck for personal use, along with driving unsafely. She detains him before eventually finding out that he was delivering the washing machine to her house. She attempts to hide in another room, but the man sees her. She immediately feels guilty for her actions.

Runtime: 59 min

Status: Released

Language: ko

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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