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By Won Ho-jung
Published : June 5, 2015 - 21:24
Perfect Proposal (Korea)
Opened June 4
Romance. Directed by Yoon Jae-gu



Ji-yeon (Lim Soo-jung) is a woman at the end of her rope. Having been betrayed by her friend, she is pursued by loan sharks when she meets Seong-yeol (Yoo Yeon-seok), an assistant to the head of a powerful casino group. Seong-yeol suggests that Ji-yeon captivate the group’s president and become a real-life Cinderella, offering her help in exchange for half her inheritance if she succeeds. Ji-yeon is drawn to Seong-yeol’s perfect proposal, but things take a deadly turn.

San Andreas (U.S.)
Opened June 3
Disaster. Directed by Brad Peyton



Dwayne Johnson plays a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot in a disaster movie that reunites him with director Brad Peyton. When the San Andreas fault causes a devastating earthquake that rips California apart, pilot Ray (Dwayne Johnson) makes a treacherous journey across the Golden State with his estranged wife Emma (Carla Gugino) to save his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) from danger.

Tomorrowland (U.S.)
Opened May 27
Adventure. Directed by Brad Bird



An optimistic young woman named Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) finds herself transported to a strange, futuristic world when she touches a pin with the letter “T” on it. It turns out that she isn’t the only one with a door to this world; Frank Walker (George Clooney), a former inventor, has also glimpsed Tomorrowland. Together they attempt to unravel the mysteries of the elusive city, hoping to rescue humanity from a bleak and dystopian future.

Spy (U.S.)
Opened May 21
Comedy. Directed by Paul Feig



When a CIA agent falls off the grid, the agency needs to send another agent out into the field. They find a volunteer in an unlikely desk analyst named Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) for an undercover track-and-report mission, but once she arrives on the scene Cooper throws herself into action to stop arms dealer Raina Boyanov (Rose Byrne). Hilarity ensues as Cooper proves that, despite what others may think, she’s got enough fight in her to save the world from disaster.

The Treacherous (Korea)
Opened May 21
Historical drama. Directed by Min Kyu-dong



In the reign of the tyrant Joseon king Yeonsangun (Kim Kang-woo), the throne is surrounded by treacherous advisers such as Im Sung-jae (Ju Ji-hoon), who feign loyalty while seeking to grab influence for themselves. When Yeonsangun orders that 10,000 beautiful women be brought for his pleasure, his subjects see an opportunity to wield true power. In this historical drama, Korea’s most beautiful women become trained pawns in a brutal game of political chess.

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