⭐Best Movies/Dramas: Leads with Secret Identities

Stories featuring main characters that had to hide their true identity.

Add your favourite to this list if their secret identity was a key plot point - that's what makes it interesting!

Aadia Jan 4, 2020
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  • My Love from the Star

    1. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    993 points by 10 voters
    Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
  • I'm Not a Robot

    2. I'm Not a Robot

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.4
    891 points by 9 voters
    Kim Min Kyu is the largest shareholder of a financial company. He suffers from a "human allergy", preventing him from normal interactions with other people. He becomes interested in a robotic project ...more
  • Healer

    3. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    794 points by 8 voters
    Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • The Tale of Nokdu

    4. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    586 points by 6 voters
    Jeon Nok Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or ...more
  • Are You Human Too?

    5. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    585 points by 6 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Shin III who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Shin falls into a coma. Nam Shin's ...more
  • Angel's Last Mission: Love

    6. Angel's Last Mission: Love

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.4
    485 points by 5 voters
    Lee Yeon Seo, is a cynical and arrogant ballerina. She is the prima ballerina, but after an accident she has to give up her dream. After her parents' sudden death, she doesn’t ...more
  • Black

    7. Black

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.0
    395 points by 4 voters
    Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    8. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    300 points by 3 voters
    Nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s thriving downtown sits a curious hotel, the like of which no one has ever seen before. Old beyond measure, the building has stood for millennia, ...more
  • Man to Man

    9. Man to Man

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.8
    293 points by 3 voters
    Kim Sul Woo is a mysterious National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent whose identity is known only by a few superiors at the top of the agency. As a highly skilled and suave ...more
  • Accidentally in Love

    10. Accidentally in Love

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
    7.8
    292 points by 3 voters
    Chen Qing Qing, the heiress of a rich family, desperately wants to avoid an arranged marriage and find love on her own terms. On her wedding day, she flees town and heads ...more
  • Shopping King Louie

    11. Shopping King Louie

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    288 points by 3 voters
    The romantic comedy series “Shopping King Louie” revolves around a handsome shopaholic named Louis, who is the successor of a vast business empire but becomes homeless after suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, Go ...more
  • Kill It

    12. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.2
    190 points by 2 voters
    Will a killer-turned-veterinarian and a detective find common ground? Kim Soo Hyun is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Many individuals and organizations hire him for large sums of money. ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    13. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Shim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Ryung from the Joseon ...more
  • Cruel City

    14. Cruel City

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    It portrays the cruel life of the drug cartels and the story of revenge for a loved one. Jung Shi Hyun is a newly appointed under-boss of the drug cartel. He lives ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    15. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Lee Hun. To avoid assassination, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to the palace to ...more
  • Coffee Prince

    16. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
    8.3
    97 points by 1 voters
    Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. ...more
  • Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    17. Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to do well ...more

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