Oasis
2002 2h 12m movie Film South Korea

Oasis

오아시스

“Love knows.”

Synopsis

오아시스

“Love knows.”

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.

Audience Engagement

210
Reviews
92nd
Review-volume percentile
77th
Popularity percentile

210 audience reviews — more than 92% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (77th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Drama + Romance in South Korea

150 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Oasis itself).

Other Titles From UniKorea Pictures

The 2001–2003 South Korea Window

Among 73 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Oasis places #4 — near the top of its class.

  1. Jewel in the Palace
    #1

    Jewel in the Palace

    ★ 8.6 · 2003
  2. Stairway to Heaven
    #2

    Stairway to Heaven

    ★ 8.1 · 2003
  3. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    #3

    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring

    ★ 7.8 · 2003
  4. Oasis
    #4

    Oasis

    ★ 7.8 · 2002
  5. The Way Home
    #5

    The Way Home

    ★ 7.7 · 2002
  6. My Teacher, Mr. Kim
    #6

    My Teacher, Mr. Kim

    ★ 7.6 · 2003
  7. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
    #7

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  8. The Classic
    #8

    The Classic

    ★ 7.5 · 2003

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oasis premiered alongside 22 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 22 other South Korea films in 2002.

The 102nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Oasis, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • hit-and-run · 5
  • disabled · 3
  • cerebral palsy · 2
  • prison release · 2
  • abandoned · 1

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
210
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #231 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #167 of 868 (top 19%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesUniKorea Pictures, Dream Venture Capital, East Film, CJ Entertainment
Runtime2h 12m
Release DateAugust 9, 2002
IMDbtt0320193