My Wife is a Gangster

My Wife is a Gangster (조폭 마누라, 2001) is a Korean action comedy — watch online on iFILM. The tagline says it plainly: "She can't clean or cook. But she can kick your ass." Director Cho Jin-gyu builds the film around Cha Eun-jin, a mob enforcer feared across the Korean underworld, whose blade work ends arguments before they begin.

Then her long-lost sister resurfaces with a dying wish: she wants to see Eun-jin married. So the most dangerous woman in the Korean criminal world acquires a husband — a kind, oblivious office clerk who has no idea what he has gotten into.

The film became a major hit and launched a two-sequel franchise. Lead actress Shin Eun-kyung handles the action choreography and the domestic comedy without letting either undercut the other — which is exactly what makes the whole thing work. Stream My Wife is a Gangster online on iFILM.