Believer

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Believer

Released Jun 8, 2018

2h 3m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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A low-level drug dealer joins forces with an ambitious cop to bring down a psychotic cartel kingpin.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

The growing bodycount makes it that much harder to care, but the story is so hard to swallow that our disinterest almost works to its advantage by the end.

Rated: C+

Jun 8, 2018

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

Perhaps my love for the original clouded my vision for this version, but damn if I didn't spend more time looking at my watch than I did at the screen.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 8, 2018

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Believer doesn't add up to much because Lee and Chung essentially tried to improve something that was already perfectly unsettling.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 8, 2018

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

"Believer" never soars like the film on which it's based, nor does it hit the highs of other notable South Korean crime thrillers. But if you can find it, this offers a serviceable, engaging, tangled tale of cops and criminals.

Rated: B-

Jul 1, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

"Believer" is an impressive and quite entertaining action thriller, which highlights the fact that Johnnie To's productions can be very easily adapted to the current style of Korean cinema

Oct 27, 2019

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Dominic Griffin

Spectrum Culture

Believer is an unsettling procedural with flashes of nutty brilliance.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2019

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Kenneth L

A solid crime-drama thriller. There's a sequel, and I plan to watch it as well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Oliver M

The Noodle Gangster genre. All over the the place in style and tone. The characters are straight out of whatever acid cartoon was on. Always entertaining and fun. Mr Lee

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Tripti G

Pretty gritty as a police officer infiltrates a drug cartel. Can be tense at times! Definitely worth watching

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/20/23

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Mic T

Very, very enjoyable. This movie moves a little slower than I expected, but it introduces some very interesting characters. Jo Jin Woong plays a very convincing, hard-boiled, take-no-prisoners, the-end-justifies-the-means, cop. And Ryu Joon Yeol plays a very relatable informant (?) or victim (?), who becomes even more likable as the story progresses. But Cha Seung Won steels the show. The bulk of this movie is about unraveling the mystery of who the mysterious drug kingpin is. It has less action than I expected, but the payoff is all in the end. It is easy to see why Netflix picked up the sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Marc Z

This is good Korean crime drama about a police officer whose team infiltrates a drug cartel in order to find the person, or people, that killed his informant. The film has good characters. It is violent and gritty. Like all Korean crime films it has a noir quality . The Direction and action and fight choreography are very good. There are many layers to the characters and story in this one. I recommend it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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acsdoug D

I've become a fan of Korean crime movies, and while there are better ones out there this one is worth watching. Ryu Jun-yeol Is as cool as a cucumber.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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Synopsis

A low-level drug dealer joins forces with an ambitious cop to bring down a psychotic cartel kingpin.

Director: Lee Hae-young
Producer: Im Seung-yong
Screenwriter: Jeong Seo-kyeong, Lee Hae-young
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Yong Film
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $365.6K
Runtime: 2h 3m

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