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Detective K

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The king orders Joseon's top detective (Kim Myung-min) to investigate mysterious murders. As he goes under cover he teams up with an influential businesswoman and they uncover disturbing secrets that link the murders to a massive conspiracy.
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Anton Bitel Sight & Sound 12/08/2011
a delirious riot of odd-couple humour, political conspiracy, monster mayhem, over-the-top action and eighteenth-century detective work (complete with semi-anachronistic appearances of porn magazines, flashlights and even a Rubik's cube). Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 03/03/2011
2.5/5
A slapdash mixture of comedy, mystery, action and historical drama that proves diverting in spots but mostly exhausts with its genre-jumping restlessness. Go to Full Review Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly 03/03/2011
Kim Suk-yoon becomes so heavy-handed in handling the issue of Christianity that the film winds up an infomercial for the religion, complete with syrupy strings playing on the soundtrack as poor believers are beaten by soldiers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/10/2013 A hyperactive Korean comedy thriller with action packed sequences unravelling at a frenzied pace which makes the story seem incredibly confusing and the film as a whole very clumsy. See more 05/10/2013 This movie is really good. Worth your time watching. Very funny. See more 11/16/2012 Have been watching some Asian detective stories and came across this one at the rental store. It attempts at being humorous and serious at the same. The action sequence are no problem but the plot just has too many holes in them that it seems ridiculous and not funny. And the story just too predictable. Turn it off half way through the movie. See more 12/20/2011 really nice and funny! See more 06/12/2011 Not as polished, flamboyant nor lavish as his chinese colleague D(ee), in the comedy-mistery arena Detective D defends well himself as yet another asian answer to Sherlock Holmes. Korea popular cinema found a kitsh, sometimes silly, but fresh way to wuxia with a cartooney, almost comicbook style . See more 03/06/2011 The trailers sold this as a comedic martial arts romp, but it was more of a drama with a little comedy mixed in. Screened at CGV Cinemas in Koreatown, LA. See more Read all reviews
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Seok-yun Kim

Director

Kim Myung-min

K

Oh Dal-su

Kennel Man

Han Ji-min

Han Gaek-Joo

Lee Jae-yong

Minister Lim

Ye Soo-Jeong

Lim Jwa-Soo's Wife
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Movie Info

Synopsis The king orders Joseon's top detective (Kim Myung-min) to investigate mysterious murders. As he goes under cover he teams up with an influential businesswoman and they uncover disturbing secrets that link the murders to a massive conspiracy.
Director
Seok-yun Kim
Producer
Jo Gwang-soo Kim
Screenwriter
Lee Nam-Gyoo
Production Co
Bakugan Zoobles Comics, Showbox/Mediaplex, Generation Blue Films, DMZ Comics, WithUs Films
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2020
Runtime
1h 55m
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