Emergency Declaration

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Emergency Declaration

Released Aug 12, 2022

2h 18m

Action

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's a strong movie... But maybe not what people are dialing up to see at this present moment.

Aug 12, 2022

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

This is still star-driven, big-screen goofiness writ large, something to be consumed with popcorn and a crowd, and that fact its hitting U.S. screens during the summer dog days couldn’t be more welcome.

Aug 12, 2022

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A lumbering and desperate ode to our common humanity that also tries to scare and thrill viewers into submission.

Rated: 0/4

Aug 12, 2022

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

In terms of major studio films with the power to actually influence audiences on a meaningful scale, I can’t imagine a film with much more effective potential.

Jul 11, 2024

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

In the span of time it takes for a plane to fly from Seoul to Honolulu, a psychopath boards an airplane at Incheon and releases a deadly biological pathogen onboard, which results in passengers getting sick and/or dying (and turning on each other).

Rated: 3/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Emergency Declaration is thrilling and hits too close to home, given the world we’re living in now, but the film cannot stick the landing.

Jul 24, 2023

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Kktran

This is a must watch!!!!!!! 👍🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/22

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Mae

Great movie! Great acting from the entire cast! Highly recommend it. Relevant to our era and thought provoking. Yim Siwan's performance was dynamic and powerful. . Riveting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/22

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Janet R

I love a good disaster movie and a good deadly virus flick. This had both! Excellent drama, keep things interesting, and kept the tension at just the right level.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/22

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Melissa W

it might come in third to prior Song Kang-ho/Lee Byung-hun movies Joint Security Area and The Good, The Bad and The Weird, but is still pretty great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/22

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Apaan Y

a really enjoyable story, stirring up emotion, too bad we can't really figure anything from Ryu Jin-Seok, as if we get any info or backstory it'll be a much clear vision of what makes him do all of those. It's giving a lot of epic scene throughout the end, and the jump from sad to relieve was a good swing too! love it, the acting was good too.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Audience Member

definitely entertaining, the way they were willing to sacrifice for their families, really touching

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Synopsis

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Director: Han Jae-rim
Producer: Han Jae-rim, Baek Chang-ju
Screenwriter: Han Jae-rim
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2022
Runtime: 2h 18m