Extreme Job

Released Jan 25, 2019

1h 51m

Comedy

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82%

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11 Reviews

82%

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100+ Ratings

Narcotics detectives work under cover in a chicken joint to try and bust a gang of organized criminals. Things take an unexpected turn when their new recipe suddenly transforms the run-down restaurant into the hottest eatery in town.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

It's all quite amusing up to a point, but unfortunately that point arrives early on in this practically two-hour-long take on a one-gag premise.

Jan 24, 2019

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James Mudge

easternKicks.com

Though undeniably slight and silly, Extreme Job is a solid popcorn flick, with enough laughs and thrills to keep the viewer entertained

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 21, 2020

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John Lui

The Straits Times (Singapore)

This comedy balances its action setpieces - there are shootouts, extended fight scenes and car chases aplenty - with slower character-driven scenes that give viewers something to root for.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 22, 2020

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William Schwartz

HanCinema

I could pick out nearly any individual seven minute stretch of this movie and find some fairly brilliant gags. The problem is, add seven minutes to seven minutes to seven minutes and then...it all gets to be a little tiring.

Nov 3, 2019

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James Perkins

Starburst

Side splittingly funny from start to finish with unrivalled chemistry from each of the lead actors - it's the action-comedy we've all been waiting for.

Rated: 9/10

Oct 25, 2019

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Haleigh Foutch

Collider

Original, endlessly amusing, and ultimately gratifying, Extreme Job is a contender for feel-good movie of the year.

Rated: A

Sep 3, 2019

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Greg K

Although silly and shallow, it does serve a fresh premise, funny slapstick and good chicken. Most hilarious scene: when the gangs dope-taster can't stop dipping and his boss allows him an additional try.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Ivan C

It's a Korean movie, so the subtitles made it a little harder to follow, but the translation did a good job on the idioms. The pretense was original, but the plot was a little formulaic. The actors were competent although the comedic nature of much of the action made parts of the film seem slightly juvenile. The action scenes were pretty well balanced, interesting with enough violence to keep the overall tone of the film serious, but with enough slapstick humor to bring out some real belly laughs. This is the sort of movie that Hollywood likes to rip off, thinking they can do it better because they are Hollywood, but ruin it instead.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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kenneth h

This movie was piss my pants hilarious! Zany plot and cast

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Entertaining, funny and action packed, a delight to watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

I tried to like it but couldn't. Worst Korean movie I've ever seen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Funny, entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Lee Byeong-heon

Director

Ryu Seung-ryong

Captain Go

Lee Ha-nee

Detective Jang

Jin Seon-kyu

Detective Ma

Lee Dong-hwi

Yeong-ho

Gong Myung

Jaehun

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Synopsis

Narcotics detectives work under cover in a chicken joint to try and bust a gang of organized criminals. Things take an unexpected turn when their new recipe suddenly transforms the run-down restaurant into the hottest eatery in town.

Director: Lee Byeong-heon
Screenwriter: Moon Chung-il
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: CJ Entertainment, Haegrimm Pictures. Co., Ltd, About Film
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 51m

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