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Hunt

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Hunt

Released Dec 2, 2022

2h 11m

Drama

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president...

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Critics Consensus

Although it frequently forsakes action in favor of a needlessly knotty narrative, Hunt has enough thrills to satisfy more forgiving espionage fans.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

All of these things were huge [historical] events during that period, if you know all of this stuff, this movie is way better.

Dec 6, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

“Hunt” works fine as a slam-bang action movie; but at heart it’s more of a cautionary tale.

Dec 2, 2022

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Hunt has some excellent bang-bang escapism, but it's ultimately too shallow to recommend.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 2, 2022

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

Director and star Lee Jung-jae mixes action with espionage but serves neither as well as it could, but this film opens an opportunity to learn more about the two Koreas in modern history.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

There are some sparks to Lee Jung-jae’s directorial talents, Hunt is bombastically muddled and doesn’t know if it wants the audience to take it seriously or indulge in its explosive subplot-covered demeanor.

Rated: C-

Jul 25, 2023

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

But his intended modern espionage epic, inspired by real events, has far too many storylines thrown into the mix.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 12, 2023

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tatere

A good demonstration of the uselessness of torture. No good guys, only bad guys with some valid points and also guns. Well done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/05/22

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pedro j

Ignore the facile review on the guardian. This is a masterpiece of double and triple crosses that outmanoeuvres all western attempts at political intrigue/espionage. Everything is brilliantly executed and probably the only film of this type that brought tears to my eyes with a thrilling and exulting end. The only difficulty is in keeping track of who's who with korean names. A truly brilliant film. :]

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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Steve D

Excellent movie. Far better than most of the movies now showing.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Audience Member

Just wow!! Amazing movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Jeremy S

Lee is the king of filming!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Daniel M

The movie was filmed incredibly well with some awesome action and directing, but it was a bit hard to follow the story and understand what was going on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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Synopsis

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president...

Director: Lee Jung-jae
Producer: Han Jae-duk, Lee Jung-jae
Screenwriter: Lee Jung-jae
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Sanai Pictures, Artist Studio
Genre: Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.0K
Runtime: 2h 11m

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