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Play trailer 1:35 Poster for Hunt Released Dec 2, 2022 2h 11m Drama Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse Hunt is a jaw-dropping, relentlessly-paced thriller, full of gripping tension, thought-provoking political intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat action set pieces. Jul 11, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Steve D Excellent movie. Far better than most of the movies now showing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Just wow!! Amazing movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review Jeremy S Lee is the king of filming!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Abdullah Yahya A This espionage period thriller has some exciting elements, and I admire the production values and attention to details of the period. It also delivers some riveting action set-pieces, and the two lead performances by Lee Jung-jae as Park and Jung Woo-sung as Kim are outstanding. That said, the film lack tension, and has way too many twists and turns to be comprehensible. The events also requires an inexplicable negligence and incompetence from the security services in order for the plot to unfold, and not because in real life these lapses are possible. These problems with the plot machinations took away from my engagement with the film. It's still not a bad film, just not as good as I wanted it to be. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lee Jung-jae

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Lee Jung-jae

Park Pyong-ho

Jung Woo-sung

Kim Jung-do

Jeon Hye-jin

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Heo Sung-tae

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Go Yoon-jung

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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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