Kill Boksoon

TV-MA

2023

2h 17m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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35 Reviews

81%

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100+ Ratings

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

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Critics Consensus

Although its impact is blunted somewhat by meandering length and some cheesy visual effects, Kill Boksoon remains a pleasing punch to the gut for action fans.

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Robert Daniels

New York Times

From the two characters’ search for acceptance emerges a tender mother-daughter bond worth its weight in blood.

Apr 7, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Fans of over-the-top “John Wick”-style action movies and devotees of art-house cinema should each find something to like in “Kill Boksoon"...

Apr 1, 2023

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Quinci LeGardye

Salon.com

In this magnetic film, Bok-soon's dilemmas as a mother and the moments where they inevitably intersect with her work make for the most thrilling portrayal of work-life balance put to the screen.

Mar 31, 2023

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

The film gets somewhat sloppy with its ending, which undermines the development between mom and daughter.

Jul 7, 2024

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

Kill Boksoon shows a fair amount of emotional vulnerability within its characters, even though Byun could have explored their relationship’s complexities further.

Sep 8, 2023

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Jay Weissberg

The Film Verdict

The action sequences are well-done if not exactly thrilling, but the whole shebang is awfully predictable, and while Byun Sung-hyun toys with interesting notions of ethics and “doing the right thing,” that’s all just perfunctory window dressing.

Jun 6, 2023

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Jerod S

Boksoon kills for a living - but when alliances at work go wrong, she struggles to balance being a mom and an mercenary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Miguel M

Una entretenida pelicula de asesinos, ¡Quiero mas peliculas como esta!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Rethabile N

Need a sequel. Great film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Haiden K

It was a great movie totally worth the watch and Gil Bookson was an awesome main character

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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B- the story builds up well and the ending was good but calling this a perfect movie would be a long stretch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Leonard S

The movie takes a look at the lighter side of the assassin business. The director was able to draw a balance between humor and serious side of the business. Dialogue was witty and the pace was fast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/23

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Byeon Seonghyeon

Director

Jeon Do-yeon

Gil Bok-soon

Sul Kyung-gu

Cha Min-gyu

E Som

Cha Min-hui

Koo Kyo-hwan

Han Hui-seong

Kim Si-ah

Gil Jae-yeong

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Synopsis

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

Director: Byeon Seonghyeon
Screenwriter: Byeon Seonghyeon
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Seed Films, Ssiat Film
Rating: TV-MA (Language|Smoking|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2023
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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