The Man From Nowhere

R

2010

1h 59m

Action

Crime

Drama

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8 Reviews

90%

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5,000+ Ratings

An ex-con is lured back into the drug trade.

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Russell Edwards

Variety

Helmer Lee Jeong-beom shows a flair for action sequences, squeezing tension out of every fight scene choregraphed by Park Jung-ryul.

Sep 6, 2012

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

Yet more proof of the astonishing vigour and inventiveness of current Korean genre cinema.

Sep 6, 2012

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Matt Singer

IFC.com

The man might be from nowhere but this film could only come from Korea, the land of a million stories of revenge.

Rated: B

Mar 29, 2011

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Toussaint Egan

Polygon

The Man From Nowhere is a tremendously gratifying action flick for anyone hungering for a more emotionally driven thrill ride.

Mar 1, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Since the film is primarily an actioner, several kung fu moments are thrown in for good measure (but not necessity).

Rated: 6/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Craig Skinner

HeyUGuys

The Man From Nowhere is relatively solid throughout and despite its general lack of originality it is an entertaining and gripping film with assured direction and excellent central performances.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 6, 2012

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Noah g

good movie, the action was mostly mid but the knife fight at the end was nice

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Kenneth L

This was a Korean John Wick, but it came out before John Wick. If you liked John Wick, you will like this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Online A

A fun, violent action movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Virtually H

Total garbage. Turned off at the 8 minute 13 second mark. A Korean made movie, dubbed in Spanish audio and close captioned in English. No. Won't do that. It's too weird. Plus and moreover, the acting was less than B rated for those 8 minutes or so that I watched it. Not sure why Rotten Tomatoes both critics and audience scored this literal scrap heap junk so high.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Sanah N

Heartwarming, tear-jerking and action packed. This was absolutely one for the books.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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Audience Member

Hmmm….don’t understand the rave reviews. It’s an OK revenge flick, with a very Korean drama aesthetic: slim-fitting suits, K-pop hairdos, and elementary school level emotions.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Lee Jeong-beom

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Won-bin

Tae-Sik Cha

Kim Sae-ron

So-Mi Jeong

Kim Tae-hun

Kim Chi-gon

Kim Hee-won

Man-seok

Seong-oh Kim

Jong-seok

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Synopsis

An ex-con is lured back into the drug trade.

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Producer: Lee Taehun
Screenwriter: Lee Jeong-beom
Production Co: Cinema Service
Rating: R (Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2011
Runtime: 1h 59m

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