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Master

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Master

Released Jan 6, 2017

2h 23m

Action

Crime

Drama

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An investigator (Gang Dong-won) pursues the president (Lee Byung-hun) of a Korean company that's involved in fraud and corruption.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

The performances are solid to great throughout, and Cho does build to a remarkably satisfying final twenty minutes, but it takes two hours to get there.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 6, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"Master" is a routine South Korean crime thriller whose bloat magnifies its generic qualities.

Jan 5, 2017

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The film is seemingly terrified of boring us, offering one elaborate montage of catch and release (or of survey and flee) after another.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 5, 2017

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James Mudge

easternKicks.com

Master is entertaining, and though flawed it's a solid piece of commercial cinema, and fans of the cast and anti-establishment thrillers should find plenty to enjoy

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 24, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

"Master" is an impressive film that will satisfy all fans of action thrillers, and a clear indication of the path commercial Korean cinema is taking at the moment, which is quite similar to the one of Hollywood blockbusters

Mar 7, 2019

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Rachel Chan

The New Paper (Singapore)

It is no wonder the movie was such a hit when it premiered in South Korea. Also, props to the screen direction and commendable CGI.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 19, 2017

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Amalia I

One of my favourite action movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Dick C

It's an excellent movie co-written by Kim Hyun-duk and Cho Ui-seok who directs also... Lee Byung-hun portrays the Villain great... Kim Woo-bin is good...and later in leading role in Alienoid, 2022...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/22

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Audience Member

The best Korean movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

The extremely convoluted plot really lowered the film's quality despite a very solid cast (especially Lee Byung-hun who outshone his fellow actors by miles).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Never cared for the actors in the movie but pretty well made.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Kind of like a reverse Catch Me If You Can, Master is a korean crime thriller about an agent who turns a system manager into taking down a con artist and his fake company. The movie has lots of twists, nice performances, and is very thrilling. Its worth a viewing for something different, but also a bit familiar.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

An investigator (Gang Dong-won) pursues the president (Lee Byung-hun) of a Korean company that's involved in fraud and corruption.

Director: Jo Ui-seok
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $595.6K
Runtime: 2h 23m

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