No Tears for the Dead

Released Jun 20, 2014

1h 56m

Action

Crime

Drama

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7 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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A veteran assassin (Jang Dong-gun) accidentally kills a little girl, then falls in love with his next target -- the child's mother (Kim Min-hee).

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Nathan H

Not a bad follow-up for Lee Jeong-beom, but with expections very high, it does feel like it falls victim to the sophomore curse, but not to the point that you lose all the fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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harris r

The writing had issues. This wasn't nearly as tightly written as Jeong-beom Lee's hit The Man from Nowhere 2010, as it was riddled with convoluted scenes and plot holes. The entire almost two-hour runtime didn't flow smoothly, even with the somewhat decent pacing. There was much clarity missing in many scenes, of which some of those could've been omitted. The narrative wasn't as engaging as it should've been. There were also many shake-your-head moments that were either too overdramatic, and/or unbelievable nonsense. It did have amazing action and gore scenes, with enough blood to make even the audience slip on it. The casting and performances were decent - although some cliched. The cinematography and score were on point. Nevertheless, it's not as bad as the critics say, and it's a fun one-time watch. Just don't expect this to be as great as Lee's 2010 gem of a film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A very long, confusing mess. There's a huge number of anonymous people swirling around the two central characters, many of them being brutally killed and you're never sure why.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Dhruv S

Absolutely a fantastic film. The action might be a standard affair but the story and the emotion that this film evokes is insane. It is brutal in not only the action but the real feeling of a mother who just lost her child now dragged into another fiasco. Definitely give this movie a shot

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/15/19

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Audience Member

The expectation was high for director Lee Jeong-beom and star Jang Dong-gun but the movie didn't do well in cinemas. But a movie's success shouldn't be measured by how much it earns. No Tears for the Dead is very effective when it comes to delivering what South Korean action is known for without forgetting about the emotional aspect without the need for romance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

While not entirely an original plot (think along the lines of The Replacement Killers) the story involves a hitman named Gon who while doing a job accidentally kills a young child by mistake. He is then told the job was incomplete and is then given the task of going after a woman who also happens to be the child's mother. Clearly dissatisfied with being a hitman he reluctantly flies to Korea for the job but then ends up trying to protect the woman from other assassins one of which is a good friend of his. The action sequences are great, the gore is just right, and the ending is not what you would necessarily expect. Very well done as the only drawback is it tends to shift from English language to Korean so it is something you have to pay attention to fully. Great great movie though and highly recommended. 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Lee Jeong-beom

Director

Jang Dong-gun

Gon

Kim Min-hee

Mogyeong

Brian Tee

Chaoz

Kim Hee-won

Director Byeon

Kim Joon-seong

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Radheyan Simonpillai

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Several dim-witted moments make it difficult to appreciate the movie's finer points - specifically the appealing cast and some grizzly action directed with verve and panache.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2014

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

This is the kind of sleek, precisely constructed genre work that's gone missing from American summer movies.

Jun 19, 2014

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

There are more tears than the title lets on, and even more blood, but it's a reason to truly be invested that's missing.

Jun 18, 2014

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Andrew Heskins

easternKicks.com

A love letter to Hong Kong action (and more) from the director of The Man From Nowhere

Rated: 4/5

Apr 25, 2021

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Paul Chambers

Movie Chambers

Writer-director Lee Jeong-beom certainly understands action. When he gets the story right, his films will get a wider audience in the U.S.

Rated: C

Feb 26, 2015

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Chris Bumbray

JoBlo's Movie Network

The first hour is uneven, but some of the action scenes in the second half rival THE RAID 2.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 11, 2014

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Synopsis

A veteran assassin (Jang Dong-gun) accidentally kills a little girl, then falls in love with his next target -- the child's mother (Kim Min-hee).

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Producer: Jeong Tae-seong
Screenwriter: Lee Jeong-beom
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: Dice Film
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m

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