Nowhere to Hide

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Nowhere to Hide

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Released Jan 21, 2000

1h 52m

Action

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As Inchon citizens run for cover in the pouring rain, a mysterious man walks up Forty Steps and stabs another man to death. He disappears with a briefcase full of cash while his accomplices finish off the dead man's subordinate. The initial police investigation reveals an underground drug world at war. A detective addicted to his job and works by instinct leads the investigation.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

There's an exuberant, (post)modernity about the visuals -- the camera is never still and Lee's choice of angle is often inspired.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 3, 2001

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Michael Thomson

BBC.com

A skinny little mediocrity of a film, all dressed up with no place to go, except towards more violence.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 27, 2001

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

This is flash in the service of nothing, the proverbial sow's ear doing an indifferent imitation of a silk purse.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 21, 2001

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Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

f you want to see a different Korean crime thriller, look no further, "Nowhere To Hide" is one of the best in the category.

Apr 21, 2019

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 27, 2007

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Myung-se usa o seu fiapo de roteiro para nos lembrar da velha mxima de que Cinema , de fato, Imagem; e o resultado um filme que contrasta os personagens falhos e incompetentes a um incrvel virtuosismo visual e trilha surpreendente.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 4, 2007

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The best Korean movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Very funny. Pokes fun at itself.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Moderately enjoyable but too much visual styling for my liking.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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A gritty and tedious with an over usage of editing styles and transitions. When fists are flying or people are chasing each other its mildly amusing, but this is not one of the better Korean films out there.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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It's absolutely chaotic to look at with visual tricks and flashy camerawork accompanying the hard-hitting, brutal, but relatively bloodless, action and fights. It's a unique little Korean action-thriller but the plot is lacking and the cops are even more brutal than the drug-dealers they're at war with, so they don't come across as very likeable. It's fun and unique though and worth a look if you like far-eastern cinema.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Comes out of left field and leaves you feeling great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

As Inchon citizens run for cover in the pouring rain, a mysterious man walks up Forty Steps and stabs another man to death. He disappears with a briefcase full of cash while his accomplices finish off the dead man's subordinate. The initial police investigation reveals an underground drug world at war. A detective addicted to his job and works by instinct leads the investigation.

Director: Lee Myung-se
Producer: Jeong Tae-won
Screenwriter: Lee Myung-se
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Samboo Finance Entertainment, Kookmin Venture Capital, Fox Video Korea, Cinema Service, Taewon Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.2K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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