The Age of Shadows

Released Sep 23, 2016

2 hr. 20 min.

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Korean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces.

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The Age of Shadows justifies its imposing length with a richly detailed period drama whose sprawling size is matched by strong acting, impressive craft, and narrative depth.

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Georgan G

This spy thriller had plenty of action and violence that bordered on gore. Being American, it was impossible for me to remember & recognize the many characters here. For such a long film, it surely went by quickly.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Alec B

Jee-woon Kim isn't coy about the narrative, we know where the character's loyalties lie and who/what they are playing. You'd think this would suck the tension out of this kind of movie, but it merely shifts the plot's focus to more interesting areas.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Jhon Franklin V

Excelente película, con un actor con buena trayectoria. recomendada.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Greg K

Huge and impressive setpieces that radiate a distinct atmosphere, lots of details, and some decent camera-work. Downside: All of the characters were either good or bad, but the whose-side-are-you-on theme worked nevetheless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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I feel like the movie had a great plot, just needed more in it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/22

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isla s

This is quite a gripping and tense watch, certainly not one for the particularly squeamish though, it has to be said. It doesn't appear especially violent (moreso than many other action films) in the first half of the film but there are torture related scenes in the 2nd half of it, which I found a bit hard to watch once or twice. Still, its a relatively atmospheric watch, with some good cinematography - I particularly liked the long scene set in a train, which adds a bit of a 'Murder on the Orient Express' feel to it. I thought the plot pace was good - at times its really quite fast paced and I was quite engrossed in it and at others it was more low key and I was left wondering when something might happen, what the next twist in the plot may be. As a spy film, its certainly good. There's a good use of music at times, not very often but when it does feature, it isn't over the top of distracting and the performances are decent too, so I'd recommend it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Kim Jee-woon

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Song Kang-ho

Lee Jeongchul

Gong Yoo

Kim U-jin

Han Ji-min

Yeon Gyesun

Uhm Tae-goo

Hashimoto

Shingo Tsurumi

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

It may not be the helmer's finest film, yet it darts nimbly and appealingly between its slickly delivered set-pieces.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 1, 2017

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

The action is lengthy but well constructed, particularly a sequence on a wood-panelled steam train, but the torture scenes and occasional severed toes may try some viewers.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 24, 2017

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John Wadsworth

Little White Lies

At 140 minutes, The Age of Shadows is a film that peaks early and ends late. Still, there is an upside to this ponderousness.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 24, 2017

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James Mudge

easternKicks.com

A step sideways rather than back, though it doesn't do Kim's rep as one of Korea's best directors any harm - as an all-star blockbuster it's entertaining, if not enthralling

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 26, 2020

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Andrew Heskins

easternKicks.com

Kim Jee-woon's direction of the first Korean Warner Bros production is as slick as Hollywood, but sadly as one-dimensional...

Rated: 3/5

Sep 23, 2020

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Charlie Hall

Polygon

An action-packed thriller with some brilliant gunplay and snappy cinematography.

Aug 4, 2020

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Synopsis

Korean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces.

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Screenwriter: Kim Jee-woon
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: Dark Circle Pictures, Warner Bros. Korea
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2017