The Chaser

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The Chaser

2008

2h 5m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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82%

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33 Reviews

89%

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5,000+ Ratings

A cop investigates the disappearance of several call girls he pimps out.

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Critics Consensus

A frantic and taut Korean serial killer thriller. One classy, if bloody and messy, gut wrencher of a movie.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

I've more or less had it with this stuff, but the film is distinguished by the grubby velocity of his foot chases, and the effectiveness of its craft (not to mention the unglamorous resolution of at least one character's fate).

Rated: 3/4

Feb 4, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Easily the best cop thriller since The Departed.

Feb 2, 2010

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Chaser is an expert serial-killer film from South Korea and a poster child for what a well-made thriller looked like in the classic days.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 28, 2010

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

The Chaser is thrilling and endlessly inventive during its two hour runtime.

Oct 3, 2019

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C.H. Newell

Scriptophobic

The Chaser's screenplay makes its aim the revelation of social conditions which allowed these crimes, and others like it, to occur.

May 7, 2019

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Marianna Neal

Impression Blend

You're still going to get the chases, the violence, and the dark tone you would expect, but all of that is rooted in reality and drama making The Chaser come very close to the neo-noir genre.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 30, 2019

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Audience Member

A really sad and tragic movie. The villain was a monster. Ending lives and families. Horrible...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Audience Member

Best film ever , amazing performances and storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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sussy i

movie was "Absolute Cinema" but ending could have been much more good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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soul s

This is absolutely outrageous and insane that this is only 82%. I understand that that's a high rating but this is one of the greatest films ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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andrea c

Splendido poliziesco che dà vita a quella che probabilmente è una delle trilogie più importanti del cinema koreano, e lo fa con una sceneggiatura semplicemente perfetta. Trama coinvolgente ed avvincente fin dalle prime battute, continuo innesto di personaggi nuovi e di cambiamenti repentini di ritmo e di oggetto; oltre ad una serie di dialoghi serrati e quasi mai banali, danno vita ad un film estremamente impattante che tiene incollati allo schermo. Pazzesca l'abilità del regista di mantenere sempre altissima l'attenzione, nonostante i numerosi cambi proposti, dapprima il dubbio sul killer, poi il dubbio sulla confessione ed infine la ricerca disperata della donna e poi della vendetta. Ogni elemento viene proposto con la stessa qualità, non mancano però nemmeno alcune sequenze in cui la tensione viene stemperata. Alcuni momenti sono molto crudi e reali; tengono incollati allo schermo in maniera assoluta. Probabilmente, la sequenza di lotta finale, è proprio la parte leggermente meno interessante ed originale.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Dick C

This Korean motion series I, The Chaser, 2008 is thought provoking...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Synopsis

A cop investigates the disappearance of several call girls he pimps out.

Director: Na Hong-jin
Screenwriter: Won-Chan Hong, Shinho Lee, Na Hong-jin
Production Co: Showbox Entertainment
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Runtime: 2h 5m