The King

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The King

2017

2h 14m

Drama

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A young man becomes a powerful prosecutor in the 1990s.

Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

"The King" is a great movie, which reminded me of Scorsese's days of glory, and a film that proves that Godard was right when he was saying " It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to".

Mar 7, 2019

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Craig Mathieson

The Sunday Age

The sound and fury negates subtlety or cause, but this whirlwind drama is a telling primer on South Korean white collar rituals.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 10, 2017

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Vicky Roach

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Despite its ambitious scope, The King is longer than it needs to be -- the middle section, especially, would benefit from some judicious editing. But the acting is strong and the archetypes solid.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 10, 2017

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Travis Johnson

FILMINK (Australia)

a slick, snarky, breathless ride through hidden corridors of power

Feb 2, 2017

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Slick, gripping, provocative and enormously entertaining.

Rated: 8.4/10

Jan 31, 2017

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Charline Jao

The Mary Sue

With parallels to real-life scandals and offhanded references to moments like the June Democracy Movement... The King succeeds as a political drama invested in the constantly changing dynamics of power.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 26, 2017

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A film that separates itself from generic gangster fills with a larger sense of morality while still keeping the main plot as interesting as any. The ending is a bit cliche and probably a bit to quickly done but that should not take away from an overall great movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The best Korean movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Not really care for the subject matter but the acting is awesome. Surprisingly a happy ending!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Jo In-sung

Park Tae-soo

Bae Seong-woo

Yang Dong-chul

Jung Woo-sung

Han Kang-sik

Ryu Jun-yeol

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Jung Eun-chae

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A young man becomes a powerful prosecutor in the 1990s.

Director: Han Jae-rim
Producer: Han Jae-rim
Screenwriter: Han Jae-rim
Production Co: Woojoo Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2020
Runtime: 2h 14m

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