Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Throne

Play trailer Poster for The Throne 2015 2h 5m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 3 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
In 18th-century Korea, a ruler takes extreme measures to control his son.
Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

Where to Watch

The Throne

Critics Reviews

View More
James Mudge easternKicks.com 11/01/2020
3.5/5
Bolstered by some handsome production values as well as its powerhouse lead performances, the film is another fine, if over-long period drama from Lee Joon-ik Go to Full Review Lauren Terry Willamette Week 02/23/2016
C-
The story is shocking enough without the excess scenes of melodramatic rage from every character. Go to Full Review Diva Velez TheDivaReview.com 12/13/2015
5/5
Based on one of Korea's most infamous incidents, The Throne is tense, enthralling and beautifully acted. I wish all history lessons were as engaging as this. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
01/07/2022 Complex story and relationships. Superb acting. See more 06/17/2021 Heartbreaking, emotional, and tragic! What a ride of emotions! This is such a masterpiece! All the actors did a great job especially Yoo Ah In! Wow. That actor is intense, especially for his age! See more 06/17/2021 Great story, great acting, great music, everything is daebak! Yoo Ah In! Such a phenomenal actor! See more 04/11/2018 An historical account, this movie is a truly emotive depiction of an insecure human destroying another in spite of their familial relationship. Koreans do tragedy like nobody else. See more 09/16/2016 Why was Yoo Ah In the only one acting here and the bunch of popular kdrama bimbo cameos are just being statues and not making an impression for fucks sake? See more Read all reviews
The Throne

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Lee Joon-ik

Director

Song Kang-ho

King Yeongjo

Yoo Ah-in

Crown Prince Sado

Kim Hae-sook

Queen Inwon

Park Won-sang

Hong Bong-han

Moon Geun-young

Lady Hyegyeong
View All

The Throne

The Throne (2015) The Throne (2015) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In 18th-century Korea, a ruler takes extreme measures to control his son.
Director
Lee Joon-ik
Production Co
taigeopikchyeoseu
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 30, 2017
Runtime
2h 5m
Most Popular at Home Now