Unlocked

2023

1h 57m

Mystery & Thriller

List

60%

Tomatometer

10 Reviews

85%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

On her way home from work, Na-mi (Chun Woo-hee) loses her smartphone, containing everything about her. Jun-yeong (Yim Si-wan) finds Na-mi's phone and returns it to her, but after installing spyware. By tracking her everyday life, he learns all he can about Na-mi -- her whereabouts, hobbies, tastes, work life, finances, and social network -- and approaches her by concealing his true identity. In the meantime, police detective Ji-man (Kim Hie-won) finds traces of his son Jun-yeong at a murder crime scene and secretly investigates Jun-yeong, suspecting the worst. Na-mi is relieved to have found her phone, but not too long, her ordinary life turns upside down and spirals out of control. All because she only lost her phone, her entire life is imperiled.

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Robert Daniels

New York Times

This simplistically dreary offering doesn’t crack a new code.

Feb 17, 2023

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

Unlocked is a conviniently created thriller that leaves nothing to the imagination and squanders all of the opportunities that could've made it remotely interesting.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 8, 2024

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

Unlocked doesn’t bring any new ideas to the dangers of digital surveillance. Instead, the movie loses focus on the character’s journey and the narrative, which fails to mesh them all together at the end.

Sep 8, 2023

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim (Substack)

With "Unlocked" and "Emergency Declaration" — another 2022 film where Im Si-wan played the maniacal villain — Im has proven himself as a talented actor who can convincingly play any role.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 28, 2023

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

As Na-mi, Chun has to shoulder that suspense, and although her character outwits all the men in the movie, we aren't given a lot of detail about what makes her tick.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A rather ominous film about the possible dangers if losing your smartphone.

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2023

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Leonardo M

absolutely cero creativity. one in a million stalker movie and couldn't pick a less intimidating and untalented character to play the evil guy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Fade

A frustrating and idiotic plot. Bland and senseless characters. Do not leave your brain unlocked while watching this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Denny A

The story not natural, not a good movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Renaldo D

Nothing innovative and boring

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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acsdoug D

I thought it was a good movie most of the way through, but the cops get kind of dumb at the end and that let me down a bit. Good performances from Im Si-Wan and particularly Chun Woo;Hee though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Nimra M

Unlocked (2023) should be nominated best show overall. Set in a small city in Korea, this thriller is about how Na-Mi experiences cyber-crime just for losing her phone on the bus, and how she gets exposed to all the people she loves because of this. Na-Mi's exposure really sets the scene and shows how many people really care about her after being hacked. However, there are some scenes in which there is a lot of blood which could trigger somebody. Despite this, Kim Tae-Joon did not waste a second to produce a great movie and it is a good way to waste 2 hours.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Chun Woo-hee

Nami

Im Si-wan

Jun-young

Kim Hee-won

Jiman

Tae-joon Kim

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Yong-Seong Kim

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Synopsis

On her way home from work, Na-mi (Chun Woo-hee) loses her smartphone, containing everything about her. Jun-yeong (Yim Si-wan) finds Na-mi's phone and returns it to her, but after installing spyware. By tracking her everyday life, he learns all he can about Na-mi -- her whereabouts, hobbies, tastes, work life, finances, and social network -- and approaches her by concealing his true identity. In the meantime, police detective Ji-man (Kim Hie-won) finds traces of his son Jun-yeong at a murder crime scene and secretly investigates Jun-yeong, suspecting the worst. Na-mi is relieved to have found her phone, but not too long, her ordinary life turns upside down and spirals out of control. All because she only lost her phone, her entire life is imperiled.

Director: Kim Tae-joon
Screenwriter: Tae-joon Kim
Production Co: Mij Film Co.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 16, 2023
Runtime: 1h 57m

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