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Runway Cop

2012 · 110 min

A goofy, energetic undercover comedy where slapstick transformation and fashion-world silliness keep things light and brisk.

Directed by: Shin Terra
Genres: Comedy, Action
Starring: Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri, Lee Soo-hyuk

Tagline: From a fatwalk to the catwalk.
Overview: Overweight detective Cha Chul-soo transforms himself into a model and has to lose his weight in two weeks to solve a criminal case.

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Directed by: Shin Terra
Genres: Comedy, Action
Starring: Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri, Lee Soo-hyuk

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
ambition
deception
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, action
Directed by: Shin Terra
Written by: Ko Young-jae
Starring: Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Young-kwang, Shin Min-chul, Shin Jung-keun, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Ji-young
Cinematography: Choi Joo-young
Runtime: 110 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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