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The Five

2013 · 123 min

A grim, tense revenge thriller that keeps you on edge with its dark premise and desperate characters.

Directed by
Jeong Yeon-shik
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Kim Sun-a, On Ju-wan, Don Lee
Tagline
The five hearts beat for one revenge.
Overview
Eun-a, who was living a happy life with her family, loses everything to a psychopath serial killer. After the tragic incident, she gathers four people with different talents who are in need of organ transplants to achieve her revenge.

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Directed by
Jeong Yeon-shik
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Kim Sun-a, On Ju-wan, Don Lee
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Jeong Yeon-shik
Written by
Jeong Yeon-shik
Starring
Kim Sun-a, On Ju-wan, Don Lee, Shin Jung-keun, Jung In-gi, Lee Chung-ah, Park Hyo-joo, Cho Han-chul
Music
Shim Hyun-jung
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo
Runtime
123 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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