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Inside Men

2015 · 131 min

A grim, propulsive thriller of tangled corruption and brutal payback, demanding close attention as it coils toward a cathartic reckoning.

Directed by
Woo Min-ho
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yoon-sik
Tagline
Gang, prosecution, press, and those who drive them.
Overview
A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.

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Directed by
Woo Min-ho
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yoon-sik
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • corruption
  • power
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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