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Big Match

2014 · 112 min

A frantic, high-energy ride through the city, mixing martial arts brawls with a cat-and-mouse game that keeps you guessing.

Directed by: Choi Ho
Genres: Comedy, Action, Thriller
Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, BoA

Tagline: Dash to the finish line.
Overview: When his brother vanishes, ex-footballer and MMA star Ik-ho receives a call from a game planner who has turned the whole city into a board game that Ik-ho must navigate if he is to save his brother.

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Directed by: Choi Ho
Genres: Comedy, Action, Thriller
Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, BoA

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: conspiracy
survival
family
power
greed
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, action, thriller
Directed by: Choi Ho
Written by: Choi Ho, Shim Bo-kyoung
Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, BoA, Lee Sung-min, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Eui-sung, Park Doo-sik, Choi Woo-shik
Music: Lee Ji-soo
Runtime: 112 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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