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Midnight Runners

2017 · 109 min

A buddy comedy that shifts into a tense rescue thriller, balancing laughs with genuine stakes and camaraderie.

Directed by
Jason Kim
Genres
Comedy, Action, Crime
Starring
Park Seo-jun, Kang Ha-neul, Sung Dong-il
Tagline
Trainees by day, detectives by night.
Overview
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.

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Directed by
Jason Kim
Genres
Comedy, Action, Crime
Starring
Park Seo-jun, Kang Ha-neul, Sung Dong-il
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • friendship
  • justice
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Starring
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Cinematography
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109 min
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