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The Outlaws

2017 · 121 min

A gritty, hard-hitting crime thriller with brutal fights and a relentless pace, balanced by a charismatic detective and occasional dark humor.

Tagline
Kickstarting a plan to mop up the mob in one clean sweep!
Overview
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • justice
  • power
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour4
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Kang Yun-sung
Written by
Kang Yun-sung
Starring
Don Lee, Yoon Kye-sang, Jo Jae-yun, Choi Gwi-hwa, Im Hyung-jun, Jin Sun-kyu, Hong Gi-jun, Heo Dong-won
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
121 min
Country
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Languages
Korean

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