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Dirty Money

2024 · 120 min

A gritty, tense crime thriller that keeps you on edge as desperate men spiral into danger.

Directed by
Kim Min-su
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Jung Woo, Kim Dae-myung, Park Byung-eun
Tagline
Stay away from dirty money
Overview
Two detectives in need; Myung-deuk looks after gang and takes bribes for his sick daughter; Dong-hyeok helps Myung-deuk to settle his gambling debts. One day they hear an information that Chinese gang is shipping a big amount of cash abroad and decide to steal it for themselves. But things go wrong and they're now chased both by police and Chinese gang.

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Directed by
Kim Min-su
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Jung Woo, Kim Dae-myung, Park Byung-eun
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • crime
  • corruption
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, action, drama
Directed by
Kim Min-su
Written by
Kim Min-su, Hwang Eun-sung
Starring
Jung Woo, Kim Dae-myung, Park Byung-eun, Cho Hyun-chul, Jung Hae-kyun, Teo Yoo, Baek Soo-jang, Yoo Seung-mok
Music
Cho Sung-woo, Shin Min-seop
Cinematography
Park Jung-hun
Runtime
120 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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