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The Night of the Undead

2020 · 110 min

A playful, twisty domestic thriller that keeps things light and quick, mixing suspicion and comedy into an easy, entertaining ride.

Directed by
Shin Jung-won
Genres
Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Seung-oh, Seo Young-hee
Tagline
Let the hunt begin! We don't have all night
Overview
So-hee enjoys her seemingly perfect life as a newlywed with her seemingly perfect husband. For being so perfect, she begins to suspect that her husband isn’t as he seems. Wanting some answers, she hires a private detective agency to trail him around.

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Directed by
Shin Jung-won
Genres
Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Seung-oh, Seo Young-hee
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • identity
    • obsession
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror3
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, comedy
    Directed by
    Shin Jung-won
    Written by
    Shin Jung-won, Chang Hang-jun
    Starring
    Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Seung-oh, Seo Young-hee, Yang Dong-geun, Lee Mi-do, Jang Myung-kap, Baek Seung-chul, Kim Ki-cheon
    Music
    Jo Ran, Kim Jun-seong
    Cinematography
    Kim Chang-gyeom
    Runtime
    110 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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