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The Chaser

2008 · 125 min

A grim, breathless chase through rain-soaked streets that leaves you tense, sickened and quietly devastated.}<​/think>{.

Tagline
The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.
Overview
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
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
Action7
Horror7
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, thriller, action
Directed by
Na Hong-jin
Written by
Na Hong-jin
Starring
Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee, Kim You-jung, Jung In-gi, Choi Jung-woo, Min Kyung-jin, Park Hyo-joo
Music
Kim Jun-seok, Choi Yong-rock
Cinematography
Lee Seong-je
Runtime
125 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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