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Bad Detective: Food Chain

2020 · 62 min

A grimy, slow-burning crime drama that lingers on desperation and uneasy attraction, feeling cheap and tense in equal measure.

Directed by
Richard Kim
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Overview
Jeong-mi, a pickpocket ex-convict, ends up pickpocketing again to repay Dae-sik off of her father's debt. One day, Hae-joo, who is secretly meeting a detective, has been kidnapped and turned into Dae-sik's prey. The detective then went on a search to find Hae-joo's whereabouts.
How it feels
Dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Crime, obsession, betrayal, survival
Content
Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
Note
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Directed by
Richard Kim
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
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Bad Detective Series

  1. Bad Detective: ReloadMovie · 2019
  2. Bad Detective: Food ChainMovie · 2020 This title
  3. Bad Detective: CamcoinMovie · 2022

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Richard Kim
Starring
Min Do-yoon, Joo Hye-won, Tae Joo, Lee Ah-reum, Jo Wan-jin, Jo Jung-rae
Runtime
62 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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