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Gentleman

2022 · 123 min

A slick, twisty crime caper that keeps you guessing while a fake badge opens doors and trouble alike.

Directed by
Kim Kyoung-won
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Ju Ji-hoon, Park Sung-woong, Choi Sung-eun
Tagline
Do we need manners to catch bad guys?
Overview
Hyun-soo, a C.E.O of a private detective agency, visits a pension with a client asking for her dog. While waiting outside of pension, he is falsely accused of kidnapping the client. During the arrest Hyun-soo, a serious car accident occurs and people misunderstand Hyun-soo as a prosecutor instead of a suspect. To find the real criminal, Hyun-soo pretends to be a prosecutor. Hwa-jin is an elite prosecutor but demoted to the provinces while trying to catch a law firm conglomerate Do-hoon, who colluded with the prosecutor’s leadership, meets Hyun-soo. Hwa-jin finds out the case is related to Do-hoon, she begins cooperating with Hyun-soo. While cooperating is on-going, they realize that there is a dirty truth behind the crime.

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Directed by
Kim Kyoung-won
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Ju Ji-hoon, Park Sung-woong, Choi Sung-eun
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • deception
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime
Directed by
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Written by
Kim Kyoung-won
Starring
Ju Ji-hoon, Park Sung-woong, Choi Sung-eun, Park Hae-eun, Kang Hong-suk, Lee Dal, Kwon Han-sol, Lee Seo-hwan
Music
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Cinematography
Byun Bong-sun
Runtime
123 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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