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Iris: The Movie

2010 · 118 min

A glossy, propulsive spy thriller that keeps the stakes high and the betrayals coming, slick but rarely subtle.

Genres
Action, Adventure
Overview
Hyunjun and Sawoo, close friends and rivals from the South Korean special forces, are recruited by the secret agency NSS. They both fall for Seunghee, the beautiful but lethal profiling specialist at NSS. When they are faced against each other in a nuclear terrorist attack, they are forced to make their final decision and Seunghee's formidable secret is revealed.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • conspiracy
    • loyalty
    • love
    • violence
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action8
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    action, adventure
    Directed by
    Kim Kyu-tae, Yang Yun-ho
    Written by
    Choi Wan-gyu, Jo Gyu-won, Kim Hyeon-jun, Kim Jae-eun
    Starring
    Lee Byung-hun, Kim So-yeon, Jung Jun-ho, Kim Tae-hee, Kim Seung-woo, Choi Seung-hyun, Yoon Je-moon, Ryu Seung-ryong
    Music
    Lee Dong-jun
    Cinematography
    Kim Cheon-seok
    Runtime
    118 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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