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Officer of the Year

2011 · 117 min

A boisterous, good-natured buddy-cop romp where petty rivalry and slapstick stakes keep things breezy and forgettable.

Directed by
Lim Chan-ik
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Park Joong-hoon, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Sung-min
Tagline
Protect and serve, and... ARREST!
Overview
Two police stations from neighboring precincts are in constant fierce competition with each other, including for the Officer of the Year award. But then a high-profile case forces them to work together.

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Directed by
Lim Chan-ik
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Park Joong-hoon, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Sung-min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Lim Chan-ik
Written by
Choi Jin-won, Lim Chan-ik, Yoon Soon-yong
Starring
Park Joong-hoon, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Sung-min, Kim Jung-tae, Ko Joo-yeon, Han Soo-yeon, Kang Ki-hwa, Jeong Do-won
Music
Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography
Cho Sang-yun
Runtime
117 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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