Seoul Searching
2015 1h 45m movie Film China

Seoul Searching

“They only met once but it changed their lives forever.”

Synopsis

“They only met once but it changed their lives forever.”

In the 1980s a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers who meet at a Seoul summer camp to learn what it means to be Korean. The three boys, from the U.S., Mexico, and Germany, then meet three girls who rock their world.

The 2014–2016 China Window

143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Seoul Searching sits at position #27.

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    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015

  2. Who's The Murderer
    #2

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

  3. Hacksaw Ridge
    #3

    Hacksaw Ridge

    ★ 8.2 · 2016

  4. The Whirlwind Girl
    #4

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  5. Love Me If You Dare
    #5

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

  6. The Chinese Mayor
    #6

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

  7. Under the Dome
    #7

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015

  8. When a Snail Falls in Love
    #8

    When a Snail Falls in Love

    ★ 7.7 · 2016

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Seoul Searching. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Seoul Searching premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
69
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #341 of 946 China films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #218 of 547 (top 40%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
All Production Countries China, South Korea, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages Korean, English, German
Production Companies Bowery Hills Entertainment
Runtime 1h 45m
Release Date January 30, 2015
IMDb tt2566644

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