Alarm
2009 9m movie Film South Korea

Alarm

알람

Synopsis

알람

Snooze buttons, sunlight…the inescapable cacophony of alarm alerts: waking up in the morning is a battle between the present and the future state of mind. A dream-like war with yourself and other objects that seem to take a life of its own.

The 2008–2010 South Korea Window

Alarm holds position #84 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Slave Hunters
    #1

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010
  2. Iljimae
    #2

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010
  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010
  5. Castaway on the Moon
    #5

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  6. Personal Taste
    #6

    Personal Taste

    ★ 8.0 · 2010
  7. King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
    #7

    King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo

    ★ 7.9 · 2010
  8. I Saw the Devil
    #8

    I Saw the Devil

    ★ 7.8 · 2010

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alarm premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.

The 356th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

34
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
5th
Popularity percentile

34 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (5th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
34
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,136 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #31 of 50 (top 62%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesMesai
Runtime9m
Release DateJune 25, 2009
IMDbtt4870626
Official Sitewww.mesai.co.kr

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