South Korea Synopsis
성실한 나라의 앨리스
“All i wanted was a little happiness.”
Since she was young, Soo-Nam has been able to do anything well with her hands. She holds 14 different certificates for typing excellence, but a computer takes over her job. Luckily, she finds a new job and marries. Soo-Nam and her husband decide to buy a house. They take out a loan to pay for their home. Soo-Nam works hard to pay off the loan, but she falls into more debt. Then an opportunity arises to pay off all her debts at once.
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Drama + Comedy in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Alice in Earnestland itself).
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
Alice in Earnestland holds position #151 of 237 South Korea films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alice in Earnestland premiered alongside 78 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 78 other South Korea films in 2015.
The 710th 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
24 audience reviews — more than 49% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Alice in Earnestland, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- revenge killing · 5
- loan · 4
- new town · 1
- poor woman · 1
- find a job · 1
- debt · 10
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #745 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #518 of 868 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CGV Arthouse, Korean Academy of Film Arts, Korean Film Council |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | August 13, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4702528 |