Beautiful
2008 1h 28m movie Film South Korea

Beautiful

아름답다

Synopsis

아름답다

Eun-young is a woman cursed with great beauty. Wherever she goes, she gets unwanted admiration from men and jealousy from women. One day, one of her stalking admirer invades her place.

Other Titles From Kim Ki Duk Film

Drama + Thriller in South Korea

81 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Beautiful itself).

The 2007–2009 South Korea Window

Beautiful holds position #59 of 105 South Korea films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Iljimae
    #1

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  2. Coffee Prince
    #2

    Coffee Prince

    ★ 8.1 · 2007
  3. Castaway on the Moon
    #3

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  4. The Chaser
    #4

    The Chaser

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  5. Mother
    #5

    Mother

    ★ 7.7 · 2009
  6. 9 End 2 Outs
    #6

    9 End 2 Outs

    ★ 7.5 · 2007
  7. 1 Night 2 Days
    #7

    1 Night 2 Days

    ★ 7.5 · 2007
  8. Lee San, Wind in the Palace
    #8

    Lee San, Wind in the Palace

    ★ 7.5 · 2007

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 Beautiful premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2008.

The 310th 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

22
Reviews
45th
Review-volume percentile
21st
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 45% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among South Korea films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,052 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #704 of 868 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesKim Ki Duk Film, Sponge
Runtime1h 28m
Release DateFebruary 14, 2008
IMDbtt1173686