Believer
2018 2h 3m movie Film South Korea

Believer

독전

“To catch a devil, trust a sinner.”

Synopsis

독전

“To catch a devil, trust a sinner.”

After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.

The 2017–2019 South Korea Window

271 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Believer sits at position #116.

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    #1

    Intention

    ★ 9.1 · 2018

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    #2

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    ★ 8.9 · 2017

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    2018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND

    ★ 8.9 · 2018

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    #5

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    #6

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    #7

    Parasite

    ★ 8.5 · 2019

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    #8

    Are You Human?

    ★ 8.5 · 2018

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Yong Film

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Believer premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
91
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #447 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #64 of 202 (top 32%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Yong Film, Next Entertainment World, Kidari ENT, Contents Panda
Runtime 2h 3m
Release Date May 22, 2018
IMDb tt7095654

Themes & Motifs

  • drug dealer
  • remake
  • drug cartel
  • undercover cop
  • criminal mastermind
  • kingpin
  • master villain
  • mysterious past
  • drug manufacturing

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