South Korea Synopsis
챔피언
“There's nothing he can't knock down.”
A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Champion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 South Korea release window, Champion sits at #226 of 271. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Intention
★ 9.1 · 2018
#2Youn's Kitchen
★ 8.9 · 2017
#32018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#4BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5My Last Love
★ 8.6 · 2017
#6Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including Champion. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 942nd 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
25 audience reviews — more than 51% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (17th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Champion, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- family reunion · 4
- heartwarming · 2
- arm wrestling · 1
- strongman · 1
- competition · 22
- bromance · 13
- friendship · 134
- family · 74
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #966 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #658 of 868 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, English |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Korea |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8367080 |