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.
The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
271 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Champion sits at position #226.
#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
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Champion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Warner Bros. Korea
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Champion premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |