Children...
2011 2h 12m movie Film South Korea

Children...

아이들...

“Five missing children, They never came back.”

Synopsis

아이들…

“Five missing children, They never came back.”

On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.

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Crime + Thriller in South Korea

63 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Children… itself).

The 2010–2012 South Korea Window

Children… holds position #39 of 154 South Korea films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters
    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012
  2. Tree with Deep Roots
    #2

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  3. The Slave Hunters
    #3

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010
  4. Bridal Mask
    #4

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Dong Yi
    #5

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010
  6. Running Man
    #6

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010
  7. Silenced
    #7

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  8. 49 Days
    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Children… premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2011.

The 437th 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

89
Reviews
82nd
Review-volume percentile
64th
Popularity percentile

89 audience reviews — more than 82% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (82th percentile) outruns trending popularity (64th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
89
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #402 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #55 of 202 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesLotte Entertainment, Noori Pictures
Runtime2h 12m
Release DateFebruary 17, 2011
IMDbtt1861982
Official Sitewww.children2011.co.kr

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