South Korea Synopsis
암수살인
“Believe but be doubtful.”
A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the killer's help, but starts to suspect that he has ulterior motives. Based on a true story.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dark Figure of Crime. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in South Korea
99 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dark Figure of Crime itself).
The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 South Korea release window, Dark Figure of Crime sits at #206 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 Dark Figure of Crime. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 51m runtime, production spent $64K per minute on screen and earned $265K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 983rd 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
70 audience reviews — more than 77% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dark Figure of Crime, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- police detective · 3
- murder trial · 2
- disappeared corpse · 1
- busan · 25
- murder · 155
- south korea · 97
- serial killer · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #835 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #128 of 202 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Film 295, Blossom Pictures, Showbox |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | October 3, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8119680 |
| Official Site | www.showbox.co.kr |