Decision to Leave
2022 2h 18m movie Film South Korea

Decision to Leave

헤어질 결심

“The Closer You Look, The Harder You Fall.”

Synopsis

헤어질 결심

“The Closer You Look, The Harder You Fall.”

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

The 2021–2023 South Korea Window

211 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Decision to Leave sits at position #101.

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    ★ 9.1 · 2022

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    #6

    The Good Bad Mother

    ★ 8.9 · 2023

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    #7

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    ★ 8.8 · 2022

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    #8

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Moho Film

The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Decision to Leave premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
894
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #394 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

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

Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #29 of 218 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages English, Mandarin, Korean
Production Companies Moho Film, CJ Entertainment
Runtime 2h 18m
Release Date June 29, 2022
IMDb tt12477480

Themes & Motifs

  • sea
  • secret love
  • police
  • widow
  • detective
  • mountain
  • investigation
  • language barrier
  • forbidden love
  • foreign language
  • love
  • audio recording
  • phone
  • mountain climbing
  • murder mystery
  • murder suspect

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