South Korea 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.
Audience Engagement
894 audience reviews — more than 98% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among South Korea films.
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
Thriller + Mystery in South Korea
61 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Decision to Leave itself).
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
Decision to Leave holds position #101 of 211 South Korea films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER
★ 9.4 · 2023
#2Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#3BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#4BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#6The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including Decision to Leave. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1318th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Decision to Leave, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- murder suspect · 5
- phone · 4
- mountain climbing · 4
- foreign language · 2
- audio recording · 1
- police procedural · 1
- busan · 25
- forbidden love · 19
- mountain · 11
- widow · 10
- language barrier · 10
- murder mystery · 10
- sea · 9
- secret love · 8
- love · 123
- police · 105
- south korea · 97
- south korea · 97
- investigation · 45
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
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 |