Deranged
2012 1h 49m movie Film South Korea

Deranged

연가시

“There Must Be Something In The Water.”

Synopsis

연가시

“There Must Be Something In The Water.”

People binge eat and suffer from extreme thirst, which leads them to go crazy for water. They cannot control themselves because they are brainwashed by a parasite.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From CJ Entertainment

Thriller + Drama in South Korea

81 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Deranged itself).

The 2011–2013 South Korea Window

Deranged holds position #94 of 157 South Korea films in the 2011–2013 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. Bridal Mask
    #3

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Gu Family Book
    #4

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  5. The Return of Superman
    #5

    The Return of Superman

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  6. Silenced
    #6

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  7. Flower Boy Next Door
    #7

    Flower Boy Next Door

    ★ 8.2 · 2013
  8. 49 Days
    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Deranged premiered alongside 53 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.

The 503rd 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
72nd
Popularity percentile

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

Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among South Korea films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Deranged, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • parasite · 5
  • outbreak · 4
  • han river · 3
  • pharmaceutical industry · 2
  • biological disaster · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • disaster · 23
  • epidemic · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • south korea · 97

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
89
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #895 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #116 of 218 (top 53%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCJ Entertainment, Ozone Film
Runtime1h 49m
Release DateJuly 5, 2012
IMDbtt2173024