South Korea Synopsis
귀문
“All May Enter, None Shall Return”
In 1990, at a secluded community center, the custodian murders all the guest lodgers and kills himself. Ever since, on every Old Year's Night, paranormal events begin to take place within the building. Eventually, the center is shut down and left abandoned for years. A renowned paranormal investigator who had lost his mother during an exorcism and three college students who heard about the rumor of the unexplained phenomena heads over to the building, resolved to uncover the buried secret.
Horror + Thriller in South Korea
37 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Guimoon: The Lightless Door itself).
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The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 South Korea release window, Guimoon: The Lightless Door sits at #204 of 269. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#4BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#6Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Guimoon: The Lightless Door premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.
The 1234th 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
76 audience reviews — more than 79% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #777 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #18 of 89 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ CGV, Jupiter Film, Ghostpictures |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | August 25, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14922584 |