Heart Blackened
2017 2h 5m movie Film South Korea

Heart Blackened

침묵

“Must know what happened that day.”

Synopsis

침묵

“Must know what happened that day.”

A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

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Crime + Thriller in South Korea

63 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Heart Blackened itself).

The 2016–2018 South Korea Window

Heart Blackened holds position #138 of 268 South Korea films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Intention

    ★ 9.1 · 2018
  2. Youn's Kitchen
    #2

    Youn's Kitchen

    ★ 8.9 · 2017
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    #3

    2018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND

    ★ 8.9 · 2018
  4. Goblin
    #4

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  5. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #5

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. My Last Love
    #6

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  7. Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
    #7

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  8. Are You Human?
    #8

    Are You Human?

    ★ 8.5 · 2018

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 Heart Blackened premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.

The 901st 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

40
Reviews
66th
Review-volume percentile
39th
Popularity percentile

40 audience reviews — more than 66% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • prosecutor · 5
  • scheme · 3
  • conglomerate · 1
  • secret · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • flashback · 28
  • trial · 10
  • judge · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • remake · 101
  • investigation · 45

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
40
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #603 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #89 of 202 (top 44%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCJ Entertainment, Yong Film
Runtime2h 5m
Release DateNovember 2, 2017
IMDbtt7609180
Official Sitewww.cj-entertainment.com

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