Synopsis
상류사회
“Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz.”
The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is a painter.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 South Korea release window, High Society sits at #255 of 271. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 8.9 · 2017
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★ 8.6 · 2017
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★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including High Society. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 974th 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
41 audience reviews — more than 66% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,250 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #805 of 868 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | French, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hive Media Corp |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | August 29, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8865580 |





