South Korea Synopsis
뜨거운 피
“Be assertive, or face the death.”
A veteran gangster, Hee-su, is looking to retire from his crime family in the violent port town of Kuam, Korea. But an unexpected betrayal leads him down a bloody path where he gets caught in the middle of a mob war with deadly consequences.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hot Blooded. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kidari ENT
Crime + Action in South Korea
77 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hot Blooded itself).
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 South Korea release window, Hot Blooded sits at #180 of 211. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.4 · 2023
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★ 9.1 · 2022
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★ 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 Hot Blooded. 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 1288th 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
13 audience reviews — more than 22% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 27th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #973 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #156 of 202 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Kidari ENT, Kidari Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | March 23, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt18250780 |