How to Steal a Dog
2014 1h 49m movie Film South Korea

How to Steal a Dog

개를 훔치는 완벽한 방법

“Just one dog will get them moving!”

Synopsis

개를 훔치는 완벽한 방법

“Just one dog will get them moving!”

A young girl lives in a van with her little brother & her mom. Tired of the embarrassing situation which was promised to be temporary, she decides to try to fix it all on her own. But how to get the money needed first? One day, the girl comes across a flyer offering a reward for a lost dog. Under the mistaken impression that a house could also really cost just that much, she then plots to do exactly that- with the additional help of her best friend, little brother & some others, they'll find a "missing" spoiled pup, return him & get a new home just in time for her birthday! Or at least, that's the plan.. what could go wrong?

The 2013–2015 South Korea Window

208 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. How to Steal a Dog sits at position #74.

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    #1

    Incomplete Life

    ★ 8.7 · 2014

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    #2

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015

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    #3

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

  4. Secret Love Affair
    #4

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

  5. Pinocchio
    #5

    Pinocchio

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

  6. EXO Next Door
    #6

    EXO Next Door

    ★ 8.3 · 2015

  7. Gu Family Book
    #7

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013

  8. Witch's Romance
    #8

    Witch's Romance

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when How to Steal a Dog premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #481 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Family productions specifically: #19 of 55 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Little Big Pictures, Daemyung Culture Factory, Samgeori Pictures
Runtime 1h 49m
Release Date December 31, 2014
IMDb tt3812402

Themes & Motifs

  • homeless person
  • based on novel or book
  • homelessness
  • motherly love
  • heist
  • single mother
  • dog
  • loss of pet
  • missing parent
  • homeless man
  • heist gone wrong
  • homeless
  • working mom
  • lost pet
  • smart kid
  • scheming

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