South Korea Synopsis
악마를 보았다
“Abandon all compassion.”
Kyung-Chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-Hyun, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
137 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. I Saw the Devil sits at position #14.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with I Saw the Devil. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Saw the Devil premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #221 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #6 of 218 (top 3%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Softbank Ventures, Peppermint&company, Siz Entertainment, Finecut, Michigan Venture Capital |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | August 12, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1588170 |
| Official Site | www.isawthedevilmovie.com |