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.
Audience Engagement
2,257 audience reviews — more than 100% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among South Korea films.
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.
Thriller + Horror in South Korea
37 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I Saw the Devil itself).
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
Among 137 South Korea films we catalog from this window, I Saw the Devil places #14 — near the top of its class.
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 I Saw the Devil premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2010.
The 409th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on I Saw the Devil, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cemetery · 4
- police chief · 4
- severed head · 2
- mercilessness · 1
- tracking device · 1
- sadistic killer · 1
- secret agent · 16
- brutality · 15
- psychopath · 13
- cannibal · 12
- revenge · 210
- murder · 155
- south korea · 97
- serial killer · 42
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 |