Juror 8
2019 1h 54m movie Film South Korea

Juror 8

배심원들

“The first jury trial in Korea but the problem was no. 8.”

Synopsis

배심원들

“The first jury trial in Korea but the problem was no. 8.”

Seoul, South Korea, September 21st, 2008. Eight citizens, the first to intervene as jurors in the country's legal history, are randomly selected to examine a matricide case that appears to have been resolved due to the existence of apparently conclusive evidence.

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The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

Juror 8 holds position #121 of 272 South Korea films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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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 Juror 8 premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.

The 1036th 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

24
Reviews
49th
Review-volume percentile
40th
Popularity percentile

24 audience reviews — more than 49% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among South Korea films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Juror 8, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • legal drama · 5
  • jurors · 1
  • jury trial · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mother son relationship · 21
  • co-workers relationship · 9
  • 2000s · 7

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #419 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Mystery productions specifically: #69 of 201 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesBanzakbanzak Film Production, CGV Arthouse
Runtime1h 54m
Release DateMay 15, 2019
IMDbtt6985094