Maggie
2019 1h 28m movie Film South Korea

Maggie

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“She wants to believe for everything.”

Synopsis

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“She wants to believe for everything.”

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.

The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

272 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Maggie sits at position #102.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Maggie. 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 Maggie premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #327 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #241 of 868 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Atnine Film, CGV Arthouse, 2X9
Runtime 1h 28m
Release Date September 26, 2019
IMDb tt9000062

Themes & Motifs

  • nurse
  • society
  • symbolism
  • hospital
  • job seeking
  • social problems
  • independent film
  • seoul
  • south korea

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