South Korea Synopsis
말모이
“Our language makes us who we are.”
During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From The LAMP
Drama + Comedy in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission itself).
The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission holds position #60 of 272 South Korea films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Intention
★ 9.1 · 2018
#42018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#5BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#6It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
#7Mr. Queen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#8Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
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 MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.
The 1010th 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
22 audience reviews — more than 45% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- letter · 5
- dictionary · 3
- word · 1
- japanese occupation of korea · 25
- independence movement · 7
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #170 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #124 of 868 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Korean |
| Production Companies | The LAMP, Lotte Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | January 9, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9602258 |