South Korea Synopsis
마린보이
Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
128 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Marine Boy sits at position #103.
Other Titles From Realies Pictures
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Marine Boy premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
5.7
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier
Ranked #1,255 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #236 of 266 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Realies Pictures, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | February 5, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1380152 |