Midnight Runners
2017 1h 48m movie Film South Korea

Midnight Runners

청년경찰

“Trainees By Day, Detectives By Night”

Synopsis

청년경찰

“Trainees By Day, Detectives By Night”

Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.

The 2016–2018 South Korea Window

268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Midnight Runners sits at position #80.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.1 · 2018

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    #2

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    ★ 8.9 · 2017

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    #3

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    #4

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  5. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #5

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  6. My Last Love
    #6

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    #8

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    ★ 8.5 · 2018

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Midnight Runners premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
181
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #348 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #51 of 266 (top 19%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Lotte Entertainment, Movierock, Studio By The Library, Very Good Studio
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date August 9, 2017
IMDb tt7056732

Themes & Motifs

  • police
  • bromance
  • korean chinese
  • dramatic
  • suspenseful
  • compassionate

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