South Korea 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.
Audience Engagement
181 audience reviews — more than 91% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (91th percentile) outruns trending popularity (72th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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Action + Comedy in South Korea
69 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Midnight Runners itself).
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
Midnight Runners holds position #80 of 268 South Korea films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Midnight Runners premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.
The 884th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Midnight Runners, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dramatic · 3
- compassionate · 2
- suspenseful · 1
- bromance · 13
- korean chinese · 7
- police · 105
Reception Benchmarks
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 |