Natural City
2003 1h 54m movie Film South Korea

Natural City

내츄럴 시티

“The war has begun.”

Synopsis

내츄럴 시티

“The war has begun.”

Two cops, R and Noma, hunt down renegade cyborgs. Cyborgs are used as commandos by the military, as lust objects and for companionship. Normaly they have a limited lifespan of three years but black market technology is being developed to be able to transfer a cyborg's artificial intelligence into human host. This drives R to find a suitable host for his expiring cyborg Ria.

The 2002–2004 South Korea Window

91 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Natural City sits at position #81.

  1. Jewel in the Palace
    #1

    Jewel in the Palace

    ★ 8.6 · 2003

  2. Stairway to Heaven
    #2

    Stairway to Heaven

    ★ 8.1 · 2003

  3. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
    #3

    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

    ★ 8.0 · 2004

  4. I'm Sorry, I Love You
    #4

    I'm Sorry, I Love You

    ★ 8.0 · 2004

  5. 3-Iron
    #5

    3-Iron

    ★ 7.8 · 2004

  6. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    #6

    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring

    ★ 7.8 · 2003

  7. Oasis
    #7

    Oasis

    ★ 7.8 · 2002

  8. The Way Home
    #8

    The Way Home

    ★ 7.7 · 2002

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Natural City. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Natural City premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
94
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,306 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Science Fiction productions specifically: #23 of 31 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Jowoo Entertainment, Tube Entertainment
Runtime 1h 54m
Release Date September 5, 2003
IMDb tt0378428

Themes & Motifs

  • future
  • metropolis
  • megacity
  • cyborg
  • dystopia
  • detective inspector
  • rain
  • futuristic
  • neon
  • 2080s

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