South Korea Synopsis
낙원의 밤
“No Safe Haven.”
An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. Tae-goo rejects the offer that results in the murder of his sister and niece. In revenge, Tae-goo brutally kills Chairman Doh and his men and flees to Jeju Island where he meets Jae-yeon, a terminally ill woman. Though, the henchman of the Bukseong gang, Executive Ma is mercilessly hunting Tae-goo to take revenge.
Audience Engagement
216 audience reviews — more than 92% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Night in Paradise. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Crime + Thriller in South Korea
63 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Night in Paradise itself).
The 2019–2021 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2019-2021 South Korea release window, Night in Paradise sits at #184 of 261. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
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★ 8.7 · 2019
#5It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
#6Mr. Queen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8True Beauty
★ 8.5 · 2020
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Night in Paradise premiered alongside 89 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 89 other South Korea films in 2020.
The 1152nd 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 Night in Paradise, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- jeju island · 5
- flashback · 28
- betrayal · 28
- massacre · 13
- sister · 12
- film noir · 12
- extreme violence · 6
- revenge · 210
- love · 123
- south korea · 97
- gangster · 85
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #712 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #106 of 202 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Russian |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Peppermint&company, Goldmoon Film |
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Release Date | September 3, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt12792418 |
| Official Site | www.netflix.com |