South Korea Synopsis
용서는 없다
“Rather be killed than forgive.”
Forensic pathologist Kang is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho, as the primary suspect. But when Kang’s daughter is kidnapped, a manipulative game begins between Kang and Lee, who holds secrets about the homicide case.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with No Mercy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Cinema Service
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 No Mercy itself).
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
No Mercy holds position #25 of 137 South Korea films in the 2009–2011 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 No Mercy premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2010.
The 379th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
154 audience reviews — more than 89% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on No Mercy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dead body · 4
- sexual assault · 4
- murderer · 3
- forensic pathologist · 1
- revenge · 210
- gore · 51
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #351 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 Crime productions specifically: #49 of 202 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Cinema Service, CJ Entertainment, The Dream & Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | January 7, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1662557 |
| Official Site | www.koreanmovie.com |