No Mercy
2010 2h 5m movie Film South Korea

No Mercy

용서는 없다

“Rather be killed than forgive.”

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.

The 2009–2011 South Korea Window

137 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. No Mercy sits at position #25.

  1. Tree with Deep Roots
    #1

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  2. The Slave Hunters
    #2

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010

  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010

  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010

  5. Silenced
    #5

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  6. 49 Days
    #6

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  7. The Princess' Man
    #7

    The Princess' Man

    ★ 8.1 · 2011

  8. Castaway on the Moon
    #8

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with No Mercy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when No Mercy premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
154
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • detective
  • gore
  • revenge
  • dead body
  • murderer
  • sexual assault
  • forensic pathologist

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