South Korea Synopsis
우는 남자
“His first mistake is his last chance for redemption.”
A hitman accidentally kills a little girl. Filled with regret, he wants to quit. But then to tie up loose ends, he is forced to go on another job, to kill the girl's mother.
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 90% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among South Korea films.
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Action + Thriller in South Korea
82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding No Tears for the Dead itself).
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
No Tears for the Dead holds position #100 of 208 South Korea films in the 2013–2015 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 Tears for the Dead premiered alongside 71 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 71 other South Korea films in 2014.
The 614th 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 No Tears for the Dead, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- contract killer · 5
- gun violence · 4
- tragic past · 3
- mourning · 2
- elite squad · 1
- unintentional kill · 1
- hitman · 30
- triad · 13
- violence · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #641 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #116 of 266 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, English |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Dice Film, Musa Productions, Stone Comics Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | June 4, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3697566 |
| Official Site | cryingman2014.co.kr |