South Korea Synopsis
무방비 도시
“Nothing is what it seems.”
Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Open City. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDredd
★ 6.8 · India
2 sharedDeath Note
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass 3: First Inspector
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System – Case.1 Crime and Punishment
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System – Case.2 First Guardian
★ 6.8 · Japan
2 sharedDeewaar
★ 7.0 · India
Other Titles From DCG Plus
Thriller + Drama in South Korea
81 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Open City itself).
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
Open City holds position #28 of 105 South Korea films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Open City premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2008.
The 304th 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
36 audience reviews — more than 63% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #787 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #97 of 218 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | DCG Plus, CJ Entertainment, iVision Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | January 10, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1232106 |