Ordinary Person
2017 2h 1m movie Film South Korea

Ordinary Person

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Synopsis

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Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated.

The 2016–2018 South Korea Window

268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ordinary Person sits at position #105.

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    #6

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    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    ★ 8.5 · 2018

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Ordinary Person. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ordinary Person premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
36
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #463 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #66 of 202 (top 33%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies 영화사 장춘, Opus Pictures, Trinity Pictures
Runtime 2h 1m
Release Date March 23, 2017
IMDb tt6857282

Themes & Motifs

  • revolution
  • serial killer
  • police corruption
  • physical abuse
  • 1980s
  • busan
  • south korea
  • time skip
  • wrongfully accused
  • sudden deafness

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