Pawn
2020 1h 53m movie Film South Korea

Pawn

담보

“The money or your kid!”

Pawn sits in the top 5% of South Korea films on this catalog — ranked #69 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

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“The money or your kid!”

A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.

Reception Benchmarks

8.4
TMDB Rating
47
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #69 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (95th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #23 of 427 (top 5%).

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The 2019–2021 South Korea Window

Among 261 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Pawn places #24 — near the top of its class.

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The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pawn premiered alongside 89 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 89 other South Korea films in 2020.

The 1161st 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

47
Reviews
70th
Review-volume percentile
74th
Popularity percentile

47 audience reviews — more than 70% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among South Korea films.

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesJK Film, CJ Entertainment, Redrover, Film Company YOUN, CJ ENM
Runtime1h 53m
Release DateSeptember 29, 2020
IMDbtt13273172