Perhaps Love
2021 1h 53m movie Film South Korea

Perhaps Love

장르만 로맨스

Synopsis

장르만 로맨스

Kim Hyun is a best-selling author who has been experiencing a writer's block for seven years. He keeps an amicable relationship with his ex-wife Mi-ae, who is now dating his best friend and publisher, as they take care of their oversensitive teenage son. To get back on his feet with his career, he decides to work on a new novel with an aspiring writer, his student, Yoo-jin, only to get his life more complicated when Yoo-jin comes out as gay and confesses his love for him.

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The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Perhaps Love premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,106 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #342 of 427 (top 80%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Next Entertainment World, Library Pictures International, BeLief, Prain Global
Runtime 1h 53m
Release Date November 17, 2021
IMDb tt15587126

Themes & Motifs

  • author
  • writer
  • family conflict
  • lgbt
  • divorced couple
  • slump

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