Pipeline
2021 1h 48m movie Film South Korea

Pipeline

파이프라인

“Bet it all for one last mission”

Synopsis

파이프라인

“Bet it all for one last mission”

Korea has over 1,200km of pipeline that acts as the country’s artery. There are several individuals who make the headlines by tapping into this network in order to siphon oil. Drill-bit is a drilling prodigy who is offered by Gun-woo, the head of an oil refining company, a large sum of money for completing the impossible heist to drill into the pipeline between Honam and Seoul-Busan highway within a month. To get the job done in time, he puts together a team of misfits: civil engineer ‘Mr. Na’, excavation expert ‘Big Shovel’, and welding expert ‘Welder. And just as the cops get a wind of this oil heist, Drill-bit’s mine collapses, his team gets cornered from all sides. As the operation gets delayed from setbacks, Gun-woo threatens their lives. Drill-bit’s group promises to get the job done in 2 days but Gun-woo plans to blow up both the oil tank and Drill-bit’s group after the oil has been siphoned…

The 2020–2022 South Korea Window

269 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pipeline sits at position #207.

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The 2020s South Korea Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #799 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #119 of 202 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Gom Pictures, Little Big Pictures
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date May 26, 2021
IMDb tt14716932

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