South Korea Synopsis
리벤져
“Everyone has a plan until they've been hit.”
Hell-bent on avenging the murder of his family, a former detective infiltrates a remote island that serves as a prison for vicious death row criminals.
The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 South Korea release window, Revenger sits at #260 of 271. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Intention
★ 9.1 · 2018
#2Youn's Kitchen
★ 8.9 · 2017
#32018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#4BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5My Last Love
★ 8.6 · 2017
#6Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including Revenger. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 1003rd 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
125 audience reviews — more than 86% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 78th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Revenger, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ex-cop · 4
- island prison · 2
- revenge plot · 2
- remote island · 1
- martial arts · 369
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,315 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #249 of 266 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Indonesian, English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Green Fish Pictures, Little Big Pictures, Landmark Asia Holdings, Musa Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 6, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt9426186 |