Running Wild
2006 2h 4m movie Film South Korea

Running Wild

야수

“Justice by any means necessary.”

Synopsis

야수

“Justice by any means necessary.”

A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom they both want desperately to catch. But their quarry resorts to devious methods to stall their investigation and eventually turn them against each other. Now the stage is set for a dangerous triangle.

The 2005–2007 South Korea Window

122 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Running Wild sits at position #76.

  1. Alone in Love
    #1

    Alone in Love

    ★ 8.9 · 2006

  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender
    #2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    ★ 8.7 · 2005

  3. My Lovely Sam-Soon
    #3

    My Lovely Sam-Soon

    ★ 8.5 · 2005

  4. High Kick
    #4

    High Kick

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

  5. Jumong
    #5

    Jumong

    ★ 8.3 · 2006

  6. Coffee Prince
    #6

    Coffee Prince

    ★ 8.1 · 2007

  7. Princess Hours
    #7

    Princess Hours

    ★ 7.9 · 2006

  8. The 101st Proposal
    #8

    The 101st Proposal

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Popcorn Film

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Running Wild premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,009 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #194 of 266 (top 73%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Popcorn Film, Showbox
Runtime 2h 4m
Release Date January 13, 2006
IMDb tt0485552

Themes & Motifs

  • police
  • gangster
  • investigation
  • crime boss
  • revenge
  • organized crime
  • hospital
  • criminal
  • police detective
  • cold case
  • good versus evil

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