Secretly, Greatly
2013 2h 4m movie Film South Korea

Secretly, Greatly

은밀하게 위대하게

“Playing the fool for the Dear Leader.”

Synopsis

은밀하게 위대하게

“Playing the fool for the Dear Leader.”

Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.

The 2012–2014 South Korea Window

183 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Secretly, Greatly sits at position #75.

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    #2

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    #3

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

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    #4

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

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    #5

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

  6. Pinocchio
    #6

    Pinocchio

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

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    #7

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    ★ 8.3 · 2013

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    #8

    Witch's Romance

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Secretly, Greatly. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Secretly, Greatly premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
170
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #576 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #98 of 266 (top 37%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies MCMC, KEYEAST, Michigan Venture Capital, Daemyung Culture Factory, Showbox
Runtime 2h 4m
Release Date June 5, 2013
IMDb tt2967578
Official Site www.eunwe-movie.kr

Themes & Motifs

  • politics
  • spy
  • based on comic
  • bromance
  • communism
  • inter-korean relations
  • based on webcomic or webtoon

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