South Korea Synopsis
쉬리
“No clues. No leads. No time.”
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shiri. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in South Korea
96 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shiri itself).
The 1998–2000 South Korea Window
Shiri holds position #19 of 35 South Korea films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s South Korea Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 13 titles released, including Shiri. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (39 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other South Korea films in 1999.
The 45th 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
143 audience reviews — more than 88% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (88th percentile) outruns trending popularity (73th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shiri, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- s.w.a.t. · 1
- ctx · 1
- intelligence agent · 1
- bomb · 15
- korean army · 14
- agent · 11
- terrorism · 47
- spy · 46
- inter-korean relations · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #988 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (29th 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: #185 of 266 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Samsung Entertainment, Kang Je-gyu Films |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | February 13, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0192657 |