Space Sweepers
2021 2h 16m movie Film South Korea

Space Sweepers

승리호

“2092, the space sweep begins!”

Synopsis

승리호

“2092, the space sweep begins!”

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

Audience Engagement

914
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
92nd
Popularity percentile

914 audience reviews — more than 98% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among South Korea films.

Other Titles From Bidangil Pictures

Drama + Fantasy in South Korea

73 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Space Sweepers itself).

The 2020–2022 South Korea Window

Space Sweepers holds position #173 of 269 South Korea films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Break the Silence: The Movie
    #1

    Break the Silence: The Movie

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  2. 2020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'
    #2

    2020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. Under the Queen's Umbrella
    #3

    Under the Queen's Umbrella

    ★ 9.1 · 2022
  4. BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA
    #4

    BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA

    ★ 9.0 · 2022
  5. BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing
    #5

    BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing

    ★ 9.0 · 2022
  6. Undercover
    #6

    Undercover

    ★ 9.0 · 2021
  7. The Fabulous
    #7

    The Fabulous

    ★ 8.8 · 2022
  8. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
    #8

    It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    ★ 8.6 · 2020

The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Space Sweepers premiered alongside 81 others.

'2090'2182'2297'2332

Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$21.0M
Budget
$25K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.0×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 16m runtime, production spent $154K per minute on screen and earned $180 per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.

The 1192nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Space Sweepers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • space colony · 2
  • ecological disaster · 2
  • space adventure · 1
  • 2090s · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • android · 19
  • space opera · 6
  • spaceship · 6

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
914
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #568 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 Drama productions specifically: #395 of 868 (top 46%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Spoken LanguagesDanish, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, English, Tagalog, Mandarin, Korean
Production CompaniesBidangil Pictures, Merry Christmas
Runtime2h 16m
Release DateFebruary 5, 2021
IMDbtt12838766
Official Sitewww.netflix.com

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