South Korea Synopsis
거미숲
“In that forest… memories get lost.”
TV Producer Kang Min enters Spider Forest for a documentary. He enters a cabin and discovers two brutally murdered bodies. One is his girlfriend Hwang Soo-Young and the other is his colleague Choi Jong-Pil. Kang Min also senses someone watching him and runs after that person into to the forest. He's soon knocked unconscious. When he awakens again he continues his chase into a tunnel. Kang Min is then struck by a speeding car.
Thriller + Horror in South Korea
37 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Spider Forest itself).
The 2003–2005 South Korea Window
Spider Forest holds position #50 of 113 South Korea films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spider Forest premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2004.
The 171st 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
70 audience reviews — more than 77% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Spider Forest, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cabin in the woods · 2
- sickle · 1
- secluded cabin · 1
- forest · 23
- murder · 155
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #898 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #118 of 218 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | OAK Films, CJ Entertainment, Egg Film |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | September 3, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0407821 |