South Korea Synopsis
시동
“It's time to grow up.”
Taek-il recklessly leaves home, defying his mother who asks him to go to college. In the unfamiliar neighborhood, he happens to get a job as a delivery man for a Chinese restaurant. And he mingles with new people such as Geo-seok, a chef, and Kyung-ju, a boxer. Meanwhile, Sang-pil, a friend of Taek-il, enters the private loan business to make money. At first, it seems easy to make a big fortune, but soon he finds himself in pain as he faces unexpected things.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Start-Up. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Next Entertainment World
Drama + Action in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Start-Up itself).
The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
Start-Up holds position #168 of 272 South Korea films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#22020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'
★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Intention
★ 9.1 · 2018
#42018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#5BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#6It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
#7Mr. Queen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#8Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Start-Up premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.
The 1093rd 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
58 audience reviews — more than 75% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #656 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #452 of 868 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Filmmaker R&K |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt11454170 |