South Korea Synopsis
텔 미 썸딩
“Crimes This Horrible… Are Better Left Unsolved.”
Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tell Me Something. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thriller + Crime in South Korea
63 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tell Me Something itself).
The 1998–2000 South Korea Window
Tell Me Something holds position #23 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 Tell Me Something. 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 54th 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
50 audience reviews — more than 71% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tell Me Something, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- puzzle · 4
- detective inspector · 3
- dark past · 2
- body parts · 1
- police · 105
- investigation · 45
- serial killer · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,130 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #172 of 218 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Koo & Cee Film, Mirovision |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | November 13, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0220806 |