South Korea Synopsis
이태원 살인사건
On the night of April 8, 1997, an innocent college student was brutally murdered in a burger shop washroom for no apparent reason. 2 Korean-American teenagers are brought for questioning and are charged with murder and possession of lethal weapon and withholding evidence. Neither is remorseful for their heinous crimes and blames each other for the killing.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Case of Itaewon Homicide. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Sponge
Crime + Thriller in South Korea
63 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Case of Itaewon Homicide itself).
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
The Case of Itaewon Homicide holds position #73 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 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 The Case of Itaewon Homicide premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 366th 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
26 audience reviews — more than 52% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 43th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,046 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #167 of 202 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Sponge, Showbox |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | September 10, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt2323565 |