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.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
128 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Case of Itaewon Homicide sits at position #73.
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
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Case of Itaewon Homicide premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |