South Korea Synopsis
추격자
“The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.”
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Audience Engagement
1,167 audience reviews — more than 99% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Chaser. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bidangil Pictures
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 Chaser itself).
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
Among 105 South Korea films we catalog from this window, The Chaser places #4 — near the top of its class.
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 Chaser premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2008.
The 310th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Chaser, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pimp · 4
- tied up · 4
- rope · 2
- chisel · 2
- flu · 1
- meat hook · 1
- dog · 23
- psychological thriller · 21
- psychopath · 13
- cell phone · 8
- based on true story · 98
- south korea · 97
- kidnapping · 72
- gore · 51
- investigation · 45
- serial killer · 42
- prostitute · 39
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #223 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #22 of 202 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Bidangil Pictures, Hanhwa Venture Capital, Michigan Venture Capital, Vantage Holdings, Finecut |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1190539 |