South Korea Synopsis
귀공자
“The chase is on”
A boy fights at illegal boxing stadiums in the Philippines and has been searching for his Korean father to raise money for his sick Filipina mother's surgery. One day, he gets a message from his Korean father's side and flies to South Korea to meet him. However, the journey is full of plights as he is chased by the childe, a mysterious woman, and his Korean father's son.
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 47% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (96th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Childe. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Next Entertainment World
Thriller + Action in South Korea
82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Childe itself).
The 2022–2024 South Korea Window
The Childe holds position #64 of 129 South Korea films in the 2022–2024 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER
★ 9.4 · 2023
#2Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#3BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#4BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#6The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#7My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
#8Duty After School
★ 8.6 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
The Childe premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 32 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 301 films and series across 4 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 31 other South Korea films in 2023.
The 1391st 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 Childe, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- wealthy family · 4
- intense · 4
- nobleman · 1
- conglomerate heir · 1
- friendship · 134
- gangster · 85
- philippines · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #371 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #25 of 218 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Goldmoon Film, Studio & New |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | June 21, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt27534328 |
| Official Site | wellgousa.com |