South Korea Synopsis
진범
“After his wife was killed, he began doubting everything”
Someone brutally murders Young-hoon’s wife. A hair sample was found on his wife’s body and the detectives use it to trace it back to his friend Joon-sung and locks him up. Seemingly becoming a murder’s wife overnight, Da-yeon asks Young-hoon to testify on his behalf but when he doesn’t show up for the trial, she goes to visit him at his house.
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The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
The Culprit holds position #111 of 272 South Korea films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Culprit premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.
The 1046th 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
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #374 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: #28 of 218 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Little Big Pictures, Gom Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 10, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10633722 |