South Korea Synopsis
방법: 재차의
Following a brutal murder case, the police are baffled to find out that the assailant, whose body was found on the scene with the victim, had already been dead for three months. Meanwhile, journalist Jin-hee sets up a live interview with an anonymous caller claiming he is the true killer behind the mysterious murder. When the man announces three more murders will occur in the hands of the undead, Jin-hee must face the sinister forces beyond understanding.
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The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey holds position #84 of 269 South Korea films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.
The 1228th 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
110 audience reviews — more than 84% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- maldición · 1
- despertar · 1
- muertos · 1
- zombie · 42
- based on tv series · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #272 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #16 of 218 (top 7%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Climax Studios, Studio Dragon, CJ Entertainment, KEYEAST, CJ ENM |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | July 28, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt17640714 |