The Cursed Lesson
2020 1h 33m movie Film South Korea

The Cursed Lesson

요가학원: 죽음의 쿤달리니

Synopsis

요가학원: 죽음의 쿤달리니

Online fashion model Hyo-jeong faces imminent threat of being unemployed because of the younger and more fashionable generation coming after her. While relying on surgical procedures and treatments, Hyo-jeong hears about a mysterious yoga class that helps make perfect body shape from her old high school classmate, Ga-yeong. Hyo-jeong eventually attends the yoga class with three classmates: Mi-yeon, a boxer who failed to keep her body fit, Ji-won, who has unstable mental condition, and Ye-na, a movie star who is morbidly obsessed with her appearance. Meanwhile, police start to investigate the enigma behind this yoga class after finding out that a murder in the neighborhood was committed by a woman named Bo-ra, a former yoga class student.

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The 2019–2021 South Korea Window

In the crowded 2019-2021 South Korea release window, The Cursed Lesson sits at #256 of 261. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.2 · 2020
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    #2

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    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. Undercover
    #3

    Undercover

    ★ 9.0 · 2021
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    #4

    BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
    #5

    It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  6. Mr. Queen
    #6

    Mr. Queen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  7. Parasite
    #7

    Parasite

    ★ 8.5 · 2019
  8. True Beauty
    #8

    True Beauty

    ★ 8.5 · 2020

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 Lesson premiered alongside 89 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 89 other South Korea films in 2020.

The 1173rd 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

10
Reviews
7th
Review-volume percentile
58th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity (58th percentile) outruns review volume (7th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,288 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #67 of 89 (top 75%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesSmile Ent., Opus Pictures, Trinity Pictures
Runtime1h 33m
Release DateNovember 18, 2020
IMDbtt13478812