South Korea Synopsis
더 게임
Struggling artist Min Hee-do is offered three billion won to bet his life to a game against a rich old man, Kang No-sik, who is dying from a terminal illness. The game is for each man to dial a random phone number and guess if the person who answers will be male or female. Hee-do loses the bet, and after a month long brain operation, he wakes up to find that they have swapped bodies.
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The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2007-2009 South Korea release window, The Devil's Game sits at #84 of 105. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Devil's Game premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2008.
The 307th 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
25 audience reviews — more than 51% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (15th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,227 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #188 of 218 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Prime Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | January 30, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1310501 |
| Official Site | www.thegame2008.co.kr |