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.
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
105 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Devil's Game sits at position #84.
Other Titles From Prime Entertainment
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Devil's Game premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |