The Fake
2013 1h 41m movie Film South Korea

The Fake

사이비

Synopsis

사이비

A convict returns to his home town to again torture his family, face his neighbors and try to destroy the local religious fanatics and their plans to keep money from the village people.

The 2012–2014 South Korea Window

The Fake holds position #127 of 183 South Korea films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters
    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012
  2. Incomplete Life
    #2

    Incomplete Life

    ★ 8.7 · 2014
  3. Bridal Mask
    #3

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Fated to Love You
    #4

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  5. Secret Love Affair
    #5

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  6. Pinocchio
    #6

    Pinocchio

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  7. Gu Family Book
    #7

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  8. Witch's Romance
    #8

    Witch's Romance

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

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 Fake premiered alongside 56 others.

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Animation + Drama in South Korea

8 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Fake itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 56 other South Korea films in 2013.

The 579th 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

33
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
3rd
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (3th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #955 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #18 of 50 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesStudio Dadashow, Next Entertainment World
Runtime1h 41m
Release DateNovember 21, 2013
IMDbtt3091272