South Korea Synopsis
좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈
“One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.”
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
Audience Engagement
658 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among South Korea films.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
Action + Adventure in South Korea
96 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Good, the Bad, the Weird itself).
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
Among 105 South Korea films we catalog from this window, The Good, the Bad, the Weird places #10 — near the top of its class.
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 Good, the Bad, the Weird premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2008.
The 323rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Good, the Bad, the Weird, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- asian western · 4
- korean · 4
- gunslinger · 2
- manchuria western · 2
- gun · 22
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #502 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #78 of 266 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Korean, Japanese |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Cineclick Asia, Barunson E&A, Dark Circle Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 16, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0901487 |