South Korea Synopsis
최면
Jin-ho lost his parents in an accident when he was a child, he receives hypnosis to treat his trauma related to the accident. Do-hyun, a college student gets interested in Jin-ho's hypnosis and he tries doing it too.
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The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 South Korea release window, The Hypnosis sits at #245 of 269. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.0 · 2022
#6Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 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 Hypnosis premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.
The 1202nd 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 (19th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,095 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #41 of 89 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Smile Ent. |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | March 24, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14406178 |