South Korea Synopsis
더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이
“Mission: save the girl.”
When retired hitman’s wife goes on vacation with her friend, she asks him to look after the friend's teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped.
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
211 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Killer sits at position #50.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with The Killer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Killer premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #187 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #24 of 266 (top 9%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | M-Line Distribution, iHQ |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | July 13, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt19713090 |
| Official Site | www.thekiller2022.com |