South Korea Synopsis
남산의 부장들
“Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.”
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Man Standing Next. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Hive Media Corp
Drama + Thriller in South Korea
81 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Man Standing Next itself).
The 2019–2021 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2019-2021 South Korea release window, The Man Standing Next sits at #185 of 261. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Break the Silence: The Movie
★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#4BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
#6Mr. Queen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8True Beauty
★ 8.5 · 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 Man Standing Next premiered alongside 89 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 89 other South Korea films in 2020.
The 1099th 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
100 audience reviews — more than 83% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Man Standing Next, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- usa · 5
- washington dc · 3
- park chung-hee · 3
- dictator · 2
- hearing · 2
- dictatorship · 2
- military dictatorship · 2
- assassination of president · 2
- france · 19
- 1970s · 19
- assassination · 17
- paris · 14
- korea president · 9
- based on novel or book · 288
- based on true story · 98
- south korea · 97
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #719 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #500 of 868 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, English |
| Production Companies | Hive Media Corp, Gemstone Pictures, Showbox |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | January 22, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt11358398 |