South Korea Synopsis
불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상
“Careful who you trust.”
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Merciless sits at position #127.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Merciless. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Merciless premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #583 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #102 of 266 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Barunson |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | May 17, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6777370 |