South Korea Synopsis
소설가의 영화
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
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The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including The Novelist's Film. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1297th 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
32 audience reviews — more than 60% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #956 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #651 of 868 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Jeonwonsa Film |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | April 21, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt17146978 |