South Korea Synopsis
더 폰
“It all begins with a call”
When his wife is murdered, Dong-ho loses the light in his life, breaks down and falls into depression. But he knows that as long as the killer is still around, he can not get out of his loss. Then, one day, he receives a call and can not believe who he is listening to.
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Thriller + Action in South Korea
82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Phone itself).
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
The Phone holds position #148 of 237 South Korea films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Phone premiered alongside 78 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 78 other South Korea films in 2015.
The 727th 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
39 audience reviews — more than 65% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (14th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Phone, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- corrupt official · 4
- home invasion · 3
- solar storm · 1
- breaking and entering · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- cell phone · 8
- corrupt politician · 8
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #731 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #89 of 218 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Mr. Romance |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 22, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt5034276 |