The Point Men
2023 1h 48m movie Film South Korea

The Point Men

교섭

“Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.”

Synopsis

교섭

“Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.”

A story about a diplomat and a national intelligence service agent who struggle and risk their lives on foreign soil to save Korean hostages that have been abducted in the Middle East.

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129 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Point Men sits at position #114.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Point Men. 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 Point Men premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
23
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,015 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #161 of 202 (top 80%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Plus M Entertainment, Watermelon Pictures, One Take Film
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date January 18, 2023
IMDb tt21111120

Themes & Motifs

  • diplomat
  • kidnapping
  • afghanistan
  • based on true story
  • taliban
  • hostage negotiator
  • negotiation
  • 2000s
  • national intelligence service (nis)

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