South Korea 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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Point Men. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Plus M Entertainment
Crime + Action in South Korea
77 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Point Men itself).
The 2022–2024 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2022-2024 South Korea release window, The Point Men sits at #114 of 129. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.4 · 2023
#2Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#3BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#4BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#6The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#7My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
#8Duty After School
★ 8.6 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
The Point Men premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 32 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 301 films and series across 4 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 31 other South Korea films in 2023.
The 1369th 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
23 audience reviews — more than 47% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (69th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Point Men, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- diplomat · 4
- taliban · 4
- hostage negotiator · 1
- negotiation · 1
- national intelligence service (nis) · 12
- afghanistan · 8
- 2000s · 7
- based on true story · 98
- kidnapping · 72
Reception Benchmarks
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 |