South Korea Synopsis
경관의 피
“Lingering tension of two cops who will you trust.”
A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the officer investigates further, his own attitudes begin to mirror the team leader's.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Policeman's Lineage. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 South Korea release window, The Policeman's Lineage sits at #173 of 211. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.1 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
#5Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#6The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including The Policeman's Lineage. 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 1270th 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
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Policeman's Lineage, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- corrupt cop · 2
- police officer · 25
- undercover cop · 15
- based on novel or book · 288
- investigation · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #923 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #146 of 202 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Leeyang Film, Acemaker Movieworks |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | January 5, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt16676718 |