The President's Last Bang
2005 1h 42m movie Film South Korea

The President's Last Bang

그때 그 사람들

“When i fire the first shot, it's showtime!”

Synopsis

그때 그 사람들

“When i fire the first shot, it's showtime!”

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

Other Titles From Myung Films

Comedy + Drama in South Korea

214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The President's Last Bang itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The President's Last Bang. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2004–2006 South Korea Window

The President's Last Bang holds position #52 of 128 South Korea films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Alone in Love
    #1

    Alone in Love

    ★ 8.9 · 2006
  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender
    #2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  3. My Lovely Sam-Soon
    #3

    My Lovely Sam-Soon

    ★ 8.5 · 2005
  4. High Kick
    #4

    High Kick

    ★ 8.5 · 2006
  5. Jumong
    #5

    Jumong

    ★ 8.3 · 2006
  6. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
    #6

    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

    ★ 8.0 · 2004
  7. I'm Sorry, I Love You
    #7

    I'm Sorry, I Love You

    ★ 8.0 · 2004
  8. Princess Hours
    #8

    Princess Hours

    ★ 7.9 · 2006

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The President's Last Bang premiered alongside 44 others.

'0015'0119'0223'0331'0437'0545'0646'0731'0837'0937

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 44 other South Korea films in 2005.

The 187th 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

41
Reviews
66th
Review-volume percentile
49th
Popularity percentile

41 audience reviews — more than 66% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The President's Last Bang, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • park chung-hee · 3
  • assassination of president · 2
  • president · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • dark comedy · 20
  • assassination · 17
  • korea president · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on true story · 98

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
41
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #842 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #251 of 427 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesMyung Films, CJ Entertainment, MK Pictures
Runtime1h 42m
Release DateFebruary 3, 2005
IMDbtt0445396