South Korea Synopsis
프리즌
“Rule The Outside From Within.”
An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Prison sits at position #118.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Prison premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
7.2
TMDB Rating
84
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #518 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #75 of 202 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Curo Holdings |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | March 23, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6589464 |