South Korea Synopsis
곡성
“Never be tempted.”
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
The 2015–2017 South Korea Window
254 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Wailing sits at position #84.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Wailing. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Fox International Productions
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wailing premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 36m runtime, production spent $70K per minute on screen and earned $320K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #432 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #5 of 89 (top 6%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Korean |
| Production Companies | Fox International Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures, 20th Century Fox Korea, Side Mirror, Korean Film Council |
| Runtime | 2h 36m |
| Release Date | May 12, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5215952 |