South Korea Synopsis
해운대
“There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath.”
On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.
Audience Engagement
413 audience reviews — more than 96% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tidal Wave. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Drama in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tidal Wave itself).
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
Tidal Wave holds position #33 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Tidal Wave premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $133K per minute on screen and earned $597K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 359th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tidal Wave, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tsunami · 5
- disaster movie · 5
- cigarette · 4
- single father · 3
- trapped in an elevator · 2
- tidal wave · 2
- giant wave · 1
- tears · 1
- busan · 25
- disaster · 23
- beach · 19
- helicopter · 10
- tearjerker · 8
- south korea · 97
- south korea · 97
- family relationships · 57
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #711 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #127 of 266 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Polygon Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, JK Film |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | July 22, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1153040 |