South Korea Synopsis
강릉
“Two men's fate shatters like wave”
An action film about the ambitions, conspiracy, and betrayal of different organizations surrounding the life-changing project of building the largest resort in Gangneung.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tomb of the River. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From JOY N CINEMA
Action + Crime in South Korea
77 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tomb of the River itself).
The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 South Korea release window, Tomb of the River sits at #239 of 269. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Break the Silence: The Movie
★ 9.2 · 2020
#22020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'
★ 9.2 · 2020
#3Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#4BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#6Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tomb of the River premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.
The 1250th 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
17 audience reviews — more than 35% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (63th percentile) outruns review volume (35th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tomb of the River, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- betrayal · 28
- conspiracy · 17
- film noir · 12
- ambition · 7
- gangster · 85
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,022 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #197 of 266 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | JOY N CINEMA, Daydream, Studio Santa Claus Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | November 10, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt15741196 |