Tunnel
2016 2h 6m movie Film South Korea

Tunnel

터널

“When all collapsed, only hope remained.”

Tunnel returned 52.4× its production cost, earning $52.4M against a $1.0M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.

Synopsis

터널

“When all collapsed, only hope remained.”

A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected whilst emergency services struggle to help.

The 2015–2017 South Korea Window

254 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tunnel sits at position #85.

  1. Youn's Kitchen
    #1

    Youn's Kitchen

    ★ 8.9 · 2017

  2. Goblin
    #2

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  3. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #3

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  4. My Last Love
    #4

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  5. Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
    #5

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  6. Run BTS!
    #6

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015

  7. Remember You
    #7

    Remember You

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

  8. A Melody to Remember
    #8

    A Melody to Remember

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Tunnel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tunnel premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$1.0M
Budget
$52.4M
Revenue
$51.4M
Net Profit
52.4×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $8K per minute on screen and earned $416K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
526
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #434 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 Thriller productions specifically: #39 of 218 (top 18%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies BA Entertainment, Showbox
Runtime 2h 6m
Release Date August 10, 2016
IMDb tt5910280

Themes & Motifs

  • survival
  • disaster
  • reporter
  • trapped
  • rescue team
  • news reporter
  • trapped underground
  • south korea

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