V.I.P.
2017 2h 8m movie Film South Korea

V.I.P.

브이아이피

“The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted.”

Synopsis

브이아이피

“The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted.”

A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.

The 2016–2018 South Korea Window

268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. V.I.P. sits at position #55.

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    #1

    Intention

    ★ 9.1 · 2018

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    #2

    Youn's Kitchen

    ★ 8.9 · 2017

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    #3

    2018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND

    ★ 8.9 · 2018

  4. Goblin
    #4

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  5. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #5

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  6. My Last Love
    #6

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  7. Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
    #7

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  8. Are You Human?
    #8

    Are You Human?

    ★ 8.5 · 2018

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with V.I.P.. 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 V.I.P. premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
190
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #233 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #26 of 202 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Peppermint&company, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Korea, Goldmoon Film, Finecut
Runtime 2h 8m
Release Date August 23, 2017
IMDb tt6413410

Themes & Motifs

  • cia
  • spy
  • fugitive
  • neo-noir
  • busan
  • south korea
  • inter-korean relations
  • national intelligence service (nis)

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