Veteran
2015 1h 59m movie Film South Korea

Veteran

베테랑

“The unstoppable. The untouchable.”

Veteran returned 11.7× its production cost, earning $88.0M against a $7.5M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.

Synopsis

베테랑

“The unstoppable. The untouchable.”

When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.

The 2014–2016 South Korea Window

237 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Veteran sits at position #142.

  1. Goblin
    #1

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  2. Incomplete Life
    #2

    Incomplete Life

    ★ 8.7 · 2014

  3. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #3

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  4. Run BTS!
    #4

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015

  5. Remember You
    #5

    Remember You

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

  6. A Melody to Remember
    #6

    A Melody to Remember

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

  7. Fated to Love You
    #7

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

  8. Secret Love Affair
    #8

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Filmmaker R&K

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

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

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$7.5M
Budget
$88.0M
Revenue
$80.4M
Net Profit
11.7×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $63K per minute on screen and earned $739K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
170
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #714 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #129 of 266 (top 48%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages Russian, English, Korean
Production Companies Filmmaker R&K, Froniter Works Comic, Stone Comics Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, filmK
Runtime 1h 59m
Release Date August 5, 2015
IMDb tt4768764
Official Site www.cj-entertainment.com

Themes & Motifs

  • police corruption
  • police chase
  • truck driver
  • buddy cop
  • buddy comedy
  • street fight
  • spoiled rich kid
  • south korea
  • chaebol

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