South Korea Synopsis
바람 바람 바람
“We are all hungry for love.”
Set on Jeju Island, Seok-Geun is a middle-aged man and he works as a taxi driver. He is married to Dam-Deok. Seok-Geun constantly cheats on his wife, but it doesn't mean he does not love his wife.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
What a Man Wants holds position #165 of 271 South Korea films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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#7Parasite
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#8Are You Human?
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including What a Man Wants. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 939th 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
25 audience reviews — more than 51% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #667 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #207 of 427 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Hive Media Corp |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | April 5, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8108278 |