Wishing Stairs
2003 1h 37m movie Film South Korea

Wishing Stairs

여고괴담 3: 여우계단

“Watch Your Step.”

Synopsis

여고괴담 3: 여우계단

“Watch Your Step.”

A staircase leading to a schoolgirls' dormitory usually has 28 steps, but sometimes a 29th step appears. Any wish you make while standing on this step comes true, even if it must come true in the most horrific way possible.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From CJ Entertainment

The 2002–2004 South Korea Window

Wishing Stairs holds position #60 of 91 South Korea films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Jewel in the Palace
    #1

    Jewel in the Palace

    ★ 8.6 · 2003
  2. Stairway to Heaven
    #2

    Stairway to Heaven

    ★ 8.1 · 2003
  3. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
    #3

    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

    ★ 8.0 · 2004
  4. I'm Sorry, I Love You
    #4

    I'm Sorry, I Love You

    ★ 8.0 · 2004
  5. 3-Iron
    #5

    3-Iron

    ★ 7.8 · 2004
  6. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    #6

    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring

    ★ 7.8 · 2003
  7. Oasis
    #7

    Oasis

    ★ 7.8 · 2002
  8. The Way Home
    #8

    The Way Home

    ★ 7.7 · 2002

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wishing Stairs premiered alongside 30 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.

The 129th 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

90
Reviews
82nd
Review-volume percentile
57th
Popularity percentile

90 audience reviews — more than 82% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (82th percentile) outruns trending popularity (57th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Wishing Stairs, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • ballet · 4
  • private school · 3
  • obesity · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • dance · 11
  • paranormal · 9
  • wish · 7
  • rivalry · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • high school · 88

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
90
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,125 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #44 of 89 (top 49%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCJ Entertainment, Cinema Service, Cine2000
Runtime1h 37m
Release DateAugust 1, 2003
IMDbtt0370082