Yonggary
1999 1h 38m movie Film South Korea

Yonggary

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“Think Bigger”

Synopsis

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“Think Bigger”

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

The 1998–2000 South Korea Window

35 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Yonggary sits at position #35.

  1. All About Eve
    #1

    All About Eve

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  2. Joint Security Area
    #2

    Joint Security Area

    ★ 7.9 · 2000

  3. Christmas in August
    #3

    Christmas in August

    ★ 7.8 · 1998

  4. Autumn in My Heart
    #4

    Autumn in My Heart

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  5. Il Mare
    #5

    Il Mare

    ★ 7.5 · 2000

  6. Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
    #6

    Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

    ★ 7.2 · 1999

  7. The Quiet Family
    #7

    The Quiet Family

    ★ 7.1 · 1998

  8. Ditto
    #8

    Ditto

    ★ 7.1 · 2000

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 1990s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yonggary premiered. 39 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

2.7
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,397 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (0th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -4.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Science Fiction productions specifically: #31 of 31 (top 100%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages English, Korean
Production Companies Zero Nine Entertainment, Younggu-Art Movies, Korea Pictures
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date July 17, 1999
IMDb tt0272425

Themes & Motifs

  • spacecraft
  • giant monster
  • remake
  • dinosaur
  • alien invasion
  • reboot
  • kaiju

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