The Kick
2011 1h 34m movie Film Thailand

The Kick

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“Martial Arts Action As Never Seen Before!”

The Kick is a Thailand–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

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“Martial Arts Action As Never Seen Before!”

Korean family made up of taekwondo experts moves to Thailand, where they set up a taekwondo gym. However, one member of the family, Taeju, wants to become a famous pop singer instead. The family becomes famous after stopping treasure robbers.

Thailand × South Korea Co-Production

Thailand (lead)South Korea

Other Thailand×South Korea titles

Other Titles From Sahamongkolfilm

Comedy + Action in Thailand

10 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Kick itself).

The 2010–2012 Thailand Window

In the crowded 2010-2012 Thailand release window, The Kick sits at #26 of 31. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. A Little Thing Called Love
    #1

    A Little Thing Called Love

    ★ 7.8 · 2010
  2. ATM
    #2

    ATM

    ★ 7.4 · 2012
  3. Hello Stranger
    #3

    Hello Stranger

    ★ 7.3 · 2010
  4. Yes or No
    #4

    Yes or No

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  5. Whores' Glory
    #5

    Whores' Glory

    ★ 6.8 · 2011
  6. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
    #6

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    ★ 6.6 · 2010
  7. 9-9-81
    #7

    9-9-81

    ★ 6.6 · 2012
  8. Who Are You?
    #8

    Who Are You?

    ★ 6.6 · 2010

The 2010s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Thailand, 102 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Kick premiered alongside 8 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$3.5M
Budget
$517K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.1×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 34m runtime, production spent $37K per minute on screen and earned $6K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2011.

The 98th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).

Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).

Audience Engagement

34
Reviews
67th
Review-volume percentile
45th
Popularity percentile

34 audience reviews — more than 67% of Thailand films in our index.

Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
34
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #206 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Comedy productions specifically: #64 of 70 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryThailand
All Production CountriesThailand, South Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Spoken LanguagesThai, Korean
Production CompaniesSahamongkolfilm, Baa-Ram-Ewe, Bangkok Film Studio
Runtime1h 34m
Release DateNovember 3, 2011
IMDbtt2020110
Official Sitewww.thekick.co.kr

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