The Chaser

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The Chaser

2008

2h 20m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A cop investigates the disappearance of several call girls he pimps out.

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Critics Consensus

A frantic and taut Korean serial killer thriller. One classy, if bloody and messy, gut wrencher of a movie.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

02/04/2010

3/4

I've more or less had it with this stuff, but the film is distinguished by the grubby velocity of his foot chases, and the effectiveness of its craft (not to mention the unglamorous resolution of at least one character's fate).

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

02/02/2010

Easily the best cop thriller since The Departed.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/28/2010

3.5/4

The Chaser is an expert serial-killer film from South Korea and a poster child for what a well-made thriller looked like in the classic days.

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

10/03/2019

The Chaser is thrilling and endlessly inventive during its two hour runtime.

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C.H. Newell

Scriptophobic

05/07/2019

The Chaser's screenplay makes its aim the revelation of social conditions which allowed these crimes, and others like it, to occur.

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Marianna Neal

Impression Blend

04/30/2019

4.5/5

You're still going to get the chases, the violence, and the dark tone you would expect, but all of that is rooted in reality and drama making The Chaser come very close to the neo-noir genre.

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Dark D

@RT65718715 Feb 28

I found the plot very silly and devoid of thrills. The chase scenes were ridiculous but nicely filmed. The last 1/2 hour was preposterous.

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Chan N

@Chan1234 Jan 23

The first half was ok, but the second half was frustrating to watch. The female detective was literally following the killer and somehow managed to lose him. The portrayal of the Korean police felt ridiculous. People and neighbours go missing and no one reports it, and the killer keeps getting released far too easily. Completely unrealistic and honestly a joke.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Nov 24

A extremely bleak yet extremely entertaining Korean crime film.

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 Jul 17

A really sad and tragic movie. The villain was a monster. Ending lives and families. Horrible...

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Film reviewer T

@RT86246081 04/12/2025

Best film ever , amazing performances and storyline

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sussy i

@RT68266427 12/31/2024

movie was "Absolute Cinema" but ending could have been much more good.

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Synopsis

A cop investigates the disappearance of several call girls he pimps out.

Director: Na Hong-jin
Screenwriter: Won-Chan Hong, Shinho Lee
Production Co: Showbox Entertainment
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Runtime: 2h 20m