The King

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The King

2017

2h 14m

Drama

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A young man becomes a powerful prosecutor in the 1990s.

Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

Mar 7, 2019

"The King" is a great movie, which reminded me of Scorsese's days of glory, and a film that proves that Godard was right when he was saying " It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to".

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Craig Mathieson

The Sunday Age

Feb 10, 2017

3/5

The sound and fury negates subtlety or cause, but this whirlwind drama is a telling primer on South Korean white collar rituals.

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Vicky Roach

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Feb 10, 2017

3/5

Despite its ambitious scope, The King is longer than it needs to be -- the middle section, especially, would benefit from some judicious editing. But the acting is strong and the archetypes solid.

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Travis Johnson

FILMINK (Australia)

Feb 2, 2017

a slick, snarky, breathless ride through hidden corridors of power

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Jan 31, 2017

8.4/10

Slick, gripping, provocative and enormously entertaining.

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Charline Jao

The Mary Sue

Jan 26, 2017

3.5/5

With parallels to real-life scandals and offhanded references to moments like the June Democracy Movement... The King succeeds as a political drama invested in the constantly changing dynamics of power.

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@RT10868636 Jun 19, 2022

A film that separates itself from generic gangster fills with a larger sense of morality while still keeping the main plot as interesting as any. The ending is a bit cliche and probably a bit to quickly done but that should not take away from an overall great movie.

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Dec 2, 2021

The best Korean movie.

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Jun 29, 2017

Not really care for the subject matter but the acting is awesome. Surprisingly a happy ending!

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Synopsis

A young man becomes a powerful prosecutor in the 1990s.

Director: Han Jae-rim
Producer: Han Jae-rim
Screenwriter: Han Jae-rim
Production Co: Woojoo Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2020
Runtime: 2h 14m

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