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The Chaser
The Chaser — The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.
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The Chaser

2008 8 20.0K PG-13 views saved
The Chaser

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

Countries: KR
Languages: Korean
Content Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2hrs 5min
Status: Released
Release date: 2008-02-14
Release format: Streaming — Sep 30, 2014
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@borotj 13 years ago

South Korean movies are really impressive

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@borotj 13 years ago

South Korean movies are really impressive

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lurple-at-gmailcom
@lurple-at-gmailcom 2 years ago

This is based on a true story and the film is much closer to reality than I thought, back when it came out.

Incredibly distressing and impressive.

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Lars Sieval
@larziej 4 years ago

Many of the Korean movies I've watched through the year have been more hits than misses. Especially their crime thrillers. The Chaser is one of them.

The Chaser is about a ex-detective turned pimp named Joong-Ho played by the fantastic Kim Yoon-seok. He had two of his girls gone missing on him and as he pressures a third one, Mi-jin (Seo Young-hee) into working that night, at that moment he realizes that the client Mi-jin is about to visit, is the client that his missing girls went to. The client is played by Ha Jung-woo and is inspired by real-life serial killer Yoo Young-chul.

I won't say more about the story but it is an amazing chase that will have you at the edge of your seat and in the end it will have pulled on your emotional strings.

Na Hong-Jin's directional debut is one that will be hard to be topped. He came out of the gates with a bang. The Chaser is well directed and is a great ride.

If you want to get into Korean movies, this could be a great entry point. It is a must watch and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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@horror-future-7 8 years ago

This movie reminds me a lot "saw the devil" Great tense and well made movie 8/10!

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Saint Pauly
@saint-pauly 4 years ago

>American Movies: Here's the formula for a money making flick.
>South Korean Cinema: What if we want to break the rules?
>American Movies: Why tf would you do that?
South Korean Cinema: Because #TheChaser

The hero is a pimp, the killer uses a chisel and all the wrong people die. South Korean cinema is as hot as well-constructed flame on intricate skin.

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schmenky
@schmenky 7 years ago

2 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think

0 / 1 misc

8 out of 10

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jeffrey French
@jefffrench12 4 years ago

Wow! Chaser is so intense. Then there's that ending!!!

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aldobelus
@aldobelus 5 years ago

Plays with your emotions easily, turn your mind like a blender, in one way, in the other one... Is original, weird, fine... Watch it!

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aldobelus
@aldobelus 5 years ago

Muy buena. Muchas veces crea una tensión difícil de ver, pero eso, hoy día, ocurre pocas veces. Cuando te lo encuentras, aunque te cueste mirar, agradeces que te hagan sufrir, que dominen tus emociones por un momento. ¡¡Es lo bonito del cine (y del teatro)!!

Very good movie, in my humboldt opinion. Several times take your emotions and play with them, kidnap them, but turn them back to you quickly! This manner of suffering is to be thankful. Is not easy to find it in the actual cinema. I liked it a lot. And the "The yellow sea" too!!

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