Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness

Once you trip in, there is no way out.

Directed by Kim Sung-soo

Produced by CJ Entertainment, Sanai Pictures

2016136 min6.8 / 10

A gritty, paranoia-soaked crime thriller about institutional corruption where a compromised cop becomes trapped between warring power structures with no escape.

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

Questions people ask

  • Is Asura: The City of Madness scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Asura: The City of Madness easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Asura: The City of Madness end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Asura: The City of Madness violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Asura: The City of Madness sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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