Double Agent

Double Agent

Directed by Kim Hyeon-jeong

Produced by Koo & Film, Showbox

2003125 min5.9 / 10

A tense Cold War espionage thriller built on suspicion and uncertainty, where trust itself becomes the central battleground.

A North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.

Questions people ask

  • Is Double Agent scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Double Agent easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Double Agent violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Double Agent end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Double Agent sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Double Agent

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Double Agent, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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