Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

The bad meets the worst.

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom

Produced by Dice Film, Warner Bros. Korea

2019127 min6.1 / 10

A gritty noir-inflected thriller about institutional corruption and unlikely alliance, driven by moral compromise and the weight of systemic injustice.

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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