Lady Vengeance

Lady Vengeance

All she wanted was a peaceful life… they didn't give it.

Directed by Park Chan-wook

Produced by TSJ Entertainment, Ilshin Capital Investments

2005115 min7.5 / 10

A dark, methodical revenge thriller about a woman reclaiming agency after 13 years of wrongful imprisonment, driven by calculated retribution and the psychological weight of injustice.

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Lady Vengeance easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Lady Vengeance sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Lady Vengeance violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Lady Vengeance scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Lady Vengeance end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful 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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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Lady Vengeance

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lady Vengeance

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lady Vengeance, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lady Vengeance, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lady Vengeance, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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