Marine Boy

Marine Boy

Trust no one, if you want to survive

Directed by Yoon Jong-seok

Produced by Realies Pictures, CJ Entertainment

2009118 min5.5 / 10

A tense crime thriller about a desperate man trapped in the drug trade, where survival depends on deception and trust is a liability.

Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.

Questions people ask

  • Does Marine Boy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Marine Boy scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Marine Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Marine Boy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Marine Boy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Marine Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Marine Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Marine Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Marine Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Marine Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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