Take Off

Take Off

Jump, fly and win your dreams

Directed by Kim Yong-hwa

Produced by KM Culture, Showbox

2009139 min6.2 / 10

A warmhearted sports comedy-drama about an adopted Korean-American reconnecting with his roots while pursuing an unlikely Olympic dream with a scrappy national ski jumping team.

Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.

Questions people ask

  • Is Take Off violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Take Off end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Take Off scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Take Off easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Take Off 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity7

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Take Off

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Take Off

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Take Off, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Take Off, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Take Off, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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