Is The Drug King scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drug King violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drug King sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Drug King end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drug King easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Drug King

Name: The Drug King
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Cho Jung-seok, Bae Doona, Kim So-jin, Kim Dae-myung

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

Directed by Woo Min-ho

Produced by Hive Media Corp, Showbox

2018139 min6.3 / 10

A morally complex crime drama about a small-time smuggler's rise to drug lord power in 1970s South Korea, exploring the corruption and duality that defines his ascent.

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

Questions people ask

Is The Drug King scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Drug King violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Drug King sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Drug King end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Drug King 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.

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