Is The Foul King easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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 Foul King end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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 Foul King sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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 Foul King scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Foul King violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Foul King

Name: The Foul King
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Jang Jin-young, Park Sang-myeon, Jung Woong-in, Song Young-chang

In the ring, I'm the king.

Directed by Kim Jee-woon

Produced by The Foul King 2000, Bom Film Productions

2000112 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comedic character study about a meek man who finds liberation and identity through wrestling, only to discover that his alter ego threatens to consume him.

Dae-ho is a timid, unproductive, constantly harassed bank clerk. He starts secretly wrestling and adopts the persona of the cheating villain wrestler "The Foul King". He starts to stand up for himself but things soon start to get out of hand.

Clusters

Anti-Establishment Comedies Martial Arts & Combat Sports

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Wrestling

Questions people ask

Is The Foul King easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does The Foul King end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is The Foul King sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Foul King scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is The Foul King violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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