The Plot

The Plot

Is it a coincidence?

Directed by Lee Yo-sup

Produced by Zip Cinema

2024100 min5.4 / 10

A taut, methodical crime thriller about a meticulous murder-for-hire orchestrator whose perfect system unravels when an ambitious job goes wrong.

Young-il is a plotter who manipulates murder-for-hire cases to look like accidents. Nobody knows those accidents are in fact perfectly plotted, planned murders. After finishing a flawlessly plotted case with no trace of evidence left behind, Young-il receives a new request. His new target is a prominent political figure who is always under the spotlight. Even with the higher risk of getting exposed, Young-il decides to take the case with his team members, Jackie, Wol-cheon, and Jeom-man. When the plot is ready after immaculate preparation and numerous rehearsals, the team finally makes its move, but some unexpected trouble threatens Young-il’s perfect plan.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Plot scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does The Plot end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Plot easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Plot violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is The Plot sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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