Is The President's Barber 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 President's Barber end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 President's Barber scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is The President's Barber 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.

Is The President's Barber easy watching?

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 President's Barber

Name: The President's Barber
Genre: History, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2004
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Jae-eung, Moon So-ri, Roh Hyung-wuk, Ryu Seung-su

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

Directed by Lim Chan-sang

Produced by Barunson E&A, Chungeorahm Film

2004116 min7.1 / 10

A darkly comic political satire that uses a barber's naive entanglement with dictatorship to explore two decades of South Korean history and the collateral damage of authoritarianism on ordinary families.

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Clusters

Dark Comedies About Ambition East Asian History & Culture Asian City Movies Blue-Collar Jobs Political Rebellion Movies

Genres

History Drama Comedy

Keywords

Barber Korea President Democratization Movement Park Chung-hee Seoul, South Korea

Questions people ask

Is The President's Barber sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The President's Barber end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The President's Barber scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The President's Barber violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The President's Barber easy watching? 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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