The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

One size kills all.

Directed by Kim Yong-gyun

Produced by Generation Blue Films, Cineclick Asia

2005108 min6.1 / 10

A supernatural horror-thriller where a cursed object becomes a conduit for jealousy and death, trapping its finder in an escalating cycle of paranoia and violence.

A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Red Shoes scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is The Red Shoes easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Red Shoes end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Red Shoes violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is The Red Shoes sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Red Shoes

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Red Shoes

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Red Shoes, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Red Shoes, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Red Shoes, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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