The Accidental Detective (2015)

A true-crime enthusiast and a washed up cop facing demotion launch a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend who is wrongfully charged with murder.

Director:

Jeong-hoon Kim

Writer:

Jeong-hoon Kim

Stars:

Sang-Woo Kwon, Dong-il Sung, Yeong-hie Seo

Cast

Credited cast:
Sang-Woo Kwon	...	Kang Dae-man
Dong-il Sung	...	Noh Tae-soo
Yeong-hie Seo	...	Mi-ok
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Park Hae-Joon	...	Joon-Soo
Lee Il-Hwa	...	Detective No's wife
Oh Jeong-Se	...	Hospital patient
Dae-han Ji	...	Jang-Ho
Bok-rae Jo	...	Lee Yoo-No
Kim Joo-Heon	...	Gang leader
Park Jun-Myun	...	Bakery shop woman
Yoon Kyung-Ho	...	Det. Ma
Seung-Joon Lee	...	Yong-Gyu (as Seung-joon Lee)
Moo-Je Min	...	Sun-Hye's husband
Sung-Il Park	...	Detective Song
Min-chae Yoo	...	Hot Barista

Storyline

Dae-man is a crime enthusiast who runs a power blog about the country's biggest cold cases. He aspired to be a homicide detective but after years of failed attempts, he now runs a comic store. He walks on eggshells around his wife for failing to provide for the family. But he cannot help himself making daily trips to the police station. One day, his best friend and detective, Jun-su, is charged with the murder. Dae-man sets out to investigate to prove his friend's innocence. Only the washed up Detective Noh offers to help his colleague in trouble. A cold case specialist blogger's theory coupled with field experience of a seasoned detective and the two launch a joint investigation into their friend's alleged murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Accidental Detective 2: In Action (2018)

User Reviews

genius, mysterious & funny!

Korean have done a lot of whodunit crime movie, so I guess that's why some critics call this movie cliché. For me, this movie is so funny as hell! And we cant even know who is the killer is, its so unpredictable and fun to enjoy. Someone said that its impossible for Daeman character to become a genius detective just by reading detective novel, what kind of argument is that? Do movie need to be realistic as our daily life, a great movie is the kind that show something that's not ever or unlikely to happen in our everyday life, so that's what make this movie special. An average funny joe solve a murder case, finding culprit while carrying his baby too. That's what make this movie funny and I'm laughing so hard watching this. There is some flaw but they cover it up by showing Daeman's life with his family that's so hilarious. As I said a lot of time before, this is korean movie style that you cant find in any American movie. They stick you on your sit till the end. If you love "Memories of Murder" and "The Chaser", you will love this!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Vidio [Indonesia]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

24 September 2015 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Tam jeong: Deo bigining

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

KRW0 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cree Pictures, Frontier Works Comic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1