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Real

Original title: Ri-eol
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 17m
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4.7/10
1.4K
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Kim Soo-hyun in Ri-eol (2017)
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  • Thriller
A criminal aspiring to build a casino finds himself in endless threat when a man starts imitating every single thing he does.A criminal aspiring to build a casino finds himself in endless threat when a man starts imitating every single thing he does.A criminal aspiring to build a casino finds himself in endless threat when a man starts imitating every single thing he does.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Love Lee
  • Writers
    • Lee Jung-Sub
    • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
    • Huh Young-Man(character created by: REAL - TAZZA)
  • Stars
    • Kim Soo-hyun
    • Dong-il Sung
    • Lee Sung-min
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  • Director
    • Love Lee
  • Writers
    • Lee Jung-Sub
    • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
    • Huh Young-Man(character created by: REAL - TAZZA)
  • Stars
    • Kim Soo-hyun
    • Dong-il Sung
    • Lee Sung-min
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    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Kim Soo-hyun
    Kim Soo-hyun
    • Jang Tae-youngas Jang Tae-young
    Dong-il Sung
    Dong-il Sung
    • Jo Won-geunas Jo Won-geun
    Lee Sung-min
    Lee Sung-min
    • Choi Jin-gias Choi Jin-gi
    Sulli Choi
    Sulli Choi
    • Song Yoo-hwaas Song Yoo-hwa
    Woo-jin Jo
    Woo-jin Jo
    • Sa Do-jinas Sa Do-jin
    Kim Hong-pa
    Kim Hong-pa
    • Choi Nak-hyunas Choi Nak-hyun
    In-gyeom Jeong
    • Professor Kimas Professor Kim
    Kwon Choi
    • General Manager Baekas General Manager Baek
    Han Ji-Eun
    Han Ji-Eun
    • Han Ye-wonas Han Ye-won
    Eun Ah Kim
    • Miss. Jinas Miss. Jin
    Go Gyu-pil
    Go Gyu-pil
    • Baldas Bald
    Wan Lee
    • Jang Tae-yeong doubleas Jang Tae-yeong double…
    Jae-Sung Jung
    • Patientas Patient
    Im Hyeon-joo
    • Woman 1as Woman 1
    Candy Alexa
    Candy Alexa
    • Choi Nak-hyeon hideout call girlas Choi Nak-hyeon hideout call girl
    Chan-woo Jeong
    • President Hanas President Han
    Gyoo-Hyeon Kim
    • Holsteras Holster
    Shin Mi-young
    Shin Mi-young
    • Caregiveras Caregiver
    • Director
      • Love Lee
    • Writers
      • Lee Jung-Sub
      • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
      • Huh Young-Man(character created by: REAL - TAZZA)
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    User reviews16

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    10/10
    Creatively unique genre. . .way ahead of its time.
    I started looking for this film out of curiosity. A colleague who noticed my preference for crime stories suggested it with disclaimer that they watched it because their fans of the lead actor and not really of the movie. They even warned me that others consider it the worst film. Intrigued, I watched it, and knowing that they'll ask me about it, I watched it like objectively assessing a students' work performance (LOL). After watching the film I read the reviews and ask myself why the reviewer said the things they said. Most, of the negative reviews I have read point out the complexity of the storyline, lack of good editing, non coherence or vagueness of the script, and boring action scenes. My take on this, is maybe because it is something of a hybrid genre. Any reviewers who was made to believe that the film is under action, would definitely be bored by the theatrical movement of the action scene, the same manner that a reviewer expecting a noir film would find the dance fight out of place (which, by the way, one of my favourite scene). I believe that, if you watch it without thinking under which category it is supposed to be, you will most likely enjoy it. It definitely can not be boxed in as a crime story, or else it will fall short of the suspense required for it. Although it is not my typical crime buster film, I was surprised that I do not feel bad nor consider it worst. I was actually mesmerised by how it is a little bit of several types of genre. I am not surprised though that most, if not all of the reviews I have read, have nothing but praises and positive things to say to the main lead actor Kim Soo Hyun. He was brilliant in this film. He is actually the reason why I thought I should re-watch it, and this time make a review about it. A Real actor. I did not watch this because I am a fan, I became a fan after watching Real.
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    • Nov 5, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2017 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Ri-eol
    • Production companies
      • Alibaba Pictures Group
      • CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics
      • CJ Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,984,948
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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