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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

Original title: Akinjeon
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
29K
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POPULARITY
3,569
392
Ma Dong-seok and Kim Mu-yeol in The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
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A crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.A crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.A crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.

  • Director
    • Lee Won-tae
  • Writer
    • Lee Won-tae
  • Stars
    • Ma Dong-seok
    • Jeon Bae-soo
    • Kim Mu-yeol
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,569
    392
    • Director
      • Lee Won-tae
    • Writer
      • Lee Won-tae
    • Stars
      • Ma Dong-seok
      • Jeon Bae-soo
      • Kim Mu-yeol
    • 113User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Ma Dong-seok
    Ma Dong-seok
    • Jang Dong-soo
    Jeon Bae-soo
    Jeon Bae-soo
    • Chief of the criminal department
    Kim Mu-yeol
    Kim Mu-yeol
    • Jung Tae-seok
    Kim Sungkyu
    Kim Sungkyu
    • Kang Kyeong-ho
    Park Bo-kyung
    Park Bo-kyung
    • Victim's Wife
    Heo Dong-won
    Heo Dong-won
    • Choi Moon-sik
    Yoo Seung-mok
    • Ahn Ho-bong
    Kim Gyu-ri
    Kim Gyu-ri
    • Cha Seo-Jin
    Woo Kang-min
    • Ha Moo-yeong
    • (as Woo Kang-Min)
    Kong Seong-Ha
    Kong Seong-Ha
    • Sales company employee
    Ryu Tae-ho
    Ryu Tae-ho
    • Mr. Ahn
    Yoon Young-kyun
    • Newbie agent
    • (as Yoon Young-Kyun)
    Cha Soon-bae
    Cha Soon-bae
    • Judge
    Choi Min-cheol
    Choi Min-cheol
    • Kwon Oh-sung
    Lee Sang-Hee
    • Real estate agency owner
    • Director
      • Lee Won-tae
    • Writer
      • Lee Won-tae
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      A guy is brutally stabbed in the backseat of his car. His bloody hand slides down against the rear door window miraculously not leaving a bloody stain.

      When the cops examine the murder scene in the morning, a bloody palm print is there in the window.

    User reviews113

    Featured review
    7/10

    Action packed, suspenseful, violent crime flick.

    Ticks off all the right boxes:

    Lots of cool, vicious bad guys with one of them being really creepy and sick. On the other hand there are lots of dumb, ambitious cops, which are a laughing stock.

    Lots of chases, that are quite riveting to watch. Lots of fist and knife fights, that are beautifully choreaographed and thrilling.

    And to top it all off there is this contineous drive and suspense that keeps this story propelling forward.

    THE cliffhanger: will they get the serial killer?

    This story seems to be based on an actual true story, which is out of this world, because the police and the mob were actually really working together to catch a vicious serial killer.

    Any bad? The cops are way too dumb to be real. And the gangsters are often way too cool, to be real as well. They used too many exagerated crime movie stereotypes, but then again, they didnt go too much overboard with these exagerations, therefore it still is an exciting and enjoyable crime flick!
    • imseeg
    • May 17, 2023
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2019 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Instagram - Balboa Productions
      • Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Akinjeon
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Kiwi Media Group
      • Acemaker Movieworks
      • BA Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $216,494
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $78,655
      • Jun 9, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,775,371
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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