Hansel & Gretel
Seen it?2007 | 117 min | Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Big Fish or The Witches, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yim Pil-sung
- Chun Jung-myungEun-soo
- Eun Won-jaeMan-bok
- Shim Eun-kyungYoung-hee
- Jin Ji-heeJung-soon
- Park Hee-soonDeacon-byun
- Jang Young-namSu-jeong
- Kim Kyung-ikYeong-sik
- Go Joon-heeHye-young
- Park LydiaKyung-sook
- Yang Mi-yeongGuest