Hidden Camera: Basic Instinct
Seen it?2016 | Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Ordinary housewife Ji-soo's (Lee Sun-joo) dream is to be loved by her husband. Her husband Tae-joo (Park Jeong-hwan) is a rough debt collector who is unhappy about his sex life with his wife. Gangster Chang-soo (Jang Yong-seok) who makes videos from motels using a hidden camera under Detective Kang (Yeo Hyeon-soo) who commits corruption, borrows money from Tae-joo to gamble with but can't pay him back in time. Ji-soo finds out she's pregnant and is glad she can finally earn some love from her husband but she discovers a video of her husband cheating in the car blackbox. She calms down and comes home early one day to find her husband cheating on her. However, the woman who is sleeping with her husband turns out to be her own mother (Lee Eun-mi-I). Ji-soo plans to take revenge and there is a man who is watching her in secret...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Byeong-kwan
- Lee Sun-joo-IIJi-soo
- Park Jeong-hwanTae-joo
- Jang Yong-seokChang-soo
- Yeo Hyun-sooDetective Kang
- Lee Eun-miJi-soo's mom