I Saw the Devil
2010 | 144 min | Thriller, Horror
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.8/10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
5 wins, 0 other nominations — won Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer; won Asian Film Awards
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
359K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
- Lee Byung-hunKim Soo-hyeon
- Choi Min-sikKyung-chul
- Jeon Kuk-hwanSquad Chief Jang
- Cheon Ho-jinSection Chief Oh
- Oh San-haJoo-yeon
- Kim Yoon-seoSe-yeon
- Nam Bo-raSection Chief's Daughter
- Lee Jun-hyeokNIS Agent
- Yoon Chae-yeongNurse Han Song-i
- Choi Mu-sungTae-joo