20th Century Girl

Name: 20th Century Girl
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2022-10-06
Cast: Kim You-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, Roh Yoon-seo, Kim Sung-kyung

2022 | 119 min | Romance, Drama

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (8.2 out of 10), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for romantics.
The mood: Warm and romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 59 min.
What might put you off: It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesStrong
8.2 out of 10
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 208K people sought it out in the past year