The Face Reader
2013 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 7.0 · 70% critics
A gifted face reader is pulled into a dangerous royal conflict when a young king’s rule is threatened by an ambitious relative. As tensions rise at court, his rare talent becomes both a tool and a liability in a brutal struggle for power.
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Details
- Original title
- 관상
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-11
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (104 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want intense historical palace intrigue, shifting loyalties, and a suspenseful power struggle, similar to The Throne or A Frozen Flower; Not for you if you avoid violent, grim political drama.
Pros: tense palace intrigue; strong central hook; high-stakes conflict | Cons: political details can overwhelm; grim violence; dense cast of rivals
Themes
- coup d'etat
- political instability
- period drama
- political unrest
- 15th century
- joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- the gyeyu rebellion
Cast & crew
Song Kang-ho
as Nae-kyung
Lee Jung-jae
as Grand Prince Soo-yang
Baek Yoon-sik
as Kim Jong-seo
Cho Jung-seok
as Paeng-heon
Lee Jong-suk
as Jin-hyeong
Kim Hye-soo
as Yeon-hong
Kim Eui-sung
as Han Myung-hoi
Chae Sang-woo
as Dan-jong
Kim Tae-woo
as King Mun-jong
Ko Chang-seok
as Choi Dae-gam
Directed by Han Jae-rim