A Better Tomorrow
2010 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 6.0 · 88% critics
In a South Korean port city, an idealistic police officer is forced to go after his estranged older brother, who has risen in the criminal underworld. As old guilt, loyalty, and betrayal resurface, family bonds clash with duty and survival.
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Details
- Original title
- 무적자
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-16
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (64 votes)
- Box office
- $10,751,422
- Budget
- $8,700,000
About
You may like this if you want a crime drama that mixes family conflict with bursts of action, especially if Decibel or Phantom Detective worked for you; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or tangled plotting.
Pros: strong brotherhood themes; emotional performances; solid action moments | Cons: confusing plot jumps; heavy melodrama; uneven pacing
Themes
- remake
Cast & crew
Ju Jin-mo
as Kim Hyuk
Song Seung-heon
as Lee Yeong-choon
Kim Kang-woo
as Kim Cheol
Jo Han-sun
as Jung Tae-min
Kim Hae-gon
as President Jeong
Seo Tae-hwa
as Prosecutor Jo
Lee Shin-seong
as Gwang-hee
Lee Kyung-young
as Lieutenant Park
Lim Hyung-jun
as Detective Lee
Kim Ji-young
as Aunt
Directed by Song Hae-sung