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The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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A Company Man
Drama · Action · Crime · 2012
A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.
Movie details
A Company Man
“Fight before being fired.”
2012 Drama · Action · Crime 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.6 / 10
7K votes
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
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A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over A Company Man?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Lim Sang-yoon
Written by
Lim Sang-yoon
So Ji-sub
Hyeong-do (Ji Hyeong-do)
Lee Mi-yeon
Mi-yeon (Yu Mi-yeon)
Kwak Do-won
Jong-tae (Gwon Jong-tae)
Kim Dong-jun
Hun (Ra Hun)
Jeon Kuk-hwan
CEO Jeon (Jeon Hyuk-soo)
Lee Kyung-young
Team Leader Ban (Ban Ji-hoon)
Han Bo-bae
Bo-seul (Ra Bo-seul)
Court is in session
Put A Company Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.