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The Outlaws
Action · Crime · Thriller · 2017
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.
Movie details
The Outlaws
“Kickstarting a plan to mop up the mob in one clean sweep!”
2017 Action · Crime · Thriller 2h 1m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.2 / 10
15.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
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In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Outlaws?
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Kang Yun-sung
Written by
Kang Yun-sung
Don Lee
Ma Seok-do
Yoon Kye-sang
Jang Chen
Jo Jae-yun
President Hwang
Choi Gwi-hwa
Jeon Il-man
Lim Hyung-jun
Do Seung-woo
Jin Sun-kyu
Wi Seong-rak
Hong Gi-jun
Park Byoung-sik
Court is in session
Put The Outlaws 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.