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Door Lock

Door Lock

Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 2018

Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.

Movie details

Door Lock

“In my house a stranger is waiting.”

2018 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 1h 42m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.4 / 10

4.3K votes

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

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Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Kwon

Written by

Park Jeong-hui · Lee Kwon

Kong Hyo-jin

Kong Hyo-jin

Jo Kyeong-min

Kim Ye-won

Kim Ye-won

Oh Hyo-joo

Kim Seung-oh

Kim Seung-oh

Detective Lee

Jo Bok-rae

Jo Bok-rae

Kim Gi-jeong

Lee Ga-sub

Lee Ga-sub

Han Dong-hoon

Lee Chun-hee

Lee Chun-hee

Kim Sung-ho

Han Ji-eun

Han Ji-eun

Kang Seung-hye

Court is in session

Put Door Lock on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.