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“Momentum is a formal choice.”
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Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Action · Crime · Drama · 2019
On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.
Movie details
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
“The bad meets the worst.”
2019 Action · Crime · Drama 2h 7m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.
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 Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Lee Jeong-beom
Written by
Lee Jeong-beom
Lee Sun-kyun
Jo Pil-ho
Jeon So-nee
Mina
Park Hae-joon
Kwon Tae-ju
Lee You-young
Yang Hee-sook
Park Byung-eun
Inspector Nam
Song Young-chang
Jeong Yi-hyang
Kim Min-jae
Kim Min-jae
Court is in session
Put Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage 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.