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Midnight

Midnight

Thriller · Crime · 2021

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

Movie details

Midnight

“Silence kills.”

2021 Thriller · Crime 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

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 Midnight?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kwon Oh-seung

Written by

Kwon Oh-seung

Jin Ki-joo

Jin Ki-joo

Kyung-mi

Wi Ha-jun

Wi Ha-jun

Do-sik

Park Hoon

Park Hoon

Jong-tak

Kil Hae-yeon

Kil Hae-yeon

Kyung-mi's Mother

Kim Hye-yoon

Kim Hye-yoon

So-jung

Park Ji-hoon

Park Ji-hoon

Police Officer

Jung Won-chang

Jung Won-chang

Police Officer

Court is in session

Put Midnight on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.