I Saw the Devil poster

I Saw the Devil

악마를 보았다

2010 ·2h 24m · ★ 7.8 (2,961)

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

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4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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RevengeSerial Killer

Tone

Grim

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorEye TraumaDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

ambivalentawestruckbluntbrutalityhardmercilessnesspsychopathsadistic killersouth koreatragic

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