Summary
Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 48GoodWatch 50
IMDb5.7
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for action movies, +10 min on the typical 108
typical 108118Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2009
February 5, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
Korean
Original language
Made in
- South Korea
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Yoon Jong-seok Director, Writer
Production · 3
- Won Dong-yeon Producer
- Jang Jin-seung Co-Producer
- Kim Ho-sung Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Kim Ji-yong Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Kim Chang-ju Editor
- Steve M. Choe Editor
Sound · 3
- Jung Jae-il Original Music Composer
- Lee Seung-chul Sound Supervisor
- Lee Sang-jun Production Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- You Cheong Props
- Jang Seok-jin Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ham Hyun-joo Costume Design
- Yoon Hwang-jik Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Park Sun-ji Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 1
- Lee Hee-kyoung Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Shin Sang-yeul Lighting Director
Other crew · 2
- Lee Sang-ha Stunts
- Park Jung-ryul Martial Arts Choreographer
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