Hwayi: A Monster Boy fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Serious throughout
Crime, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Hwayi: A Monster Boy is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Crime, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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Raised to be a killer.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy is included with a subscription to AsianCrush and Midnight Pulp in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 5 min
Hwayi: A Monster Boy runs 2 h 5 min.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $16 million to make and earned $16 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in Korean. Produced in South Korea.
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7.0
