The Man from Nowhere fingerprintRelentless energy, immersive world, no humor.
Pulse-pounding and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Crime, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Pulse-pounding and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
The Man from Nowhere is pulse-pounding, brutally violent, and nerve-racking.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and visual style stand out.
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The Man from Nowhere is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 91/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 59 min
The Man from Nowhere runs 1 h 59 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Man from Nowhere higher (100) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $43 million worldwide, 34.3 times its budget.
It was made in Korean, with some English. Produced in South Korea.
+8GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Man from Nowhere in 22 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for The Man from Nowhere, including Man of Wealth and Taste, Worthy Opponent, Ruthless Foreign Gangsters.
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