The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography and editing
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and thrilling.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Rakuten Viki, and Hi-YAH in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 79/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, disturbing imagery, and drug use.
1 h 50 min
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $26 million worldwide, 4.0 times its budget.
It was made in Korean. Produced in South Korea.
+45GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil in 59 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil, including Ax-Crazy, Go-Karting with Bowser, Oh, Crap!.
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