Sign up
Trailer

The Isle

2000Movie1 h 30 min

DramaThriller
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic615.8Rotten Tomatoes76%73%
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic615.8Rotten Tomatoes76%73%

Summary

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Solo watch

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You're watching with family

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Weighs on you.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Gets under your skin.

Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

I Want My Beloved to Be Happy, The Speechless, Language of Love, Hazardous Water, Disposable Sex WorkerAll 5 tropes

More like this

Similar

Most like The Isle overall

Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait

Same genre

More drama movies