Memories of Murder
Crime Drama Thriller

Memories of Murder

Apr 25, 2003 131 min AL TMDb 8.1/10 IMDb 8.1/10 Metacritic 82/100

The worst of them will stay with you... forever.

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Director: Bong Joon Ho Writers: Bong Joon Ho, Shim Sung-bo KR
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Original title살인의 추억
TaglineThe worst of them will stay with you... forever.
Release dateApr 25, 2003
Runtime131 min
Content ratingAL
Certification regionBE
TMDb rating8.1
DirectorBong Joon Ho
WritersBong Joon Ho, Shim Sung-bo
ProductionCJ Entertainment, Muhan Investment, Sidus
Budget$2,800,000
Revenue$26,000,000
Languageko
CountryKR
IMDbtt0353969

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CinemaSerf Sep 3, 2023 7.0/10

This is cracking serial killer drama from Bong Joon Ho - with some superb performances - that tracks a police investigation trying almost every technique known to man to trace a rapist/murderer who is terrorising young women (especially if it is raining and if they are wearing red). Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim and Roe-ha Kim don't exactly see eye to eye as they set about their task, adopting some scientific and not-so scientific approaches to their detection. The stylish and witty writing allows the characters to...

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Michael Dec 28, 2022 8.0/10

Doch eines ist sicher, alle die sich auf das koreanische Kino einlassen können werden bei „Memories of a Murder“ mit einem Film belohnt, der nachwirkt, der nach dem Abspann nicht nur ein weiterer gesehener Film ist. Man liest es vielleicht aus dieser Rezension raus, dass „Memories of a Murder“ überzeugen konnte und genau deswegen sollte auch klar sein, was Ihr nun tun solltet. Genau! Schaut Euch „Memories of a Murder“ an. Überzeugt Euch selbst davon, wie vielschichtig und spannend dieser Film ist. Fiebert selbst m...

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