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The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom

Crime

Most recently watched by KitchenSink, vivalaserdisc, seanCduregger, noahphex, sleestakk

Overview

An ex-special agent is involved in a convoluted drug ring drama. He has to save a drug smuggler’s innocent daughter from being the victim of her parents’ fight.

Rated R | Length 119 minutes

Actors

Won Bin | Kim Sae-ron | Kim Tae-hoon | Kim Hee-won | Kim Sung-oh | Lee Jong-pil | Thanayong Wongtrakul | Kim Hyo-seo | Young-chang Song | Baek Su-Ryeon | Nam Kyung-eub | Jeong Do-won | Kwak Do-won | Jo Seok-hyeon | Son Sang-kyung | Lee Jae-won | Hwang Min-Ho | Han Chul-woo | Kwon Seong-deok | Jo Jae-yoon | Jung Min-sung | Sun Ho-jin | Kim Hyo-min | Jang Jun-nyeong | Lee Moon-ho | Park Seong-taek | Lee Sang-hong | Lee Jeong-min | Son Gi-hong | Ryu Ui-hyun | Yoo Yeon-mi | Hong So-hee | Dae-i | Jo Yong-hyeon | Kim Hyun-A | Seo Min-kyeong | Kim Ho-yeon | Tae-kyeong Lee | Kim Young-ah | Yang Jong-hyeon | Kim Si-kwon | Byeon Ah-ro | Han Sa-myung | Kim Sang-geun | Lee Sang-goo | Seo Ji-young | Park Chang-mi | Cha Joo-han | Kim Do-hyeong | Kim Ah-reum | Joo Jae-hyeong | Park Se-ah | Jang Min-joo | Lee Ha-eun | Kim Yoon-kyeong | Jang Joon-ho | Hwang Jae-soon | Park Joon-woo | Baek Hyeon-ik | Jung Kyung-ho | Kwon Yong-hwan | Seo Wang-suk | Jeong Sang-soo | Lee Sang-ha | Kim Won-Jin | Hong Ee-jeong | Seo Jeong-joo | Kim Cheol-joon | Song Yong-ho | Chamy | Song Gyeong-cheol | Kim Chul-moo | Yoo Yeong-wook | Yoo Yong-ok | Jang Se-joon | Im Hyo-woo | Park Byeong-ryeol | Choi Dong-heon | Lee Sang-hyun | Choi Kwang-rak | Kim Dong-hyeon | Ryoo Sung-hoon | Yang Hyeon-tae | Park Hye-ri | Cho Ja-Young | Joo Yeong-min | Jo Myeong-haeng | Yoo Yang-rae | Lee Geon-moon | Bae Yeong-han | Gong Byeong-cheol | Jeong Seung-gyoon | Kim Yong-woon | Seol Woo-sin | No Seung-woo | Bae Ji-hoon | Park Ho-jin | Kang Jin-yeong | Kim Yeong-geun | Ki Se-hyung | Lee Gyeong-heon | Oh Jeong-sik | Choi Ji-won | Gong Soo-min | Park Min-chan | Lee Da-bin | Won Jin | Min So-yeon | Lee Jae-min | Choi Hyeon-ah | Lee Do-Gyeom | Choi Seo-yeong | Kim Ji-min | Park Seong-taek | Hyeon Seok-joon | Lee Ji-hwan | Kim Chang-min | Kim Byeol | Sin Dong-min | Kim Joon-yeong | Hong Seok-joon | Moon Soo-hwan | Hwang Yeon-hee | Jeong Jin-oh | Bae Sang-hyeon | Jeon Soo-yeon | Hong Seung-min | Wi Ji-Woong | Richard Kim

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Viewing Notes

A great South Korean thriller that I’ve been looking forward to seeing for some time. I actually forgot it was recently added to Netflix Instant until I saw it in my queue.

Along with Mother and I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere makes for an excellent trio of South Korean films worth watching.

As an aside, Bin Won, who is the protagonist here, also stars in Mother.

I don’t want to reveal much of the plot other than to say that it’s somewhat along the same vein as Taken, though honestly, a much better film (and I liked Taken).

There are some small, overly melodramatic parts that weaken the movie a bit, but the overall pace and tone of the movie are great. The action is pretty brutal and fairly realistic, something it shares with Taken.

Well worth a watch!

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