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Memories of Murder

5 Ratings: 4.0

A Korean movie directed by Joon-Ho Bong

A South Korean thriller based on a true story,Memories of Murdercomes across like a hybrid ofSilence of the LambsandOne False Move. A pair of rural detectives, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Jo (Kim Roe-ha), chafe when a Seoul detective named Seo (Kim Sang-kyung) … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Asian Cinema, Korean Cinema

Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Rwe-ha, Song Jae-Ho, Byun Hee-bong, Ryu Tae-ho, see all

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Release Date: May 2, 2003

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by ryguy4738. August 06, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

An artsy, darkly funny spin on the murder-mystery genre.

*** out of **** "Memories of Murder" is a beautifully directed, wonderfully acted murder-mystery thriller from Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho. His previous film was "Barking Dogs Never Bite", a witty satire; and the film that he followed up this one with was "The Host". Now, I have always loved "The Host"; which is the best monster movie of the 2000's, and perhaps my favorite of all-time; or at least one of them. I admire how Joon-Ho breathes new life in the form of satire … more

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Quick Tip by nateandersen. July 27, 2010

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A scary but potent crime thriller from the director of "The Host."

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review by woopak_the_thrill. April 15, 2009

posted in ASIANatomy

A Fact-Based Story that is Harrowingly Real with its Black Humor and a Mature Screenplay

"Memories of Murder" (aka. Salinui Chueok, 2003) is a film based on real events that occurred in a small town in South Korea between 1986 to 1991. The film is about South Korea's first serial killer, when advancements in forensics and DNA evidence hasn't been perfected yet. Director Bong Joon-Ho brings us a dramatic police thriller that portrays the investigation of these brutal rape and murders when all cops could rely upon are their instincts, intuition, street savvy and intimidation. I have … more

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review by nateandersen. December 31, 2007

posted in Movie Hype

A thrilling and unsettling depiction of what happens when old school Korean detectives meet American style psychotic killers

A hotshot young detective from Seoul is enlisted to help out the old school small town detectives when it becomes clear they have a sophisticated serial killer on their hands. The local detectives' old school methods -- unscientific crime scene investigation, gathering of usual suspects and assisting them to remember with threats and torture, planting of evidence -- aren't going to cut it with a sophisticated killer on the loose who threatens repeat violence. On the other hand, the new methods -- … more

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review by MzJen_2_review. June 29, 2007

`Memories of Murder' is a great Korean Murder Mystery

This was a well-made mystery based on a series of murders committed in Korea in 1986. Main character Park (Kang-ho Song) is a cross between Dirty Harry and Takeshi Kitano's characters, though on a much more vulgar level. His methods of investigation are appalling (and simultaneously funny). He gets his tips from a lover, consults a fortuneteller for information (and then tries to get her to name a suspect from a series of photos he shows her) and even stoops to the level of stealing a mentally retarded … more

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