Quick Info
- Year
- 2017
- Director
- Jang Hoon
- Duration
- 138 min
- Language
- KO
- Country
- KR
- Budget
- $12.8M
- Box Office
- $82M
External Ratings
IMDb8
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes80%
📺 Where to Watch
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A Taxi Driver
Our Rating
8.1/10
8.1/10
8.2/10
8/10
7.8/10
7.6/10
Overview
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Rating Breakdown
Story
8.1
Acting
8.2
Direction
8
Cinematography
7.8
Music
7.6
✓Pros
- Exceptional dramatic depth
- Outstanding performances
- Emotionally powerful story
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
