The Man from Nowhere (2010)
- Original title
- 아저씨
- Directed by
- Lee Jeong-beom
- Genre
- action film, neo-noir, thriller film, crime film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 1,504 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A quiet pawnshop owner with a mysterious past becomes a one-man army when the little girl next door is taken by a criminal gang. He tears through the underworld to get her back.
tenseviolentmelancholicgrittysuspensefulfast-pacedsomberemotional
What happens
The Man from Nowhere (Korean: 아저씨; RR: Ajeossi; lit. Mister) is a 2010 South Korean neo-noir action-thriller film starring Won Bin and written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. In the film, a mysterious man embarks on a bloody rampage when his young neighbor is kidnapped. The Man from Nowhere was the highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2010. It was released in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2010. The film also marked Won's final appearance as an actor to date. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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