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Running Man (2013)

Running Man poster
Original title
런닝맨
Directed by
Jo Dong-oh
Genre
action film, thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
15
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ordinary man is suddenly hunted by the entire country after being wrongfully accused of murder. He must stay one step ahead of both the police and the media as he tries to clear his name.

tenseurgentparanoidfast-pacedsuspensefulaction-packedclaustrophobic

What happens

Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨) is a 2013 South Korean action film starring Shin Ha-kyun as an ordinary man who begins to be chased and watched by the entire nation after he is falsely accused in a homicide case. Running Man was the first ever Korean movie to have 100% of its investment come from a Hollywood studio, 20th Century Fox, which also produced it along with CreaPictures. Distributed by Fox both domestically and worldwide, it was released in theaters on April 4, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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