Mantis (2025)

Original title

사마귀

Directed by

Lee Tae-sung

Genre

action film, film noir, police film, thriller film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 175 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer and a skilled killer are pulled into a violent game of cat and mouse. This spin-off follows characters from the same world as Kill Boksoon as they clash over secrets and survival.

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What happens

Mantis (Korean: 사마귀) is a 2025 South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Tae-sung in his feature directorial debut. Starring Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, and Jo Woo-jin, the film is a spin-off to the 2023 film Kill Boksoon and set in the same universe. The film was released on September 26, 2025 on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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