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Number One (2026)

Number One poster
Original title
넘버원
Directed by
Kim Tae-yong
Genre
fantasy, drama
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
I
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A grown son discovers he can count down the number of times he has left to eat his mother's home cooking. He struggles with how to spend that finite number while facing the reality of their relationship.

whimsicalpoignantwarmbittersweetslow-pacednostalgicgentlereflective

What happens

Number One (Korean: 넘버원) is a 2026 South Korean fantasy film written and directed by Kim Tae-yong. Based on the novel The Number of Times You Can Eat Your Mother's Cooking is 328 by Sora Uwano, it stars Choi Woo-shik, Jang Hye-jin, and Gong Seung-yeon. Co-produced and distributed by By4M Studio, the film was released in South Korea on February 11, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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