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2014 · drama · auteur · violence

One on One

Directed by Kim Ki-duk2h 2m2014

On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?

Our read: One on One (2014) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive drama · auteur · violence entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

Movie DNA

Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / auteur, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb5.71kTMDB6.250
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How One on One feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want an intense, brutal Korean revenge thriller questioning justice and violence.”

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Skip it tonight — You are sensitive to graphic torture, gore, or senseless murder revenge.

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