Crime Thriller Cinema

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a South Korean crime thriller film — intentionally designed to leave audiences unsettled

Memories of Murder is a South Korean crime thriller film intentionally designed to leave audiences unsettled—the 131 minutes-long film is a careful recreation of a 1980s police investigation, but even the investigative breakthroughs don’t lead to a satisfactory conclusion, with an ending that keeps the murders unresolved.

a 2003 South Korean crime drama

Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억; RR: Sarinui chueok) is a 2003 South Korean crime drama

a crime thriller film loosely based on the cases of serial murders that happened in South Korea between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province

Memories of Murder is a crime thriller film loosely based on the cases of serial murders that happened in South Korea between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.

A crime thriller of the highest order

A crime thriller of the highest order, Memories of Murder is a fast pacing, intriguing suspense story that is full of jarring turmoils of emotions, intense screenplay and realistic crime depiction.

a South Korean crime drama film

Memories of Murder is a South Korean crime drama film.

amongst the absolute best the thriller genre has to offer and can easily go toe-to-toe with the best crime films of the genre

Memories of Murder is a sweeping, serial-killer epic and stands amongst the absolute best the thriller genre has to offer and can easily go toe-to-toe with the best crime films of the genre.

a crime drama based on South Korea’s first documented serial killer, who had a reign of terror from 1986 to 1991

Memories of Murder is a crime drama based on South Korea’s first documented serial killer, who had a reign of terror from 1986 to 1991.

a based-on-true-events murder mystery set in the hinterlands of Korea, where a provincial detective squad finds itself outmatched by a serial killer

Memories of Murder is a based-on-true-events murder mystery set in the hinterlands of Korea, where a provincial detective squad finds itself outmatched by a serial killer.

a crime drama with real weight and texture

Memories of Murder is a crime drama with real weight and texture, but balanced expertly with a darkly comedic streak.

a fantastic example of a crime-thriller that does not rely on gore in producing an enthralling film about serial murders

Memories of Murder is a fantastic example of a crime-thriller that does not rely on gore in producing an enthralling film about serial murders.

an intense thriller

Memories of Murder is an intense thriller, made more so given that it’s inspired by actual events; and the length and scope of the film whips by with pitch-black humor and dedicated performances from Bong Joon-ho regulars

not only a thriller, but also a police procedural, a genre equally prone to formula

MEMORIES OF MURDER is not only a thriller, but also a police procedural, a genre equally prone to formula.

a dark and suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end

Memories of Murders is a dark and suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

on the cases of serial murders that happened in South Korea between 1986 and in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province

Memories of Murder is a crime thriller film loosely based on the cases of serial murders that happened in South Korea between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.

to be one of the finest mystery thrillers ever made in Korean film history

Considered by critics to be one of the finest mystery thrillers ever made in Korean film history, Memories of Murder is the film that turned Parasite director Bong Joon-ho into a household name in Parasite director Bong Joon-ho's country.

a police procedural featuring botched police work by local detectives

Based on the actual case of the first recorded serial killer in South Korea's history, Memories of Murder is a police procedural featuring botched police work by local detectives

a Korean thriller about two detectives who team up to catch a serial killer

Based on a true story, Memories of Murders is a Korean thriller about two detectives who team up to catch a serial killer.

an exciting paranormal romantic suspense with a heroine, , Maevewho isn't sure of herself anymore, not since killing Nellie Dunbar's attacker

Memories of Murder is an exciting paranormal romantic suspense with a heroine, Maeve, who isn't sure of herself anymore, not since killing Nellie Dunbar's attacker.

the same mix of contemporary murder and crime-adventure stories

Launched after the success of Manhunt, Murder featured the same mix of contemporary murder and crime-adventure stories, but was discontinued in the face of fierce competition before establishing fierce competition's identity with the reading public.