No Other Choice

Name: No Other Choice
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2025-09-24
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran

2025·Movie·R·139 min·★ 7.5(1,122)

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About No Other Choice

No Other Choice is a 2025 Korean-language comedy, crime and thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook. The cast is led by Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon. It has a runtime of 2h 19m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hulu.

No Other Choice was produced by CJ ENM Studios, Moho Film, and KG Productions and made in South Korea and France. It was released on September 24, 2025, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $40 million worldwide.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar
Release date: September 24, 2025
OTT release: February 17, 2026
Original language: Korean
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: South Korea, France
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $40 million
Production: CJ ENM Studios, Moho Film, KG Productions

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No Other Choice cast & crew

No Other Choice was directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, and Don McKellar.

The cast features Lee Byung-hun as Man-su, Son Ye-jin as Mi-ri, Park Hee-soon as Choi Seon-chul, Lee Sung-min as Gu Bum-mo, Yeom Hye-ran as Lee A-ra, and Cha Seung-won as Ko Si-jo.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jo Yeong-wook, cinematography is by Kim Woo-hyung, and it was produced by Park Chan-wook and Back Ji-sun.

Is No Other Choice worth watching?

No Other Choice holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 1,122 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 2h 19m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and thriller, No Other Choice is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch No Other Choice

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It first became available to stream digitally on February 17, 2026.

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