Open City

Name: Open City
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2008-01-10
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Son Ye-jin, Kim Myung-min, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Joon-bae, Park Sung-woong

2008·Movie·112 min·★ 6.8(43)

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“Nothing is what it seems.”

Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.

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Where is Open City streaming around the world?

Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	The Roku Channel	—
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, maxdome Store, Freenet meinVOD
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—
South Korea	Netflix, wavve, Watcha	wavve

About Open City

Open City is a 2008 Korean-language action and crime film directed by Lee Sang-gi. The cast is led by Son Ye-jin, Kim Myung-min, Kim Hae-sook. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

Open City was produced by DCG Plus, CJ Entertainment, and iVision Entertainment and made in South Korea. It was released on January 10, 2008. At the box office it grossed around $11 million worldwide.

Director: Lee Sang-gi
Writers: Lee Sang-gi
Release date: January 10, 2008
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Box office: $11 million
Production: DCG Plus, CJ Entertainment, iVision Entertainment

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Open City cast & crew

Open City was directed by Lee Sang-gi and written by Lee Sang-gi.

The cast features Son Ye-jin as Baek Jang-mi, Kim Myung-min as Jo Dae-yeong, Kim Hae-sook as Kang Man-ok, Kim Joon-bae as Franken, Park Sung-woong as Detective Hong, and Yoon Yeong-geol as Bravo Cone Detective.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Angelo Lee and it was produced by Jeon Ho-jin.

Is Open City worth watching?

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action and crime, Open City is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Open City

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