The Man Standing Next

Name: The Man Standing Next
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2020-01-22
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-jun, Kim So-jin

2020·Movie·114 min·★ 7.1(153)

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“Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.”

When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.

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United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp, Hoopla, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
France	Molotov TV	Google Play Movies, Canal VOD, YouTube
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
South Korea	Netflix, Disney Plus, wavve, Watcha	wavve, Google Play Movies

About The Man Standing Next

The Man Standing Next is a 2020 Korean-language drama and thriller film directed by Woo Min-ho. The cast is led by Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won. It has a runtime of 1h 54m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp.

The Man Standing Next was produced by Hive Media Corp, Gemstone Pictures, and Showbox and made in South Korea. It was released on January 22, 2020.

Director: Woo Min-ho
Writers: Lee Ji-min, Woo Min-ho
Release date: January 22, 2020
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Production: Hive Media Corp, Gemstone Pictures, Showbox

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The Man Standing Next cast & crew

The Man Standing Next was directed by Woo Min-ho and written by Lee Ji-min and Woo Min-ho.

The cast features Lee Byung-hun as Kim Gyu-pyeong, Lee Sung-min as President Park, Kwak Do-won as Park Yong-gak, Lee Hee-jun as Kwak Sang-cheon, Kim So-jin as Deborah Shim, and Seo Hyun-woo as Jeon Du-hyeok.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jo Yeong-wook, cinematography is by Go Rak-sun, and it was produced by Simon Lee and Kim Do-su.

Is The Man Standing Next worth watching?

The Man Standing Next holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 153 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 54m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and thriller, The Man Standing Next is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Man Standing Next

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