The Ugly

Name: The Ugly
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2025-09-11
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Han Ji-hyeon, Im Sung-jae, Shin Hyun-been

2025·Movie·NR·102 min·★ 6.9(42)

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“The barefaced truth comes out.”

One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

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About The Ugly

The Ugly is a 2025 Korean-language mystery and thriller film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. The cast is led by Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Han Ji-hyeon. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

The Ugly was produced by Wow Point and made in South Korea. It was released on September 11, 2025, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Writers: Yeon Sang-ho
Release date: September 11, 2025
Original language: Korean
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Production: Wow Point

#based on graphic novel#depressed

The Ugly cast & crew

The Ugly was directed by Yeon Sang-ho and written by Yeon Sang-ho.

The cast features Park Jeong-min as Young Yeong-gyu / Im Dong-hwan, Kwon Hae-hyo as Im Yeong-gyu, Han Ji-hyeon as Kim Su-jin, Im Sung-jae as Young Ju-sang, Shin Hyun-been as Jung Young-hee, and Kim Jae-rok as Baek Ju-sang.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Chae Min-ju, cinematography is by Pyo Sang-woo, and it was produced by Yoomin Hailey Yang and Jo Eun-hye.

Is The Ugly worth watching?

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy mystery and thriller, The Ugly is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Ugly

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