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A Company Man

A Company Man

Drama · Action · Crime · 2012

A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.

Movie details

A Company Man

“Fight before being fired.”

2012 Drama · Action · Crime 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

7K votes

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over A Company Man?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lim Sang-yoon

Written by

Lim Sang-yoon

So Ji-sub

So Ji-sub

Hyeong-do (Ji Hyeong-do)

Lee Mi-yeon

Lee Mi-yeon

Mi-yeon (Yu Mi-yeon)

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Jong-tae (Gwon Jong-tae)

Kim Dong-jun

Kim Dong-jun

Hun (Ra Hun)

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Jeon Kuk-hwan

CEO Jeon (Jeon Hyuk-soo)

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Team Leader Ban (Ban Ji-hoon)

Han Bo-bae

Han Bo-bae

Bo-seul (Ra Bo-seul)

Court is in session

Put A Company Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.