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A Dirty Carnival

A Dirty Carnival

Crime · Drama · Action · 2006

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

Movie details

A Dirty Carnival

“A world without trust and mercy.”

2006 Crime · Drama · Action 2h 21m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

9.5K 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 small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

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 Dirty Carnival?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yoo Ha

Written by

Yoo Ha

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Byung-doo

Cheon Ho-jin

Cheon Ho-jin

President Hwang

Namkoong Min

Namkoong Min

Min-ho

Lee Bo-young

Lee Bo-young

Hyun-joo

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Jong-soo

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Sang-chul

Sunwoo Eun-sook

Sunwoo Eun-sook

Byung-doo's Mother

Court is in session

Put A Dirty Carnival on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.