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A Girl at My Door

A Girl at My Door

Drama · 2014

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

Movie details

A Girl at My Door

“I'll do my best. I'll do anything.”

2014 Drama 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

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 Girl at My Door?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

July Jung

Written by

July Jung

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Yeong-nam

Kim Sae-ron

Kim Sae-ron

Do-hee

Song Sae-byuk

Song Sae-byuk

Yong-ha

Kim Jin-goo

Kim Jin-goo

Jeom-soon

Son Jong-hak

Son Jong-hak

Chief Eom

N

Na Jong-min

Cop Kim

Gong Myoung

Gong Myoung

Conscripted Policeman Kwon

Court is in session

Put A Girl at My Door on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“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.