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The Fatal Encounter
Action · History · 2014
Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite. They plan to assassinate and replace him with a puppet. But the King has some aces up his sleeve that may help him defeat them all.
Movie details
The Fatal Encounter
“Who Dares Kill The King.”
2014 Action · History 2h 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite. They plan to assassinate and replace him with a puppet. But the King has some aces up his sleeve that may help him defeat them all.
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 The Fatal Encounter?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
JQ Lee
Written by
Choi Sung-hyun
Hyun Bin
King Jeong-jo
Jung Jae-young
Gap-su
Cho Jung-seok
Eul-su
Cho Jae-hyun
Gwang Baek
Han Ji-min
Queen Jeongsun
Kim Sung-ryung
Lady Hyegyeong
Park Sung-woong
Hong Guk-yeong
Court is in session
Put The Fatal Encounter on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.