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Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness

Action · Crime · Thriller · 2016

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

Movie details

Asura: The City of Madness

“Once you trip in, there is no way out.”

2016 Action · Crime · Thriller 2h 16m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

3.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

73 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

64 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

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 Asura: The City of Madness?

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

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Sung-soo

Written by

Kim Sung-soo

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Han Do-kyung

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Park Seong-bae

Ju Ji-hoon

Ju Ji-hoon

Moon Sun-mo

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Kim Cha-in

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Do Chang-hak

Kim Won-hae

Kim Won-hae

Akeo / Alligator

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Eun Choong-ho

Court is in session

Put Asura: The City of Madness on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

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

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Speed as an alibi.”

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