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Into the Mirror

2003 · 113 min · Director: Sung-ho Kim, Kim Sung-ho ★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,836 ratings

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After the accidental death of his partner Young-ho in a hostage situation, the former detective of the Seoul Special Operations Force Woo Young-min feels responsible for the tragedy and quit the police force joining the private security company SecuZone. His uncle and owner of the department store Dreampia, Jeon-il Sung, hires Woo to be the chief of the security of Dreampia, which was rebuilt after a fire where many employees died and is near the reopening in spite of the protest of the families of the victims that claim their indemnity. When an employee dies after hours in the store, Woo leads an internal investigation, while detective Ha Hyun-Su that blames Woo for the death of his friend Young-ho, and his assistant Park, come to the store to lead an official investigation. When other employees that worked in the same department are mysteriously killed in the store, Woo meets Lee Ji-hyun, the twin sister of Lee Jeong-hyun, that convinces him that her sister has not died in the fire and is trapped in the mirrors, while Ha Hyun-Su believes that Lee Ji-hyun is the serial killer.

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Into the Mirror (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity32 %31 %25 %16 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity41 %40 %32 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity46 %45 %38 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity46 %46 %41 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity46 %45 %40 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity51 %51 %43 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity56 %57 %47 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity60 %60 %49 %42 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity64 %65 %48 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity66 %65 %52 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension67 %56 %59 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Sadness66 %47 %58 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Sadness65 %52 %51 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity64 %63 %48 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity63 %60 %51 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension66 %53 %59 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Curiosity72 %55 %66 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Tension82 %55 %79 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Tension84 %54 %79 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 110′Curiosity76 %59 %65 %64 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KH
Kim Hye-na

KM
Kim Myung-soo

Choi Sang-gi

Ki Joo-bong

Jeong Il-seong

RY
Rie Young-zin

Choi Mi-jeong

JE
Jung Eun-pyo

Kim Il-hwan

Oh Jung-se

Detective Park

OY
Oh Yong

Baek Jin-soo

PJ
Park Jun-hyuk

Lee Dong-ha

LS
Lee Sang-hong

Lim Joon-suk

GG
Gi Guk-seo

Mr. Kim

JY
Jung Yoo-min

Doctor Yeo

SY
Son Young-soon

Yang Joon-suk's Mother

LJ
Lee Jong-woo

Ha Hyeon-soo's Team Member

PS
Park So-eun

Girl

KJ
Kim Jae-heum

Detective 1

JY
Jung Yoo-mi

Doctor

JY
Jeong Yong-sik

Ha Hyeon-soo's Team Member 2

Details

Directed by
Sung-ho Kim, Kim Sung-ho
Written by
Sung-ho Kim, Kim Sung-ho
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
113 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,836 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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