I Saw the Devil
2010 · 144 min · Director: Kim Jee-woon
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
SPOILER: Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) is a dangerous psychopath serial killer. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiancé Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
Emotional fingerprint
I Saw the Devil (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Fear25%
- Anger20%
- Tension15%
- Sadness5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Tension
- Fear
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Tension | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 30 % | 38 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 65 % | 57 % | 50 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 89 % | 71 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 81 % | 54 % | 54 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 68 % | 45 % | 57 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 45 % | 59 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 64 % | 70 % | 56 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 73 % | 75 % | 61 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 83 % | 74 % | 76 % | 65 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 85 % | 80 % | 70 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 88 % | 75 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 88 % | 74 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Disturbing | 92 % | 91 % | 79 % | 69 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Disturbing | 88 % | 81 % | 76 % | 60 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 85 % | 65 % | 78 % | 56 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 89 % | 69 % | 85 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Disturbing | 93 % | 84 % | 88 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Disturbing | 94 % | 90 % | 89 % | 73 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Disturbing | 94 % | 89 % | 90 % | 75 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 140′ | Tension | 93 % | 87 % | 90 % | 78 % |
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
Joo-yeon
Se-yeon
Nurse Han Song-i
Se-jung
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Kyung-chul's Son
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Details
- Directed by
- Kim Jee-woon
- Written by
- Kim Jee-woon, Park Hoon-jung
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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